The Doors (album)

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Released in 1967, The Doors is the debut album by the band The Doors, featuring their breakthrough single "Light My Fire", extended with a substantial instrumental section omitted on the single release, and the lengthy song "The End" with its Oedipal spoken-word section. "Alabama Song" was originally written and composed by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill for their opera Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City Mahagonny); "Back Door Man" was a Howlin' Wolf cover.

The album's dark tone and frontman Jim Morrison's sexual charisma and wild lifestyle influenced much of rock and roll to come.

The album is generally thought of as the band's best work, in addition to being one of the greatest debut albums by any band. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted The Doors the 93rd greatest album of all time; in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 60.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Chart positions 4 External links

Track listing

1. "Break On Through (To The Other Side)" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) - 2:25
2. "Soul Kitchen" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) - 3:30
3. "The Crystal Ship" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) - 2:30
4. "Twentieth Century Fox" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) - 2:30
5. "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" (Brecht, Weill) - 3:15
6. "Light My Fire" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) - 6:30
7. "Back Door Man" (Dixon) - 3:30
8. "I Looked At You" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) - 2:18
9. "End Of The Night" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) - 2:49
10. "Take It As It Comes" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) - 2:13
11. "The End" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) - 11:35

Personnel

• Robbie Krieger - guitar
• Jim Morrison - vocals
• Ray Manzarek - organ, piano, keyboards, bass
• John Densmore - drums
• Paul Rothchild - producer
• Bruce Botnick - engineer, mastering, remastering
• Jac Holzman - production supervisor
• William S. Harvey - art direction & design
• Guy Webster - photography
• Joel Brodsky - photography

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America)

1967   The Doors       Pop Albums      No. 2
1967   Light My Fire   Pop Singles     No. 1

External links

• The Doors Lyricsfr:The Doors (album)

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