Hodgson's fourth solo effort, "Open the Door", was released in 2000 and continued in the vein of his previous work. He collaborated again with Alan Simon on the album. "AllMusic" stated of the album: "Fans will be delighted to hear Hodgson returning to the craft of writing high-quality songs"... ""Open the Door" is the closest thing to Supertramp since "...Famous Last Words..."." In August 2000, Hodgson guested with Fairport Convention at that year's Cropredy Festival. He performed "Breakfast in America", "The Logical Song", "Open the Door" and "Give A Little Bit".