The Best of The Doors (1985 album)

For other albums of the same name, see The Best of The Doors (disambiguation).

The Best of The Doors
Greatest hits album by The Doors
Released	November 1985
Recorded	1966–1971
Genre	Psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues-rock, hard rock
Length	89:17
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors
The Doors chronology
The Doors Classics (1985) The Best of The Doors (1985) The Doors (soundtrack) (1991)

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Robert Christgau	B
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The Best of The Doors is a two-disc compilation album consisting of 19 songs of The Doors. It was commercially released in 1985. All of the songs were a part of previous Doors albums. Included in the set are the Doors' two famous epic poems, "When the Music's Over", and "The End", which end disc one and two, respectively. Danny Sugerman contributed a short essay which discussed the band's origins, influences and Jim Morrison's personality, and was printed inside the gatefold sleeve of the vinyl version of the album. Remastered versions of the album were released in 1991 and 2006. In February 2007 the RIAA certified this album as Diamond.

Track listing

All songs by The Doors, except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" – 2:27
2. "Light My Fire" – 7:07
3. "The Crystal Ship" (Jim Morrison) – 2:32
4. "People Are Strange" – 2:09
5. "Strange Days" – 3:08
6. "Love Me Two Times" – 3:14
7. "Alabama Song" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) (CD-only bonus track) – 3:18
8. "Five to One" – 4:25
9. "Waiting for the Sun" (Jim Morrison) – 3:58
10. "Spanish Caravan" – 2:57
11. "When the Music's Over" – 10:56

Disc two

1. "Hello, I Love You" (Jim Morrison) – 2:15
2. "Roadhouse Blues" (Jim Morrison, The Doors) – 4:02
3. "L.A. Woman" – 7:49
4. "Riders on the Storm" – 7:10
5. "Touch Me" (Robby Krieger) – 3:11
6. "Love Her Madly" (Robby Krieger) – 3:17
7. "The Unknown Soldier" – 3:23
8. "The End" – 11:42

Personnel

• John Densmore – drums
• Robby Krieger – guitar
• Ray Manzarek – organ, piano, keyboards, bass
• Jim Morrison – vocals
• Jerry Scheff – occasional bass guitar

Certification

• This album has been certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling 10 million units (albums). (RIAA Web Search)

See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States