The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits
The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits is a compilation album by the rock band The Doors. It was released in the U.S. on January 29, 2008 to commemorate the band's 40th anniversary.[2]
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | January 29, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1966–1971 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, blues rock, acid rock | |||
| Length | 78:53 | |||
| Label | Elektra/Rhino | |||
| Producer | Paul A. Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors | |||
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Track listing
All songs composed by The Doors (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison) unless otherwise indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" | Jim Morrison | The Doors, 1967 | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Light My Fire" | Krieger | The Doors | 7:00 |
| 3. | "Love Me Two Times" | Krieger | Strange Days, 1967 | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Hello, I Love You" | Morrison | Waiting for the Sun, 1968 | 2:40 |
| 5. | "People Are Strange" | Morrison, Krieger | Strange Days | 2:12 |
| 6. | "Strange Days" | Morrison | Strange Days | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Riders on the Storm" | Morrison | L.A. Woman, 1971 | 7:08 |
| 8. | "L.A. Woman" | Morrison | L.A. Woman | 8:00 |
| 9. | "Touch Me" | Krieger | The Soft Parade, 1969 | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Roadhouse Blues" | Morrison | Morrison Hotel, 1970 | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Peace Frog" | Morrison, Krieger | Morrison Hotel | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Love Street" | Morrison | Waiting for the Sun | 2:57 |
| 13. | "The Crystal Ship" | Morrison | The Doors | 2:35 |
| 14. | "Soul Kitchen" | Morrison | The Doors | 3:33 |
| 15. | "Love Her Madly" | Krieger | L.A. Woman | 3:40 |
| 16. | "Back Door Man" | Willie Dixon, Chester Burnett | The Doors | 3:33 |
| 17. | "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)" | Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht | The Doors | 3:17 |
| 18. | "Moonlight Drive" | Morrison | Strange Days | 3:04 |
| 19. | "The Unknown Soldier" | Morrison | Waiting for the Sun | 4:03 |
| 20. | "The End" (Edited version from the film Apocalypse Now, 1979) | Morrison | The Doors | 6:28 |
Personnel
- Jim Morrison – vocals
- Robby Krieger – guitar
- Ray Manzarek – piano, organ
- John Densmore – drums
- Bruce Botnick – co-producer for tracks 7-8 & 15, engineer for all tracks including the ones mentioned, remixing job for this release
- Paul A. Rothchild – producer for all tracks except 7-8 & 15
- Larry Knechtel (uncredited) – bass guitar on tracks 2, 14, & 16
- Douglass Lubahn – bass guitar on tracks 3-6, 12, & 18
- Kerry Magness – bass guitar on track 19
- Curtis Amy – saxophone solo on track 9
- George Bohanan – trombone on track 9
- Harvey Brooks – bass guitar on track 9
- Jesse McReynolds – mandolin on track 9
- Paul Harris – orchestral arrangements on track 9
- Lonnie Mack – bass guitar on track 10
- Ray Neapolitan – bass guitar on track 11
- John Sebastian (was credited as "G. Puglese") – harmonica on track 10
- Jerry Scheff – bass guitar on tracks 7-8 & 15
- Marc Benno – additional guitar on track 8
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
External links
- Allmusic review
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-future-starts-here-the-essential-doors-hits-r1271562/review
- "American album certifications – The Doors – THE FUTURE STARTS HERE: THE ESSENTIALS DOORS HITS". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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