The Door (Keb' Mo' album)
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| The Door | ||||
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| Released | October 10, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Delta blues | |||
| Label | OKeh, Epic[1] | |||
| Producer | Keb' Mo', Russ Titelman[2] | |||
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| 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]
Critical reception
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]
