| The Very Best of The Doors | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1966–1971 | |||
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| Length | 72:16 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Paul A. Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors | |||
| The Doors chronology | ||||
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The Very Best of The Doors is a compilation album by the Doors, released in the US in 2001. It features the same cover art as The Best of The Doors compilation released the previous year, and a similar track listing to the single CD version of that album.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | 
[3] |
Andy Hermann of PopMatters wrote in his review that with a few exceptions, The Very Best of the Doors is "as good an overview as any of the band's biggest hits and most important songs, all in their original album versions". [4]
Track listing
- " Break On Through (To the Other Side)" – 2:29
- " Light My Fire" – 7:08
- " People Are Strange" – 2:12
- " Riders on the Storm" – 7:15
- " L.A. Woman" – 7:52
- " Love Her Madly" – 3:20
- " Back Door Man" – 3:34
- " Touch Me" – 3:12
- " Hello, I Love You" – 2:16
- " Love Me Two Times" – 3:16
- "Twentieth Century Fox" – 2:34
- " The Crystal Ship" – 2:34
- "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" – 4:15
- " Peace Frog" – 3:00
- " The End" – 11:45
- " Roadhouse Blues" (Live) (Version found on The Doors: Box Set (1997) & Essential Rarities (1999)) – 4:32
Personnel
- Jim Morrison – vocals
- Ray Manzarek – organ, piano, keyboards & bass
- Robby Krieger – guitar
- John Densmore – drums
- Paul A. Rothchild – producer of all tracks except for tracks 4-6 & 13
- Bruce Botnick – co-producer of tracks 4-6 & 13
- Jerry Scheff – bass guitar on tracks 4-6 & 13
- Douglass Lubahn – bass guitar on tracks 3 & 9-10
- Larry Knechtel (uncredited) – bass guitar on track 2
- Curtis Amy – saxophone solo on track 8
- George Bohanan – trombone
- Harvey Brooks – bass guitar on track 8
- Paul Harris – orchestral arrangements on track 8
- Ray Neapolitan – bass guitar on track 14
- Marc Benno – additional guitar on track 5
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom ( BPI) [5] | Silver | 60,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Blender Staff (May 2003). "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing Ltd. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Very Best of The Doors". Robert Christgau.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (January 2008). "The Doors". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 254. ISBN 978-1439109397.
- ^ Hermann, Andy (September 18, 2001). "The Very Best of the Doors – Review". PopMatters. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Doors – The Very Best of_2001_". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Very Best of_2001_ in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
