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"Back Door Man" is a blues song written by American musician Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960. The lyrics draw on a Southern U.S. cultural term for an extramarital affair. The song is one of several Dixon-Wolf songs that became popular among rock musicians, including the Doors who recorded it for their 1967 self-titled debut album.
Unlike some of the Doors tracks, "Five to One" was created in the studio. [3] According to music journalist Gillian G. Gaar, the song originated during a session when Morrison asked drummer John Densmore to lay down a 4/4 beat to which he inserted the lyrics. [4]
The book The Doors, by the remaining Doors, quotes Morrison's close friend Frank Lisciandro as saying that too many people took a remark of Morrison's that he was interested in revolt, disorder, and chaos "to mean that he was an anarchist, a revolutionary, or, worse yet, a nihilist. Hardly anyone noticed that Jim was paraphrasing Rimbaud and ...
For the first time on a Doors album, all the songs on The Soft Parade had individual songwriter credits. [3] Previously, all songs had been credited to the entire group. This change was instigated by Jim Morrison , who did not want to be held responsible for the lyrics of "Tell All the People", which includes a line encouraging listeners to ...
The Doors: Vinyl Box Set; Essential Rarities; The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits; Greatest Hits; Legacy: The Absolute Best; No One Here Gets Out Alive; Perception; The Platinum Collection; The Singles; The Very Best of The Doors; The Very Best of The Doors; Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine; When You're Strange: Music from the ...
"L.A. Woman" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. The song is the title track of their 1971 album L.A. Woman, the final album to feature Jim Morrison before his death on July 3, 1971.
The liner notes for the 1967 U.S. Elektra album and the 2007 Rhino Records CD 40th Anniversary Edition liner notes with accompanying essays by Bruce Botnick and Barney Hoskyns may differ from other sources. [5] [43] The Doors. Jim Morrison – vocals, Moog synthesizer on "Strange Days" [4] Ray Manzarek – keyboards, marimba; Robby Krieger ...
The Doors is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on January 4, 1967, by Elektra Records.It was recorded in August and September 1966 at Sunset Sound Recorders, in Hollywood, California, under the production of Paul A. Rothchild.