Open Letter (To a Landlord)

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"Open Letter (To a Landlord)"
Living Colour Open Letter.jpg
Single by Living Colour
from the album Vivid
Released1989
Genre
Length5:30
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ed Stasium
Living Colour singles chronology
"Glamour Boys"
(1988)		"Open Letter (To a Landlord)"
(1989)		"Funny Vibe"
(1988)

"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]

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Critical reception

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 wrote, "Living Colour also deserve far more applause than they've often had in these pages", advising them to "have some more fun". [7]

Track listing

7" single
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Open Letter (To a Landlord)"5:30
Side two
No.TitleLength
2."Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" (live)6:00
12" single
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Open Letter (To a Landlord)"5:30
2."Cult of Personality" (live)5:06
Side two
No.TitleLength
3."Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" (live)4:29

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock [8] 11
RIANZ Singles Chart [9] 11
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 82

References

  1. ↑ Elliott, Paul (May 30, 2016). "The Top 20 Greatest Funk Rock Songs". Classic Rock . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Living Colour: Vivid - Album Of The Week Club Review". Classic Rock . November 19, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Super Hits - Living Colour | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ DaveyBoy (January 24, 2009). "Living Colour - Vivid (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ Living Colour - Chart History, Billboard.com
  6. ↑ Halasa, Malu (March 11, 1988). "Review: Living Colour – "Open Letter"" (PDF). Record Mirror . London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 29. ISSN   0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021– via World Radio History.
  7. ↑ Gittins, Ian (March 11, 1989). "Review: Living Colour – "Open Letter"". Melody Maker . London: IPC Limited. p. 31. ISSN   0025-9012 . Retrieved November 2, 2022– via Flickr.
  8. ↑ Billboard.com Single charts for Living Colour
  9. ↑ Charts.org.nz, New Zealand charts for Living Colour
  10. ↑ Billboard.com Billboard chart history for Living Colour
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