Where Does This Door Go

The album's lead single, "Her Favorite Song", was released on May 15, 2013,{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2013/05/listen-to-mayer-hawthorne-and-jessie-ware-together-on-her-favorite-song/|title=Listen to Mayer Hawthorne and Jessie Ware together on 'Her Favorite Song'|work=Consequence|last=Coplan|first=Chris|date=May 15, 2013|accessdate=October 17, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018134231/https://consequenceofsound.net/2013/05/listen-to-mayer-hawthorne-and-jessie-ware-together-on-her-favorite-song/|archivedate=October 18, 2017}} its music video was released on June 26, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/172980-mayer-hawthorne-her-favorite-song-video-tour-dates-2495745152.html|title=Mayer Hawthorne – "Her Favorite Song" (video) + Tour Dates|work=PopMatters|date=June 26, 2013|accessdate=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917101231/https://www.popmatters.com/172980-mayer-hawthorne-her-favorite-song-video-tour-dates-2495745152.html|url-status=live}}

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 6.9/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5673/Mayer-Hawthorne-Where-Does-This-Door-Go.aspx|title=Where Does This Door Go by Mayer Hawthorne reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=November 1, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103234032/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5673/Mayer-Hawthorne-Where-Does-This-Door-Go.aspx|archivedate=November 3, 2016}}

| MC = 73/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/where-does-this-door-go/mayer-hawthorne|title=Where Does This Door Go by Mayer Hawthorne Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=July 16, 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721160008/http://www.metacritic.com/music/where-does-this-door-go/mayer-hawthorne|archivedate=July 21, 2013}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/where-does-this-door-go-mw0002543599|title=Where Does This Door Go – Mayer Hawthorne|publisher=AllMusic|last=Jeffries|first=David|accessdate=July 16, 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718075903/http://www.allmusic.com/album/where-does-this-door-go-mw0002543599|archivedate=July 18, 2013}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = B−{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/mayer-hawthorne-emwhere-does-this-door-goem-100142|title=Mayer Hawthorne: Where Does This Door Go|work=The A.V. Club|last=Gallucci|first=Michael|date=July 16, 2013|accessdate=May 4, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827144527/http://www.avclub.com/review/mayer-hawthorne-emwhere-does-this-door-goem-100142|archivedate=August 27, 2014}}

| rev3 = Consequence

| rev3Score = C+{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/07/album-review-mayer-hawthorne-where-does-this-door-go/|title=Album Review: Mayer Hawthorne – Where Does This Door Go|work=Consequence|last=Staples|first=Derek|date=July 15, 2013|accessdate=Jul 17, 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723051506/http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/07/album-review-mayer-hawthorne-where-does-this-door-go/|archivedate=July 23, 2013}}

| rev4 = Exclaim!

| rev4Score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.exclaim.ca/Music/article/mayer_hawthorne-where_does_this_door_go|title=Mayer Hawthorne Where Does This Door Go|work=Exclaim!|last=Patrick|first=Ryan B.|date=July 15, 2013|accessdate=May 4, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317061733/http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/mayer_hawthorne-where_does_this_door_go|archivedate=March 17, 2015}}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/11/mayer-hawthorne-where-door-review|title=Mayer Hawthorne: Where Does This Door Go – review|work=The Guardian|last=Gibsone|first=Harriet|date=July 11, 2013|accessdate=May 4, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305051755/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/11/mayer-hawthorne-where-door-review|archivedate=March 5, 2016}}

| rev6 = The Independent

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-mayer-hawthorne-where-does-this-door-go-stones-throwisland-8706475.html|title=Album review: Mayer Hawthorne, Where Does This Door Go? (Stones Throw / Island)|work=The Independent|last=Gill|first=Andy|date=July 12, 2013|accessdate=May 4, 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820062146/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-mayer-hawthorne-where-does-this-door-go-stones-throwisland-8706475.html|archivedate=August 20, 2014}}

| rev7 = Los Angeles Times

| rev7Score = {{Rating|2|4}}{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-mayer-hawthorne-review-20130715-story.html|title=Review: Mayer Hawthorne's 'Where Does This Door Go'|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Brown|first=August|date=July 15, 2013|accessdate=May 4, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212073400/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-mayer-hawthorne-review-20130715-story.html|archivedate=February 12, 2015}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8Score = 7.1/10{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18257-mayer-hawthorne-where-does-this-door-go/|title=Mayer Hawthorne: Where Does This Door Go Album Review|work=Pitchfork|last=Patrin|first=Nate|date=July 18, 2013|accessdate=May 4, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504015100/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18257-mayer-hawthorne-where-does-this-door-go/|archivedate=May 4, 2015}}

| rev9 = PopMatters

| rev9Score = 9/10{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/173304-mayer-hawthorne-where-does-this-door-go/|title=Mayer Hawthorne: Where Does This Door Go|work=PopMatters|last=Houle|first=Zachary|date=July 14, 2013|accessdate=July 16, 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718061536/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/173304-mayer-hawthorne-where-does-this-door-go/|archivedate=July 18, 2013}}

| rev10 = Rolling Stone

| rev10Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/where-does-this-door-go-20130716|title=Mayer Hawthorne, 'Where Does This Door Go'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Powell|first=Mike|date=July 16, 2013|accessdate=May 4, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924171839/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/where-does-this-door-go-20130716|archivedate=September 24, 2015}}

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Where Does This Door Go was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 17 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.9 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

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". Derek Staples of Consequence 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". 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". 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"{{-"}}. 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".

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". 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". 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". 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". Mike Powell of Rolling Stone stated, "From modest goals come modest returns".

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.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-08-03|title=Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129231136/http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-08-03|archivedate=November 29, 2015}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums/2013-08-03|title=Top R&B Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203024638/http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-albums/2013-08-03|archivedate=December 3, 2016}} It has sold 38,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016.{{cite web|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases|title=Upcoming Releases|website=Hits Daily Double|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023201/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases|archivedate=March 4, 2016}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Where Does This Door Go track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Problematization

| length1 = 0:15

| title2 = Back Seat Lover

| writer2 = {{hlist|Andrew Cohen|Marcos Palacios|Ernest Clark|Kevin Randolph|Eric Jackson}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Da Internz|Mayer Hawthorne}}

| length2 = 3:51

| title3 = The Innocent

| writer3 = {{hlist|Cohen|Jack Splash}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Splash|Hawthorne}}

| length3 = 3:22

| title4 = Allie Jones

| writer4 = {{hlist|Cohen|Warren Felder}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Oakwud|TheAceFace69|Hawthorne}}

| length4 = 4:04

| title5 = The Only One

| writer5 = {{hlist|Cohen|Splash}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Splash|Hawthorne}}

| length5 = 3:20

| title6 = Wine Glass Woman

| writer6 = {{hlist|Cohen|Pharrell Williams}}

| extra6 = Williams

| length6 = 3:47

| title7 = Her Favorite Song

| writer7 = {{hlist|Cohen|Felder}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Oakwud|TheAceFace69|Hawthorne{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length7 = 3:43

| title8 = Ay Bass Player

| length8 = 0:14

| title9 = Crime

| note9 = featuring Kendrick Lamar

| writer9 = {{hlist|Cohen|Felder|Kendrick Duckworth}}

| extra9 = Oakwud

| length9 = 4:40

| title10 = Reach Out Richard

| writer10 = {{hlist|Cohen|Williams}}

| extra10 = Williams

| length10 = 4:08

| title11 = Corsican Rosé

| writer11 = {{hlist|Cohen|Felder}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Oakwud|TheAceFace69|Hawthorne}}

| length11 = 4:08

| title12 = Where Does This Door Go

| writer12 = Cohen

| extra12 = {{hlist|Greg Wells|Hawthorne}}

| length12 = 4:18

| title13 = Robot Love

| writer13 = {{hlist|Cohen|John Hill|Kid Harpoon|William Curtis}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Harpoon|Hawthorne|Hill{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length13 = 3:27

| title14 = The Stars Are Ours

| writer14 = {{hlist|Cohen|Williams}}

| extra14 = Williams

| length14 = 4:31

| title15 = All Better

| writer15 = Cohen

| extra15 = {{hlist|Wells|Hawthorne}}

| length15 = 4:20

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title16 = Fool

| writer16 = Harlan Silverman

| extra16 = {{hlist|Hill|Hawthorne}}

| length16 = 3:07

| title17 = Kaila

| writer17 = {{hlist|Cohen|Splash}}

| extra17 = Splash

| length17 = 3:57

| title18 = Small Clone

| writer18 = {{hlist|Cohen|Silverman}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|Wells|Hawthorne}}

| length18 = 4:00

| title19 = Designer Drug

| writer19 = {{hlist|Cohen|Jacob Dutton|Samuel Wishkoski}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|Wells|Jake One|Hawthorne}}

| length19 = 3:33

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes deluxe edition (bonus track)

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title16 = They Don't Know You

| writer16 = {{hlist|Cohen|Williams}}

| extra16 = Williams

| length16 = 4:05

}}

Notes

• {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer

Sample credits

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

Musicians

• Mayer Hawthorne – vocals, drums (3, 13, 15, 18), percussion (3, 13), programming (3), bass guitar (3, 6, 10, 12–15), electric guitar (3, 5, 13), electric piano (3, 15), piano (5, 12, 18), synthesizers (4, 13, 16), records scratches (3, 5, 9, 11), drum fills (10), vibraphone (12, 15), glockenspiel (15), celeste (18), additional electric piano (14)
• Marsha Ambrosius – additional vocals (11)
• Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – string arrangements, violin, and viola (12)
• Sam Beaubien – trumpet (5)
• Alison Bjorkedal – harp (12)
• Jeannette Boling – additional vocals (15)
• Kid Harpoon – mellotron (13)
• John Hill – electric guitar, claps, and drum machine (13)
• Da Internz – drums, programming, and additional background vocals (2)
• Eric Jackson – acoustic guitar (2)
• JimiJames – background vocals (2)
• Quentin Joseph – drums (14)
• Justin Jozwiak – tenor saxophone (5)
• Kendrick Lamar – additional vocals (9)
• James Manning – bass guitar (2)
• Matt Martinez – trombone (5)
• Quincy McCrary – additional electric piano (6)
• Steve "Ace Face" Mostyn – bass guitar (4, 7, 9, 11), electric guitar (4, 7, 9, 11), Yamaha CP70 (4, 7, 9), electric piano (11), synthesizers (4), Turkish saz (9), background vocals (4)
• Oak – drums (4, 7, 9, 11), programming (4, 7, 9, 11), synthesizers (7, 9, 11), background vocals (4)
• Destiny Papalia – additional vocals (13)
• Tricia Parris – skit (5)
• Jackson Perry – additional background vocals (2), additional vocals (15)
• Jason Pipkin – drums (16)
• Kevin Randolph – electric piano and synthesizers (2)
• Josh Remsberg – additional vocals (15)
• Fernanda Repsold – additional background vocals (2)
• Jimetta Rose – additional vocals (6)
• Harlan Silverman – electric guitar (10, 16, 18), electric bass (16, 18), piano (16), Wurlitzer (16, 18), synthesizer (18)
• Shaili Sirpal – additional vocals (15)
• Jack Splash – drums (3, 5), percussion (3), programming (3, 5), synthesizers (5), bass guitar (5), piano (5), additional vocals (3), all instruments (17)
• Rene Toledo – electric guitar (6, 14)
• Karl Tyler – skit (6)
• Chris Votek – cello (12)
• Jessie Ware – additional vocals (7)
• Greg Wells – drums (12, 18), drum machine (15), electric piano (12), acoustic piano (15), mellotron (15), electric guitar (12), electric slide guitar (15)
• Pharrell Williams – drums (6, 10), percussion (6, 10, 14), programming (6), electric piano (6, 14), acoustic piano (10, 14), glockenspiel (14), additional vocals (14)
• Christian Wunderlich – electric guitar (2), bridge guitar (13)

Technical personnel

• Delbert Bowers – mix assistant (2, 6–10, 12, 13)
• Michael H. Brauer – mixing (3–5, 11, 14, 16)
• Chris Galland – mix assistant (2, 6–10, 12, 13)
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Ryan Gilligan – mix assistant and Pro Tools engineer (3–5, 11, 14, 16)
• Mayer Hawthorne – mixing (19)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (2, 6–10, 12, 13)
• Jason Schweitzer – mixing (17, 18)
• Greg Wells – mixing (19)

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