The Doors (album)
Released in
1967,
The Doors was 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
Oedipal song "The End". "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.
Track Listing
- "Break On Through (To The Other Side)"
- "Soul Kitchen"
- "The Crystal Ship"
- "Twentieth Century Fox"
- "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)"
- "Light My Fire"
- "Back Door Man"
- "I Looked At You"
- "End of the Night"
- "Take it As It Comes"
- "The End"
Personnel
- Robbie Krieger - Guitar
- Jim Morrison - Vocals, Remastering
- Ray Manzarek - Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Remastering
- John Densmore - Drums
- Bruce Botnick - Engineer, Mastering, Remastering
- Jac Holzman - Production Supervisor
- Paul Rothchild - Producer, Mastering, Remastering
- Guy Webster - Photography
- William S. Harvey - Art Direction, Design
- 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
1968 Light My Fire Pop Singles No. 87
