| The Door | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 10, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Delta blues | |||
| Label | OKeh, Epic [1] | |||
| Producer | Keb' Mo', Russ Titelman [2] | |||
| Keb' Mo' chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [4] |
The Door is a studio album by Delta blues artist Keb' Mo', released in 2000. [5] [6]
The album peaked at No. 122 on the Billboard 200. [7] It was nominated for a Grammy, for "Best Contemporary Blues Album". [8]
Co-produced by Russ Titelman, the album employed many well-known session musicians. [9]
The Washington Post wrote that "even when he updates the Elmore James classic 'It Hurts Me Too' with an arrangement that weds a funk beat to a wash of electronics, Mo' makes the transition from analog to digital age seem smooth, if not exactly welcome." [2] The Chicago Tribune thought that the "acoustic, adult-contemporary blues style becomes more sophisticated with every album." [10] OC Weekly deemed the album "a disappointment," calling it "more James Taylor than Skip James." [11] The Record wrote that "this Los Angeles musician's urban folk-blues stew remains disarmingly soothing." [12]
All songs written by Kevin Moore (Keb' Mo') unless otherwise noted.
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