The Very Best of The Doors (2007 album)

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The Very Best of the Doors (2007 album)
Compilation album by The Doors
Released	March 25, 2007
Recorded	1966–1971
Genre	Rock Psychedelic Rock
Label	Elektra/Rhino Records
Producer	Paul Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link amazon.com link
The Doors chronology
Legacy: the Absolute Best (2003) The Very Best of the Doors (2007)

The Very Best of the Doors is the ninth compilation album by the rock group The Doors. It was released on September 25, 2007 to commemorate the band's 40th anniversary. The masters were drawn from the same remixes/remasters used for the 2006 Perception box set and 2007 Doors reissues. Three versions of the album were released. First conceived in the UK, the single CD version of this compilation is only available in the UK. There are minor differences between the US and UK versions of the double CD version.

Contents 1 Album history 2 Promotion 3 Critical reception 4 Track listing 4.1 Single CD version 4.2 Double CD version (UK version) 4.3 Double CD version (US version) 4.4 The Wal-Mart Exculsive 5 References

[edit] Album history

Originally slated to be released on March 26, 2007, the release date was delayed to September 25, 2007.^[1]

There was confusion as to the album's title prior to an official announcement. The Doors already have an album called The Very Best of The Doors that was released in 2001, that caused confusion among fans and critics. Several sources, including fan sites, claimed Jim Morrison's The Doors would be the album's title. The album was also put up for pre-sale on some online music merchants' sites under the Jim Morrison's The Doors title.

On June 18, 2007, a message was posted on The Doors' official MySpace page confirming that the title of the album would be The Very Best of The Doors 2007. A spokesperson for Elektra Records has said that the title and theme of The Doors’ ninth compilation album is about "a new beginning and their 40th anniversary."^{[citation needed]}

On September 25, 2007, U.S. retailer Wal-Mart released a special edition of The Very Best of The Doors with an exclusive concert filmed during their world tour in London; it also contains a special book with the lyrics of each song.^[2]

[edit] Promotion

The album was well promoted on the Internet and on music channels. There were many commercials on the website YouTube and many other sites; one commercial was shown during the week of September 20 on VH1 and MTV.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Critical reception

The album has received positive reviews. All Music Guide titled its review "Amazing" and called the album "an amazing greatest hits".^[3] Amazon.com gave the album a five out of five rating and praised the album as "a perfectly serviceable rock album abundant in the kind of bouncy electro elements that buttressed their hottest hits."^[4].

[edit] Track listing

All songs composed by The Doors (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison) unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] Single CD version

1. "Break On Through (To The Other Side)" (Jim Morrison)
2. "Light My Fire"
3. "Love Me Two Times"
4. "Hello, I Love You"
5. "People Are Strange"
6. "Strange Days"
7. "Riders On The Storm"
8. "L.A. Woman"
9. "Touch Me" (Robby Krieger)
10. "Roadhouse Blues"
11. "Peace Frog" (Jim Morrison and Robby Krieger)
12. "Love Street"
13. "The Crystal Ship" (Jim Morrison)
14. "Soul Kitchen"
15. "Love Her Madly" (Robby Krieger)
16. "Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon and Chester Burnett)
17. "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" (Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht)
18. "Moonlight Drive"
19. "The Unknown Soldier"
20. "The End" [edited version from Apocalypse Now]

[edit] Double CD version (UK version)

CD 1

1. "Break On Through (To The Other Side)"
2. "Strange Days"
3. "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" (Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht)
4. "Love Me Two Times"
5. "Light My Fire"
6. "Spanish Caravan"
7. "Crystal Ship"
8. "The Unknown Soldier"
9. "The End"
10. "People Are Strange"
11. "Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon and Chester Burnett)
12. "Moonlight Drive"
13. "End Of The Night"
14. "Five To One"
15. "When The Music's Over"

CD 2

1. "Bird Of Prey"
2. "Love Her Madly"
3. "Riders On The Storm"
4. "Orange County Suite"
5. "Runnin' Blue"
6. "Hello, I Love You"
7. "The W.A.S.P. (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)"
8. "Stoned Immaculate"
9. "Soul Kitchen"
10. "Peace Frog" (Jim Morrison and Robby Krieger)
11. "L.A. Woman"
12. "Waiting For The Sun" (Jim Morrison)
13. "Touch Me" (Robby Krieger)
14. "The Changeling"
15. "Wishful Sinful" (Robby Krieger)
16. "Love Street"
17. "The Ghost Song" (Jim Morrison & The Doors)
18. "Whiskey, Mystics And Men"
19. "Roadhouse Blues"

[edit] Double CD version (US version)

CD 1

1. "Break On Through (To The Other Side)"
2. "Strange Days"
3. "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" (Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht)
4. "Love Me Two Times"
5. "Light My Fire"
6. "Spanish Caravan"
7. "Crystal Ship"
8. "The Unknown Soldier"
9. "The End"
10. "People Are Strange"
11. "Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon and Chester Burnett)
12. "Moonlight Drive"
13. "End Of The Night"
14. "Five To One"
15. "When The Music's Over"

CD 2

1. "Twentieth Century Fox"
2. "Love Her Madly"
3. "Riders On The Storm"
4. "My Eyes Have Seen You"
5. "Tell All The People" (Robby Krieger)
6. "Hello, I Love You"
7. "The WASP. (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)"
8. "Not To Touch The Earth"
9. "Soul Kitchen"
10. "Peace Frog" (Jim Morrison and Robby Krieger)
11. "L.A. Woman"
12. "Waiting For The Sun" (Jim Morrison)
13. "Touch Me" (Robby Krieger)
14. "The Changeling"
15. "Wishful Sinful" (Robby Krieger)
16. "Love Street"
17. "The Ghost Song" (Jim Morrison & The Doors)
18. "Gloria" (Van Morrison)
19. "Roadhouse Blues"

[edit] The Wal-Mart Exculsive

This 2 CD 1 DVD Set contains the U.K. Tracklisting (Even if bought in the U.S.). The DVD Highlights 4 Live performances from Live In Europe 1968. On the DVD "Hello, I Love You" is not live but rather the studio version played over footage.

[edit] References

v • d • e The Doors Jim Morrison · Robby Krieger · Ray Manzarek · John Densmore Studio 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 Compilations 13 (1970) · Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine (1972) · The Best of The Doors (1973) · The Doors Greatest Hits (1980) · The Best of The Doors (1985) · Essential Rarities (2000) · The Best of The Doors (2000) · The Very Best of The Doors (2001) · Legacy: The Absolute Best (2003) · The Very Best of The Doors (2007) Live albums Absolutely Live (1970) · Alive, She Cried (1983) · Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987) · In Concert (1991) · Live In Detroit (2001) · Bright Midnight: Live in America (2001) · Live in Hollywood (2002) · Live in Boston (2007) Box sets The Doors: Box Set (1997) · The Complete Studio Recordings (1999) · Perception (2006) · The Doors: Vinyl Box Set (2008)