The Door (Charlie Daniels album)

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The Door
Charlie Daniels - The Door Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 14, 1994 (1994-03-14)
Studio
  • Twin Pines Studio, Twin Pines, TN
  • Quad Studios, Nashville, TN
  • Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, TN
Length54:39
Label Sparrow
Producer Ron W. Griffin
Charlie Daniels chronology
America, I Believe in You
(1993)
The Door
(1994)
Same Ol' Me
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Door is the 19th studio album by American musician Charlie Daniels. Released on March 14, 1994 by Sparrow Records, the album was the first of three Christian albums Daniels recorded for the label. [2] It reached No. 26 on Billboard's Christian albums chart on May 13, 1994, spending twelve weeks on that chart. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "less vengeful and apocalyptic than Steel Witness", Daniels' second Christian album for Sparrow. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Charlie Daniels, Bruce Brown, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Jack Gavin and Charlie Hayward, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Business of Love"
  • Steven Curtis Chapman
  • Charlie Daniels
3:54
2."Washed in the Blood" 4:42
3."Jesus Died for You" 4:11
4."Sunday Morning"Charlie Daniels3:02
5."Protected by Prayer" 6:18
6."Lay It on the Line" 5:26
7."Praying to the Wrong God" 4:47
8."Two out of Three"
  • Joel Hemphill
  • Frank O'Brien
3:59
9."End of the World" 4:14
10."Jerusalem Trilogy: My Chosen One" 2:26
11."Jerusalem Trilogy: The Birth" 4:15
12."Jerusalem Trilogy: Crucify Him" 1:56
13."Jerusalem Trilogy: Jerusalem's Shame" 2:20
14."Jerusalem Trilogy: Joy in the Morning" 3:09
Total length:54:39

Musicians

Production

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [4]

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [3] 26

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References

  1. 1 2 Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. Staff (December 11, 2001). "Daniels Making 'Sweet' Music On Sparrow". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  3. 1 2 "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  4. The Door (liner notes). Charlie Daniels. Sparrow Records. 1994. SPD 1428.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)