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Open the Door is the third studio album by English musician Roger Hodgson. It was released on 9 May 2000 by Epic Records. It is his first studio release since 1987.

Open the Door
Studio album by Roger Hodgson
Released	May 9, 2000 (2000-05-09)
Recorded	1998–2000
Studio	Recorded at: – Studio Arpege, Les Sorinieres, France, – Eglise Notre Dame de Bon-Port, Nantes, France – Unicorn Studios, Nevada City, California – Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic (strings) Mixed at: – Mulinetti Studios, Recco, Italy Mastered at: – Studio Dyam, Paris, France
Genre	Progressive rock[1]
Length	52:43
Label	Roger Hodgson Music Epic Records
Producer	Alan Simon Roger Hodgson
Roger Hodgson chronology
Rites of Passage (1997) Open the Door (2000) Classics Live (2010)
Singles from Open the Door
"Open The Door" / "Hungry" / "Danielle" "Hungry b/w Showdown" "Danielle (Limited Collector's Edition)"

Overview

Open the Door was recorded mostly in France and features mostly French musicians, many who have played on Excalibur (La Légende Des Celtes) also produced by Simon featuring contributions from Hodgson, as his backup band. This is Hodgson's only solo album to be partially recorded outside the United States.

Once again collaborating with Hodgson, former Yes guitarist and vocalist Trevor Rabin contributed electric guitar, keyboards and background vocals on "The More I Look". The song "Showdown" was performed live by Hodgson already in 1996 and a live version was released on his latest album Rites Of Passage. "Death and a Zoo" and "Say Goodbye" were performed live by Hodgson already in 1998.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic gave the album a positive review, calling it "the closest thing to Supertramp since ...Famous Last Words..." and praising the songwriting, particularly the unusual incorporation of French influences.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Roger Hodgson, except where noted.

1. "Along Came Mary" 6:24
2. "The More I Look" 4:57
3. "Showdown" 5:20
4. "Hungry" 4:27
5. "The Garden" 2:15
6. "Death and a Zoo" 7:32
7. "Love is a Thousand Times" 3:30
8. "Say Goodbye" 3:57
9. "Open the Door" 8:55
10. "For Every Man" (Roger Hodgson, Alan Simon) 4:43

Bonus track

11. "Danielle" – 3:15

Album chart

• France: # 30
• Switzerland: # 33
• Germany: # 74

Personnel

• Roger Hodgson - vocals, guitars (tracks 3, 4, 6, 10), 12-string guitar (tracks 1, 2, 7), bass guitar (track 8), keyboards (tracks 1–4, 6, 9), piano (track 6), harmonium (track 5), pipe organ (tracks 8, 9), harpsichord (track 8) church organ (track 11)
• Trevor Rabin - electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (track 2)
• Claude Samard - banjo, (track 3) Dobro slide guitar (tracks 3, 4), bouzouki (tracks 6, 7), pedal steel guitar (track 7), oud (track 9)
• Manuel Delgado - Spanish guitar (track 9), palmas (track 9)
• Dan Ar Braz - arpeggio guitar (track 10)
• Laurent Vernerey - bass guitar (tracks 1–5, 7, 9, 10)
• Alan Thomson - bass guitar (track 6)
• Arnaud Dunoyer - Hammond organ (tracks 1, 7, 9, 10)
• Olivier Rousseau - piano (tracks 2, 3)
• Alan Simon - high whistle (tracks 1, 6), bodhran (track 6), harmonica (track 9)
• Loïc Ponthieu - drums (tracks 1–5, 7, 9, 10)), wavedrum (track 9)
• Denis Banarrosh - percussion (tracks 1, 3–7, 9, 10)
• Gerry Conway - percussion (tracks 1, 6), drums (track 8)
• Jeff Phillips - drums (track 6)
• Jean Pierre Meneghin - Scottish drums (track 1)
• Gurvan Houdayer - Scottish drums (track 1)
• Christophe Negre - saxophone (1, 4, 10)
• Michel Gaucher - flute (track 9)
• Zdenek Rys - oboe (track 6)
• Bruno Le Rouzic - bagpipe (track 1)
• Pascal Martin - uilleann pipe (tracks 1, 6)
• Jean Louis Roques - accordion (tracks 1, 7, 10)
• Marco Canepa - Morse code (tracks 1, 10)
• Jean-Jacques Milteau - harmonica (track 3)
• Dominique Regef - rebec (track 5, 11), Hurdy Gurdy (track 6)
• Didier Lockwood - violin (tracks 3, 6, 8, 9)
• Pavel Belohlavek - cello (track 6)
• Ilana Russell (Alana Cunningham) - children's choir
• Sierrah Dietz - children's chorus (track 10)
• Justine Black - children's chorus (track 10)
• Molly Katwman - children's chorus (track 10)
• Nikki Matheson - backing vocals (track 11)
• The Symphonic Orchestra of Prague; conducted by Mario Klemens (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-10)
• The Bulgarian Voices "Philippopolis"; conducted by Hristo Arabadjiev (tracks 8, 9)
• Samples from: speech by Queen Elizabeth II (track 1), Rev. Jesse Jackson (track 3), Ronald Reagan (track 3), Sevik the wolf (track 6)

References

На других языках

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[de] Open the Door (Album)

Open the Door (deutsch: Öffne(n Sie) die Tür) ist das dritte Studio-Album des britischen Pop-/Rockmusikers Roger Hodgson, dem einstigen Gründungsmitglied der britischen Band Supertramp. Dreizehn Jahre nach dem Vorgänger-Studioalbum „Hai Hai“ und drei Jahre nach dem Livealbum „Rites of Passage“ erschien es im Jahr 2000. Es wird oftmals als Hodgsons bis dahin reifstes Soloalbum bezeichnet und verkaufte sich recht gut in Frankreich und in der Schweiz – sonst schleppend.

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- [en] Open the Door (Roger Hodgson album)

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[es] Open the Door

Open the Door es el tercer y último álbum de estudio hasta la fecha del músico británico Roger Hodgson, publicado en 2000. El disco, su tercer trabajo de estudio y el último hasta la fecha, fue grabado en su mayoría en Francia con músicos franceses como banda de respaldo, convirtiéndose en su primer disco grabado parcialmente fuera de los Estados Unidos.

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