Morrison Hotel

Morrison Hotel
Morrison Hotel
Studio album by the Doors
Released	February 9, 1970
Recorded	August 19, 1966 ("Indian Summer"); November 1969 – January 1970;
Studio	Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Blues rock; psychedelia;
Length	37:05
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild
the Doors chronology
Singles from Morrison Hotel
	"You Make Me Real" / "Roadhouse Blues"; Released: February 1970;

Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band The Doors. It was released on 9 February, 1970 through Elektra Records and went to number 4 in the United States, number 6 in the Netherlands and number 12 in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Original album

Details are taken from the 1970 Elektra Records album and may differ from other sources.^[2]

Side one: Hard Rock Café
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Roadhouse Blues"	4:04
2.	"Waiting for the Sun"	3:58
3.	"You Make Me Real"	2:50
4.	"Peace Frog"	2:52
5.	"Blue Sunday"	2:08
6.	"Ship of Fools"	3:06
Total length:		18:58

Side two: Morrison Hotel
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Land Ho!"	4:08
2.	"The Spy"	4:15
3.	"Queen of the Highway"	2:47
4.	"Indian Summer"	2:33
5.	"Maggie M'Gill"	4:24
Total length:		18:07

Reissues

40th Anniversary bonus tracks^[3]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Talking Blues"	0:59
13.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 1–3, recorded November 4, 1969)	8:47
14.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 6, recorded November 4, 1969)	9:26
15.	"Carol" (recorded November 4, 1969)	0:56
16.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 1, recorded November 5, 1969)	4:32
17.	"Money Beats Soul" (recorded November 5, 1969)	1:04
18.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 13-15, recorded November 5, 1969)	6:21
19.	"Peace Frog / Blue Sunday" (false starts & dialogue)	2:00
20.	"The Spy" (version 2)	3:48
21.	"Queen of the Highway" (jazz version)	3:36

50th Anniversary second CD: Mysterious Union – bonus tracks^[4]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 1; recorded November 15, 1968)	1:13
13.	"Queen of the Highway" (various takes; recorded November 15, 1968)	6:23
14.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 44, recorded November 15, 1968)	3:17
15.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 12, recorded January 16, 1969)	5:05
16.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 14 - Krieger guitar overdub, recorded January 16, 1969)	4:03
17.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 1)	4:31
18.	"Queen of the Highway" (takes 5, 6 & 9)	1:01
19.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 14)	4:04
20.	"I Will Never Be Untrue"	1:22
21.	"Queen of the Highway" (take unknown)	1:03
22.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 14, recorded November 4, 1969)	5:15
23.	"Money (That’s What I Want)" (recorded November 4, 1969)	3:40
24.	"Rock Me" (recorded November 4, 1969)	6:04
25.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 6 & 7, recorded November 5, 1969)	5:11
26.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 8, recorded November 5, 1969)	5:48
27.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 1 & 2)	5:00
28.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 5, 6 & 14)	4:07
29.	"Peace Frog / Blue Sunday" (take 4)	5:43
30.	"Peace Frog" (take 12)	3:39

Morrison Hotel Media

A mimicry of the Morrison Hotel building in 2012.

References

↑ Buskin, Richard. "Classic Tracks: The Doors 'Strange Days'". Sound On Sound. https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-doors-strange-days?amp. Retrieved May 18, 2021. "Engineer and producer Bruce Botnick recorded some of the greatest artifacts of West Coast psychedelia, among them the first five albums by the Doors.".
↑ Morrison Hotel (Liner notes). The Doors. Elektra Records. 1970. Back cover. EKS-75007.
↑ Botnick, Bruce; Fricke, David (2007). Morrison Hotel (40th Anniversary edition CD booklet). The Doors. Rhino Records. R2 101173.
↑ 'Morrison Hotel 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [2-CD+1-LP]. Thedoors.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

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[1] Buskin, Richard. "Classic Tracks: The Doors 'Strange Days'". Sound On Sound. https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-doors-strange-days?amp. Retrieved May 18, 2021. "Engineer and producer Bruce Botnick recorded some of the greatest artifacts of West Coast psychedelia, among them the first five albums by the Doors.".

[2] Morrison Hotel (Liner notes). The Doors. Elektra Records. 1970. Back cover. EKS-75007.

[Rhino-3] Botnick, Bruce; Fricke, David (2007). Morrison Hotel (40th Anniversary edition CD booklet). The Doors. Rhino Records. R2 101173.

[4] 'Morrison Hotel 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [2-CD+1-LP]. Thedoors.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

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