Wishful Sinful
| "Wishful Sinful" | ||||||||||
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| Single by The Doors | ||||||||||
| from the album The Soft Parade | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Who Scared You" | |||||||||
| Released | March 1969 | |||||||||
| Format | 7" single | |||||||||
| Recorded | Autumn 1968-Early 1969 | |||||||||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||||||||
| Length | 3:11 | |||||||||
| Label | Elektra | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Robby Krieger | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Paul Rothchild | |||||||||
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"Wishful Sinful" is a song written by Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and performed by The Doors. Released in March 1969 from the band's fourth album, The Soft Parade, "Wishful Sinful" follows the general theme of the album by incorporating elements of classical music. It reached #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. [1]
The single peaked at #3 in Denmark and stayed in the Top 10 for a month. [2]
Though many of the songs on The Soft Parade (including "Wishful Sinful") were somewhat unpopular[citation needed] - at least amongst fans of the harder, bluesier Doors sound - at the time of the original release, many music fans today find the album to be a skillful expansion of the Doors' musical abilities.[citation needed]
The song was covered by pianist George Winston on his album Night Divides the Day - The Music of the Doors.
"Wishful Sinful" has often been featured in the cover version sequence of live sets by Kevin Hewick.
B-Side
The B-side of the single - "Who Scared You?" - is one of only three non-album B-sides that the Doors released during their career. The other two are "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further" and "Tree Trunk".
