The Very Best of The Doors

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This release came together with The Very Best of The Doors (disc 1).

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Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Break On Through (to the Other Side)
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
Break On Through (to the Other Side) by The Doors
recording of:
Break On Through
writer:
John Densmore, The Doors, 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)
3.72:29
2Strange Days
audio engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
Strange Days by The Doors
recording of:
Strange Days
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.
2.93:10
3Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (original stereo studio mix) by The Doors
cover recording of:
Alabama Song (from the songspiel “Mahagonny” & opera “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
publisher:
Harms Co., Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Universal Edition (London) Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Alabama Song (from “Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny”)
3.153:17
4Love Me Two Times
audio engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
Love Me Two Times (original studio mix) 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.
3.453:17
5Light My Fire
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
Light My Fire by The Doors
recording of:
Light My Fire
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)
3.557:01
6Spanish Caravan
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
double bass:
Leroy Vinegar
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
electric bass guitar:
Douglas Lubahn (rock bassist)
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
Spanish Caravan (original studio mix) by The Doors
recording of:
Spanish Caravan
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)
version of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: V. Asturias (Leyenda) (for solo piano)
33:01
7The Crystal Ship
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
The Crystal Ship (original stereo studio mix) by The Doors
recording of:
The Crystal Ship
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.
2.952:36
8The Unknown Soldier
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
bass guitar:
Kerry Magness
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
The Unknown Soldier by The Doors
recording of:
The Unknown Soldier
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)
2.63:27
9The End
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
remix of:
The End by The Doors
recording of:
The End
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)
3.411:41
10People Are Strange
audio engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
People Are Strange (original studio mix) 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.
3.22:12
11Back Door Man
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
Back Door Man by The Doors
cover recording of:
Back Door Man
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, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) 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)
2.653:34
12Moonlight Drive
audio engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of 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)
remix of:
Moonlight Drive (original studio mix) by The Doors
recording of:
Moonlight Drive
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
23:05
13End of the Night
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
remix of:
End of the Night (original stereo studio mix) by The Doors
recording of:
End of the Night
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
32:52
14Five to One
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
bass guitar:
Douglas Lubahn (rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Densmore
guitar:
Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
organ and piano:
Ray Manzarek
vocals:
Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
remix of:
Five to One by The Doors
recording of:
Five to One
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)
2.94:33
15When the Music’s Over
audio engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
mixer:
Bruce Botnick and The Doors
remix of:
When the Music’s Over (original studio mix) by The Doors
recording of:
When the Music’s Over
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.
3.211:06
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photography:Joel Brodsky
Henry Diltz
Paul Ferrara
Dezo Hoffmann
Thomas Monaster
Michael Ochs Archives
liner notes:Nigel Williamson
drums (drum set):John Densmore
guitar:Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors)
keyboard, organ and piano:Ray Manzarek
vocals:Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
manufactured by and marketed by:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2007)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3079792 [info]
ASIN:US: B000UCEJDC [info]
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