Morrison Hotel
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.
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Released | February 9, 1970 | |||
Recorded |
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Studio | Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles | |||
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Length | 37:05 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Paul A. Rothchild | |||
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Singles from Morrison Hotel | ||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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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] | |||||||||
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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] | |||||||||
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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
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.