The Door (Keb' Mo' album) explained
The Door is a studio album by Delta blues artist Keb' Mo', released in 2000.[2] [3]
The album peaked at No. 122 on the Billboard 200.[4] It was nominated for a Grammy, for "Best Contemporary Blues Album".[5]
Production
Co-produced by Russ Titelman, the album employed many well-known session musicians.[6]
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."[1] The Chicago Tribune thought that the "acoustic, adult-contemporary blues style becomes more sophisticated with every album."[7] OC Weekly deemed the album "a disappointment," calling it "more James Taylor than Skip James."[8] The Record wrote that "this Los Angeles musician's urban folk-blues stew remains disarmingly soothing."[9]
Track listing
All songs written by Kevin Moore (Keb' Mo') unless otherwise noted.
- "The Door" (Moore, Leon Ware)
- "Loola Loo" (Moore, Bobby McFerrin)
- "It Hurts Me Too" (Mel London)
- "Come on Back"
- "Stand Up (And Be Strong)" (Moore, Clayton Gibb)
- "Anyway"
- "Don't You Know"
- "It's All Coming Back" (Moore, John Lewis Parker)
- "Gimme What You Got" (Moore, Kevin McCormick)
- "Mommy Can I Come Home" (Moore, Melissa Manchester)
- "Change"
- "The Beginning" (Moore, Bobby McFerrin)
Personnel
- Keb' Mo' - guitars, banjo, harmonica, vocals
- Jim Keltner, Steve Jordan - drums
- Sergio Gonzalez - percussion, drums
- Reggie McBride - bass
- Scarlet Rivera - violin
- Greg Leisz - pedal steel guitar
- Greg Phillinganes - synthesizer, pedal steel guitar, keyboards
- David Mann, Lawrence Feldman - saxophones
- Thomas Tally - viola
- Gerri Sutyak - cello
- Leon Ware, Dennis Collins, Marva Hicks - backing vocals
Notes and References
- Web site: KEB' MO'. Mike. Joyce. November 3, 2000. www.washingtonpost.com.
- Web site: Keb' Mo' Opens 'Door' to His Blues. November 30, 2000. Los Angeles Times.
- Web site: Keb' Mo' | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Web site: Keb' Mo'. Billboard.
- Web site: Keb'Mo'. December 15, 2020. GRAMMY.com.
- KEB' MO': THE DOOR . The Morning Call . 16 Dec 2000 . A54.
- Web site: Keb MoThe Door (OKeh/Epic)Singer-guitarist Kevin Moore's acoustic,.... Steve. Knopper. chicagotribune.com.
- Web site: In the Closet With the Blues – OC Weekly. www.ocweekly.com.
- Lewis . Randy . QUICK SPINS . The Record . 3 Nov 2000 . 32.
