L.A. Woman
L.A. Woman |
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Studio album by The Doors |
Released |
April 1971 |
Recorded |
December 1970 – January 1971 |
Genre |
Blues-rock, psychedelic rock |
Length |
48:24 |
Label |
Elektra |
Producer |
The Doors, Bruce Botnick, Joey Levins Adam McCabe |
Professional reviews |
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The Doors chronology |
Morrison Hotel
(1970) |
L.A. Woman
(1971) |
Other Voices
(1971) |
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L.A. Woman is The Doors' sixth and last album recorded with lead singer Jim Morrison; this is due to the fact that Morrison died later that year in July 1971. The album's style is arguably the most blues rock -oriented of the band's catalogue. Following the departure of their record producer Paul A. Rothchild (who dismissed the groups differing style as "cocktail music") around November 1970, the Doors and engineer Bruce Botnick began production on the album at The Doors Workshop in Los Angeles. Most of the tracks were recorded live, except for a few overdubbed keyboard parts by Ray Manzarek. Session musicians Jerry Scheff and Marc Benno entered the studio in January 1971 to put some finishing touches. It is the only Jim Morrison-era studio album which the Doors did not follow up with a concert tour; Jim had moved to Paris by the time it was released in May 1971 and died two months later on July 3, 1971.
Botnick produced and mixed a new 5.1 Surround version of the album, which was released on DVD-Audio, December 19, 2000. It was produced from the original 8 track analog 1" master tapes.[1]
In 2003, the album was ranked number 362 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
A new version of the album, titled L.A. Woman (40th Anniversary Mixes) was released on March 27, 2007 on Rhino records. It contains two bonus tracks: "Orange County Suite" and the Willie Dixon-authored "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further". The latter track features Manzarek on vocals. The track "Orange County Suite" was not recorded with the other tracks on the album, the song is originally a Morrison solo vocal and piano recording with music later overdubbed by the surviving Doors.
Track listing
All songs written by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, and John Densmore except where noted.
- "The Changeling" – 4:21
- "Love Her Madly" – 3:20
- "Been Down So Long" – 4:41
- "Cars Hiss By My Window" – 4:12
- The 2007 remaster includes an additional verse making it 4:58.
- "L.A. Woman" – 7:57
- "L'America" – 4:37
- "Hyacinth House" – 3:11
- "Crawling King Snake" (Tony Hollins, Bernard Besman, John Lee Hooker) – 5:00
- "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" – 4:16
- "Riders on the Storm" – 7:09
40th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks
- "Orange County Suite" – 5:45
- "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further" (Willie Dixon) – 3:41
Personnel
The Doors
Additional personnel
- Marc Benno – rhythm guitar on tracks 3,4,5 and 8
- Jerry Scheff – bass on tracks 1,2,3 and 5
- John Hanus III - additional guitar on tracks 2,5,6,and 7
Production
- Bruce Botnick – producer, mastering, master tape preparation
- Paul Rothchild – mastering
- Carl Cossick – design, concept
- Wendell Hamick – photography
External links
References
- ↑ (2000) Album notes for L.A. Woman by The Doors [DVD-A booklet]. Elektra (62612-9).
The Doors |
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Jim Morrison • Robby Krieger • Ray Manzarek • John Densmore |
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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
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Live albums |
Absolutely Live • Alive, She Cried • Live at the Hollywood Bowl • In Concert • Live in Detroit • Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The First Performance • Bright Midnight: Live in America • Live in Hollywood • Live in Philadelphia '70 • Live in Boston • Pittsburgh Civic Arena • Live at the Matrix 1967
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Compilations |
13 • Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine • The Best of The Doors (1973) • Greatest Hits (1980) • • The Best of The Doors (1985) • The Doors (soundtrack) • Essential Rarities • The Best of The Doors (2000) • The Very Best of The Doors (2001) • Legacy: The Absolute Best • The Very Best of The Doors (2007)
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Box sets |
The Doors: Box Set • The Complete Studio Recordings • The Doors "No One Here Gets Out Alive" • Boot Yer Butt: The Doors Bootlegs • Love/Death/Travel Box Set • Perception • The Doors: Vinyl Box Set
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Singles |
"Break On Through (To the Other Side)" • "Light My Fire" • "The End" • "People Are Strange" • "Love Me Two Times" • "The Unknown Soldier" • "Hello, I Love You" • "Touch Me" • "Roadhouse Blues" • "Love Her Madly" • "Riders on the Storm" • "L.A. Woman"
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Books |
American Night • No One Here Gets Out Alive • Light My Fire
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Related articles |
Discography • The Doors (film) • The Lost Paris Tapes • Rick & the Ravens • Bill Siddons • Danny Sugerman • Paul A. Rothchild • Bruce Botnick • London Fog • Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors
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