The Best of The Doors

~ Release by The Doors (see all versions of this release, 22 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleLength
1Break On Through
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-08)
electric guitar:
Robby Krieger (in 1966-08)
electronic organ and keyboard bass:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-08)
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison (in 1966-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (in 1967) and Elektra Records (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-08)
recording of:
Break On Through (in 1966-08)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
2:27
2Light My Fire7:07
3The Crystal Ship
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Crystal Ship (in 1966-09)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
2:34
4People Are Strange2:11
5Strange Days3:07
6Love Me Two Times3:16
7Alabama Song
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 27)
cover recording of:
Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”) (in 1966-09)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill
translator:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
publisher:
Harms Co. and Universal Edition
translated version of:
Alabama Song (from “Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny”)
3:20
8Five to One4:26
9Waiting for the Sun3:59
10Spanish Caravan2:58
11When the Music's Over10:56
2CD
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1Hello, I Love You2:15
2Roadhouse Blues4:04
3L.A. Woman7:50
4Riders on the Storm7:11
5Touch Me
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
bass:
Harvey Brooks (on 1968-11-14)
cello:
Jerry Kessler (on 1968-11-21), Nathan Gershman (on 1968-11-21) and Victor Sazer (on 1968-11-21)
cor anglais:
Champ Webb (on 1968-11-20)
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (on 1968-11-14)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (on 1968-11-14)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (on 1968-11-14)
saxophone and solo saxophone:
Curtis Amy (on 1968-11-20)
trombone:
Lou Blackburn (on 1968-11-20)
trumpet:
John Audino (on 1968-11-20) and Jules Chaikin (on 1968-11-20)
violin:
Harry Bluestone (on 1968-11-21), Norman Botnick (on 1968-11-21), Harris Goldman (on 1968-11-21), Jerome Reisler (on 1968-11-21), Darrel Terwillinger (on 1968-11-21) and John De Voogdt (on 1968-11-21)
woodwind:
John J. Kelson, Jr. (on 1968-11-20), John Lowe (on 1968-11-20) and Jay Migliori (on 1968-11-20)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (on 1968-11-14)
recorded at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-11-14, on 1968-11-20, on 1968-11-21)
recording of:
Touch Me (from 1968-11-14 until 1968-11-21)
lyricist and composer:
Robby Krieger
publisher:
Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Doors Music Company (in 1968) and Nipper Music Co., Inc. (in 1968)
3:12
6Love Her Madly3:18
7The Unknown Soldier3:24
8The End11:42

Credits

Release

photography:Joel Brodsky
liner notes:Danny Sugerman
remastering:Bruce Botnick
distributed by:WEA Music of Canada, Ltd.
copyrighted (©) by:WEA Records Ltd. (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1985)
WEA International Inc. (in 1985)
remastered at:Digital Magnetics in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States