Full Circle (The Doors album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Full Circle
Full Circle cover
Studio album by The Doors
Released July 1972
Recorded Spring 1972
Genre Psychedelic Rock
Length 40:05
Label Elektra
Producer(s) The Doors
Professional reviews
The Doors chronology
Other Voices
(1971)
Full Circle
(1972)
American Prayer
(1978)


Full Circle is the second album The Doors released without Jim Morrison and also their last. The album included the hit single The Mosquito. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger took Morrison's place as lead singer.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Get Up and Dance" (Krieger, Manzarek) – 2:25
  2. "4 Billion Souls" (Krieger) – 3:18
  3. "Verdilac" (Krieger, Manzarek) – 5:40
  4. "Hardwood Floor" (Krieger) – 3:38
  5. "Good Rockin" (Brown) – 4:22
  6. "The Mosquito" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek) – 5:16
  7. "The Piano Bird" (Conrad, Densmore) – 5:50
  8. "It Slipped My Mind" (Krieger) – 3:11
  9. "The Peking King and the New York Queen" (Manzarek) – 6:25

[edit] Personnel

The Doors

Additional personnel

  • Chico Batera - percussion on "Piano Bird" and "The Peking King and the New York Queen"
  • Jack Conrad - bass on "4 Billion Souls", "Good Rockin", "The Piano Bird" and "The Peking King and the New York Queen"
  • Chris Ethridge - bass on "Get Up and Dance"
  • Venetta Field - vocals
  • Bobbi Hall - percussion on "Verdilac", "The Piano Bird" and "The Peking King and the New York Queen"
  • Clydie King - vocals
  • Charles Larkey - bass on "Verdilac" and "The Piano Bird"
  • Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone on "Verdilac"; flute on "The Piano Bird"
  • Melissa MacKay - vocals
  • Leland Sklar - bass on "Hardwood Floor", "The Mosquito" and "It Slipped My Mind"

[edit] Production

  • Producer: The Doors
  • Engineer: Henry Lewy
  • Cover concept: Pacific Eye & Ear
  • Cover illustration: Joe Garnett
v  d  e
The Doors
Jim Morrison | Ray Manzarek | Robby Krieger | John Densmore
Discography
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 | Live at the Hollywood Bowl | In Concert | Live in Hollywood
Compilation Albums: Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine | 13 | The Best Of The Doors (2 CDs) | The Doors Greatest Hits | The Best Of The Doors | Legacy: The Absolute Best