| "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Living Colour | ||||
| from the album Vivid | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:30 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Ed Stasium | |||
| Living Colour singles chronology | ||||
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"Open Letter (To a Landlord)" is a song by American rock band Living Colour. A power ballad, [4] it was released as the fourth single from their 1988 debut album, Vivid . The song reached No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. [5]
Malu Halasa, reviewer of British music newspaper Record Mirror , called Vernon Reid a "reputed virtuoso in the axe licks department" and described "Open Letter" as "practically atonal with not a pop melody in sight". [6] Ian Gittins of Melody Maker expressed similar opinion on the single. As per him, "Living Colour also deserve far more applause than they've often had in these pages". But a critic thought that the musicians were too straight and wished for them to "have some more fun". [7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" | 5:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" (live) | 6:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Cult of Personality" (live) | 5:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" (live) | 4:29 |
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Mainstream Rock [8] | 11 |
| RIANZ Singles Chart [9] | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 82 |
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