The Doors Classics
The Doors Classics | ||||
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Greatest hits album by the Doors | ||||
Released | May 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1966–1971 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 44:39 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
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The Doors Classics is a compilation album by the American rock band the Doors, released in 1985 on Elektra Records. The album has never been issued as CD.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann rated The Doors Classics with two out of five stars in his review of the compilation album, formulating:[2]
It's hard to say what the rationale was for this compilation of miscellaneous, previously released Doors tracks, except of course that the group was very hot in the mid-'80s and just about anything by them would sell. Or resell, as the case may be.[2]
Track listing
Original album
All tracks are written by all four members of the Doors individually except where noted. Details are taken from the 1985 original Elektra Records release.[4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Strange Days" | Strange Days (1967) | 3:05 | |
2. | "Love Her Madly" | L.A. Woman (1971) | 3:18 | |
3. | "Waiting for the Sun" | Morrison | Morrison Hotel (1970) | 3:58 |
4. | "My Eyes Have Seen You" | Strange Days (1967) | 2:22 | |
5. | "Wild Child" | Morrison | The Soft Parade (1969) | 2:36 |
6. | "The Crystal Ship" | The Doors (1967) | 2:30 | |
7. | "Five to One" | Waiting for the Sun (1968) | 4:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Roadhouse Blues (Live)" | Morrison, the Doors | An American Prayer (1978) | 3:49 |
2. | "Land Ho!" | Morrison, Krieger | Morrison Hotel (1970) | 4:08 |
3. | "I Can't See Your Face in My Mind" | Strange Days (1967) | 3:18 | |
4. | "Peace Frog" | Morrison, Krieger | Morrison Hotel (1970) | 2:51 |
5. | "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" | L.A. Woman (1971) | 4:12 | |
6. | "The Unknown Soldier" | Waiting for the Sun (1968) | 3:10 |
Personnel
Per liner notes:[4]
The Doors
- Jim Morrison – vocals
- Robby Krieger – guitar
- Ray Manzarek – keyboard, bass
- John Densmore – drums
Technical
- Paul A. Rothchild − production on all tracks except on "Love Her Madly", and "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)"
- Bruce Botnick − engineer, co-production (along with the Doors) on "Love Her Madly", and "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)"
References
- ^ "The Doors Classics". Discogs. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c Ruhlmann, William. "The Doors Classics – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 763. ISBN 978-0857125958.
- ^ a b Classics (Liner notes). The Doors. US: Elektra Records. 1985. 60417-1.
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- v
- t
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- The Doors (1967)
- Strange Days (1967)
- Waiting for the Sun (1968)
- The Soft Parade (1969)
- Morrison Hotel (1970)
- L.A. Woman (1971)
- Other Voices (1971)
- Full Circle (1972)
- An American Prayer (1978)
- Absolutely Live (1970)
- Alive, She Cried (1983)
- Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987)
- In Concert (1991)
- Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1996)
Bright Midnight Archives |
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- 13 (1970)
- Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine (1972)
- The Best of The Doors (1973)
- Greatest Hits (1980)
- The Doors Classics (1985)
- The Best of The Doors (1985)
- Greatest Hits (1996)
- Essential Rarities (1999)
- 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)
- The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits (2008)
- The Platinum Collection (2008)
- The Singles (2017)
- The Doors (1991)
- When You're Strange: Music from the Motion Picture (2010)
- The Doors: Box Set (1997)
- The Complete Studio Recordings (1999)
- No One Here Gets Out Alive (2002)
- Boot Yer Butt: The Doors Bootlegs (2003)
- Love/Death/Travel Box Set (2005)
- Perception (2006)
- The Doors: Vinyl Box Set (2008)
- A Collection (2011)
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1983 |
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- Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison
- The American Night
- No One Here Gets Out Alive
- The Doors Are Open (1968)
- A Tribute to Jim Morrison (1981)
- The Doors (1991)
- The Doors – 30 Years Commemorative Edition (1999)
- Soundstage Performances (2002)
- Live in Europe 1968 (2004)
- When You're Strange (2009)
- Live at the Bowl (2012)
- R-Evolution (2013)
- Feast of Friends (2014)
- Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (2018)
- Discography
- Rick & the Ravens
- Bill Siddons
- Danny Sugerman
- Butts Band
- Manzarek–Krieger
- "Craigslist"
- The Lost Paris Tapes
- Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors
- Barbaturex morrisoni
- HWY: An American Pastoral
- Night Divides the Day – The Music of the Doors
- Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors
- Pamela Courson
- Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
- George Stephen Morrison
- Paul A. Rothchild
- Category