Where Does This Door Go

Where Does This Door Go is the third studio album by American singer Mayer Hawthorne. It was released on July 16, 2013, by Republic Records.

Where Does This Door Go
Studio album by Mayer Hawthorne
Released	July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)
Genre	Neo soul
Length	51:54
Label	Republic
Producer	TheAceFace69 Da Internz Greg Wells Jack Splash Jake One Kid Harpoon Mayer Hawthorne Oakwud Pharrell Williams
Mayer Hawthorne chronology
How Do You Do (2011) Where Does This Door Go (2013) Man About Town (2016)
Singles from Where Does This Door Go
"Her Favorite Song" Released: May 15, 2013[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.9/10[2]
Metacritic	73/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	B–[5]
Consequence of Sound	C+[6]
Exclaim!	8/10[7]
The Guardian	[8]
The Independent	[9]
Los Angeles Times	[10]
Pitchfork	7.1/10[11]
PopMatters	9/10[12]
Rolling Stone	[13]

Where Does This Door Go received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 17 reviews.[3] Michael Gallucci of The A.V. Club stated, "For all of his apparent devotion to the genre, Hawthorne comes off somewhat soulless on Where Does This Door Go."[5] Derek Staples of Consequence of Sound stated, "For those awaiting more of Hawthorne's soul revivalism, his new carefree mentality has also had a positive effect on the songwriter's more straightforward soul affairs."[6] Ryan B. Patrick of Exclaim! stated, "With Where Does This Door Go, Hawthorne's falsetto-inflected voice has become more commanding, his production more intriguing and his indie-soul aspirations have morphed into mainstream ambitions."[7] Andy Gill of The Independent stated, "Hawthorne's muse is steeped in '70 influences—notably falsetto and symphonic-soul giants like Curtis Mayfield and Barry White, while trailing threads of piercing lead guitar through songs like "Wine Glass Women" and "Corsican Rose" bring to mind Ernie Isley's work on "Summer Breeze"."[9] Zachary Houle of PopMatters stated, "Where Does This Door Go improves over his last effort, which was already pretty good to begin with, and may go down as one of the year's most exceptional releases. Where Does This Door Go is as refreshing as a tropical breeze, if not a good cup of joe at your favorite hangout."[12]

Nate Patrin of Pitchfork stated, "Inconsistency or complexity? Depends on how much you believe in this music as sincere self-expression versus its status as smartly crafted, artist-as-listener-proxy pop."[11] David Jeffries of AllMusic stated, "Wherever this door does go, it is a place that calls for boat shoes, a relaxed attitude, and a returning fan's patience."[4] Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian stated, "Packed with cleverly crafted production, Where Does This Door Go may be a sonic adventure, but it's not quite slick enough to challenge the current crop of R&B luminaries."[8] August Brown of Los Angeles Times stated, "Where Does This Door Go feels like a once-promising OK Cupid date that's gone off the rails."[10] Mike Powell of Rolling Stone stated, "From modest goals come modest returns."[13]

Commercial performance

Where Does This Door Go debuted at number 30 on the US Billboard 200, and number four on the R&B Albums, selling around 10,000 copies in its first week.[14][15] It has sold 38,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016.[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Problematization"			0:15
2.	"Back Seat Lover"	Andrew Cohen Marcos Palacios Ernest Clark Kevin Randolph Eric Jackson	Da Internz Mayer Hawthorne	3:51
3.	"The Innocent"	Cohen Jack Splash	Splash Hawthorne	3:22
4.	"Allie Jones"	Cohen Warren Felder	Oakwud TheAceFace69 Hawthorne	4:04
5.	"The Only One"	Cohen Splash	Splash Hawthorne	3:20
6.	"Wine Glass Woman"	Cohen Pharrell Williams	Williams	3:47
7.	"Her Favorite Song"	Cohen Felder	Oakwud TheAceFace69 Hawthorne^[a]	3:43
8.	"Ay Bass Player"			0:14
9.	"Crime" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Cohen Felder Kendrick Duckworth	Oakwud	4:40
10.	"Reach Out Richard"	Cohen Williams	Williams	4:08
11.	"Corsican Rosé"	Cohen Felder	Oakwud TheAceFace69 Hawthorne	4:08
12.	"Where Does This Door Go"	Cohen	Greg Wells Hawthorne	4:18
13.	"Robot Love"	Cohen John Hill Kid Harpoon William Curtis	Harpoon Hawthorne Hill^[a]	3:27
14.	"The Stars Are Ours"	Cohen Williams	Williams	4:31
15.	"All Better"	Cohen	Wells Hawthorne	4:20

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Fool"	Harlan Silverman	Hill Hawthorne	3:07
17.	"Kaila"	Cohen Splash	Splash	3:57
18.	"Small Clone"	Cohen Silverman	Wells Hawthorne	4:00
19.	"Designer Drug"	Cohen Jacob Dutton Samuel Wishkoski	Wells Jake One Hawthorne	3:33

iTunes deluxe edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"They Don't Know You"	Cohen Williams	Williams	4:05

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• "Back Seat Lover" features background vocals by Da Internz, Fernanda Repsold, Jackson Perry, and JimiJames
• "The Innocent" features additional vocals by Jack Splash
• "Allie Jones" features background vocals by Oak and Steve Mostyn
• "Wine Glass Woman" features additional vocals by Jimetta Rose
• "Her Favorite Song" features additional vocals by Jessie Ware
• "Corsican Rosé" features additional vocals by Marsha Ambrosius
• "Robot Love" features additional vocals by Destiny Papalia
• "The Stars Are Ours" features additional vocals by Pharrell Williams
• "All Better" features additional vocals by Jackson Perry, Jeanette Boling, Josh Remsberg, and Shaili Sirpal
• "Fool" features background vocals by Jen Hirsh

Sample credits

• "Robot Love" contains an interpolation from "Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)", written by William Curtis.

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17]	81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18]	92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	57
US Billboard 200[20]	30
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21]	10
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[22]	6

References

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