The Best of The Doors (1973 album)

The Best of The Doors
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Greatest hits album by The Doors
Released	August 1973
Recorded	1966–1971
Genre	Psychedelic rock, acid rock, blues rock, hard rock
Length	43:52
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors
The Doors chronology
Full Circle (1972)Full Circle1972 The Best of The Doors (1973) An American Prayer (1978)An American Prayer1978

The Best of The Doors is a compilation album by The Doors released in 1973. It is the first of three compilation albums to be released by the group since the death of the lead singer Jim Morrison. The album was originally released in the CD-4 QuadraDisc format, on an exclusive basis, but was later reissued in 1980 in standard stereo mostly through the Columbia House record club. It was also released on the Quadraphonic 8-Track and reel-to-reel tape formats.

In 2015 with Audio Fidelity has released The Best of the Doors in Hybrid SACD format.

Track listing

All song written by The Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore) except where noted.

Side one

1. "Who Do You Love?" (Ellas McDaniel, commonly known as Bo Diddley)
2. "Soul Kitchen" (Jim Morrison)
3. "Hello, I Love You" (Morrison)
4. "People Are Strange" (Morrison, Robby Krieger)
5. "Riders on the Storm"

Side two

6. "Touch Me" (Krieger)
7. "Love Her Madly" (Krieger)
8. "Love Me Two Times" (Krieger)
9. "Take It as It Comes" (Morrison)
10. "Moonlight Drive" (Morrison)
11. "Light My Fire" (Krieger)

Personnel

• Jim Morrison – vocals
• Robby Krieger – guitar
• Ray Manzarek – piano, organ, marimba, bass
• John Densmore – drums