The Doors (album)
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| Studio album by The Doors | ||
| Released | January 4, 1967 | |
| Recorded | Late August–Early September 1966 | |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |
| Length | 43:05 | |
| Label | Elektra | |
| Producer(s) | Paul A. Rothchild | |
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| The Doors chronology | ||
| The Doors (1967) |
Strange Days (1967) |
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The Doors is the debut album by the band The Doors, released in 1967. It features the breakthrough single "Light My Fire", extended with a substantial instrumental section omitted on the single release, and the lengthy song "The End" with its Oedipal spoken-word section. The Doors credit the success of their first album to being able to work the songs out night after night at the Whisky A Go Go or the London Fog. "Alabama Song" was originally written and composed by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill for their opera Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City Mahagonny); "Back Door Man" was a Howlin' Wolf cover. The End's Oedipal climax was first performed live at the Whisky A Go Go and The Doors were thrown out as a result of Jim screaming "kill the father and f--- the mother."
The album's dark tone and frontman Jim Morrison's sexual charisma and wild lifestyle influenced much of rock and roll to come.
The album is generally thought of as the band's best work, in addition to being one of the greatest debut albums by any band. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted The Doors the 93rd greatest album of all time; in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 60. In 2003, the album was ranked number 42 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 2:25
- "Soul Kitchen" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 3:30
- "The Crystal Ship" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 2:30
- "Twentieth Century Fox" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 2:30
- "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" (Brecht, Weill) – 3:15
- "Light My Fire" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 7:07
- "Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon) – 3:30
- "I Looked at You" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 2:18
- "End of the Night" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 2:49
- "Take It as It Comes" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 2:13
- "The End" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 11:35
[edit] Credits
- Robby Krieger - guitar
- Jim Morrison - vocals
- Ray Manzarek - organ, piano, keyboards, bass
- John Densmore - drums
- Paul A. Rothchild - producer
- Bruce Botnick - engineer, mastering, remastering
- Jac Holzman - production supervisor
- William S. Harvey - art direction & design
- Guy Webster - photography
- Joel Brodsky - photography
[edit] Chart positions
- Billboard Music Charts (North America)
- 1967 "The Doors" : Pop albums - No. 2
- 1967 "Light My Fire" : Pop singles - No. 1
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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| Jim Morrison | Ray Manzarek | Robby Krieger | John Densmore |
| Discography |
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| Albums : The Doors | Strange Days | Waiting for the Sun | The Soft Parade | Morrison Hotel | L.A. Woman | Other Voices | Full Circle | An American Prayer: Jim Morrison |
| Live albums: Absolutely Live | Alive, She Cried | In Concert | Live At The Hollywood Bowl | Live in Hollywood |
| Videos and DVDs: Concerto for Group and Orchestra | Special Edition EP | Live in California 74 | Come Hell Or High Water | Bombay Calling | Live at Montreaux | In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra | Live in Australia: Total Abandon | Perihelion | Live Encounters |
| Compilation Albums: Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine | 13 | The Best Of The Doors | The Doors Greatest Hits | Legacy: The Absolute Best |
