Bright Midnight: Live in America

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Bright Midnight: Live in America
Live album by The Doors
Released	2001
Recorded	July 21, 1969 - August 21, 1970
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	73:42
Label	Rhino
Producer	Bruce Botnick
The Doors chronology
Live In Detroit (2001) Bright Midnight: Live in America (2001) Live in Hollywood (2002)

Bright Midnight: Live in America is a live album by The Doors released in 2001. It is not the recording of one concert but rather a compilation of performances, mostly in 1970, in different U.S. cities. It was released by Elektra on CD as a limited edition and has gained popularity among Doors fans very quickly. It is noted for the relatively clean recordings and performances, just like the previously released In Concert, in contrast to other live recordings by The Doors that tend to be too noisy from a recording point of view.

[edit] Cover

The album cover is a photograph of Jim Morrison holding a firework. The bright firework over the completely dark background hints the title Bright Midnight, and creates a tenebrism effect on Morrison's face. The classic "THE doors" logo in red, is located on the top left.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, and John Densmore except where noted.

1. "Light My Fire" - 11:26; Recorded May 1, 1970 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
2. "Been Down So Long" - 7:28; Recorded May 8, 1970 at Cobo Arena in Detroit.
3. "Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon, Chester Burnett) - 2:24; Recorded May 2, 1970 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
4. "Love Hides" - 2:23; Recorded May 2, 1970 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
5. "Five to One" - 5:11; Recorded May 2, 1970 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
6. "Touch Me" - 3:33; Recorded second Show July 21, 1969 at Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood.
7. "Crystal Ship" - 2:58; Recorded second Show July 21, 1969 at Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood.
8. "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" - 4:24; Recorded first show January 17, 1970 at Felt Forum Madison Square Garden in New York.
9. "Bellowing" - 1:31; Recorded first show April 10, 1970 at Boston Arena in Boston.
10. "Roadhouse Blues" - 5:22; Recorded first show April 10, 1970 at Boston Arena in Boston.
11. "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 1:55; Recorded second show January 17, 1970 at Felt Forum Madison Square Garden in New York.
12. "Love Me Two Times / Baby Please Don't Go (Big Joe Williams) / St. James Infirmary (Irving Mills)" - 8:51 Recorded August 21, 1970 at Bakersfield Civic Auditorium in Bakersfield
13. "The End" /The Celebraton of the Lizard (Excerpt)- 16:16; Recorded May 8, 1970 at Cobo Arena in Detroit.

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