The Very Best of The Doors

~ Release by The Doors (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Break On Through (to the Other Side)
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-08)
electric guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors) (in 1966-08)
electronic organ and keyboard bass:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-08)
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors) (in 1966-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1967) and Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-08)
edit of:
Break On Through (to the Other Side) (original stereo studio mix, with “she get high”) by The Doors
recording of:
Break On Through (in 1966-08)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
4.452:29
2Light My Fire
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors) (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors) (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1967), Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1967, in 2017), Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) (in 1971) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Light My Fire by The Doors
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 35) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 310)
recording of:
Light My Fire (in 1966-09)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
4.37:08
3People Are Strange
audio engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
arranger:
The Doors
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
People Are Strange by The Doors
recording of:
People Are Strange
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.42:12
4Riders on the Storm
producer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
Rhodes piano:
Ray Manzarek
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1971)
recorded at:
The Doors Workshop in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1970)
remasters:
Riders on the Storm by The Doors
recording of:
Riders on the Storm (in 1970)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.757:15
5L.A. Woman
producer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Marc Benno
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1971)
recorded at:
The Doors Workshop in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
L.A. Woman (in 1970)
lyricist:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
composer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3.87:53
6Love Her Madly
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
keyboard [vox continental]:
Ray Manzarek
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1971)
recorded at:
The Doors Workshop in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
Love Her Madly (in 1970)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3.93:21
7Back Door Man
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors) (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors) (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Back Door Man (in 1966-09)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
Chester Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music and Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters)
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), Sony Music Publishing France and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
3.453:34
8Touch Me
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
bass:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) (on 1968-11-14)
cello:
Jerry Kessler (cellist) (on 1968-11-21), Nathan Gershman (jazz cellist) (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 (American guitarist, member of The Doors) (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 (woodwind) (on 1968-11-20) and Jay Migliori (on 1968-11-20)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors) (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 (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
publisher:
Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Doors Music Company (in 1968) and Nipper Music Co., Inc. (in 1968)
3.953:12
9Hello, I Love You
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and Paul A. Rothchild
bass guitar:
Doug Lubahn (rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
recording of:
Hello, I Love You
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Nipper Music Co., Inc. (in 1968)
3.652:16
10Love Me Two Times
audio engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
arranger:
The Doors
engineered at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Love Me Two Times by The Doors
recording of:
Love Me Two Times
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.43:17
11Twentieth Century Fox
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors) (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors) (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Twentieth Century Fox (in 1966-09)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Nipper Music
3.652:34
12The 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 (American guitarist, member of The Doors) (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors) (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (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 (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3.32:35
13The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
producer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek
lead vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1971)
recorded at:
The Doors Workshop in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) (in 1970)
lyricist:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
composer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors) and Ray Manzarek
publisher:
Doors Music Company
44:16
14Peace Frog
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
recording of:
Peace Frog
writer:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors) and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Nipper Music and Rondor Music
3:00
15The End
engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
drums (drum set):
John Densmore (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors) (in 1966-09)
keyboard:
Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors) (in 1966-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1967) and Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1967, in 2017)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
The End (original stereo studio mix, explicit) by The Doors
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 328)
recording of:
The End (in 1966-09)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Vicious Recordings (publisher of releases on Vicious Vinyl and subsidiaries)
4.2511:45
16Roadhouse Blues (live)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
recorded at:
Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1970)
mixed at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
live recording of:
Roadhouse Blues (in 1970)
lyricist:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
composer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sharandall Music and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
44:33

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Release

ASIN:US: B00005NTQC [info]

Release group

Wikidata:Q1757627 [info]