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The Best of The Doors (1985 album)

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For other albums of the same name, see The Best of The Doors (disambiguation).
The Best of the Doors
Greatest hits album by
the Doors
Released1985 (1985)
Recorded1966–1971
GenreRock
Length89:20
LabelElektra
Producer
The Doors chronology
The Doors Classics
(1985) 		The Best of the Doors
(1985) 		 Live at the Hollywood Bowl
(1987)

The Best of The Doors is a compilation album by American rock group the Doors. Released in 1985, the double LP set contains 18 songs from their first six albums with lead singer Jim Morrison, including charting singles and selected album cuts.[1] Danny Sugerman contributed a short essay which discussed the band's origins, influences and Morrison's personality, and was printed inside the gatefold sleeve.

When the album was released on compact disc in 1991, it reached number 32 in the U.S. and in the top twenty in several other countries. In February 2007, the album was certified as Diamond 10× by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[4]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder gave the album a rating of four and a half out of five stars. He commented that, when it was released in 1985, The Best of the Doors was the most comprehensive collection to date and provided a good overview.[2] However, he noted:

Good as it is, the compilation misleads somewhat by removing the material from its original context and also shuffling the order, so that songs off of The Soft Parade bump up against tracks from L.A. Woman. The hits can stand on their own, but overall the music lacks the broader impact that it was intended to have when heard juxtaposed with the other tracks on their respective original albums.[2]

Eder added that more recent albums, which also benefit from remastering, "renders this collection somewhat less attractive than it was on its initial release".[2]

Track listing

Original album

All tracks are written by the Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore), except as noted. Details are taken from the 1985 U.S. Elektra release; other releases may show different information.[5]

Side one
No.TitleOriginal album (year)Length
1."Break On Through (To the Other Side)"The Doors (1967)2:25
2."Light My Fire"The Doors7:05
3."The Crystal Ship" (Morrison)The Doors2:31
4."People Are Strange"Strange Days (1967)2:09
5."Strange Days"Strange Days3:06
6."Love Me Two Times"Strange Days3:13
7."Alabama Song" (Weill, CD-only bonus track)The Doors3:16
Total length:24:01
Side two
No.TitleOriginal album (year)Length
1."Five to One"Waiting for the Sun (1968)4:25
2."Waiting for the Sun"Morrison Hotel (1970)3:57
3."Spanish Caravan"Waiting for the Sun2:57
4."When the Music's Over"Strange Days10:55
Total length:22:20
Side three
No.TitleOriginal album (year)Length
1."Hello, I Love You"Waiting for the Sun2:14
2."Roadhouse Blues"Morrison Hotel4:02
3."L.A. Woman"L.A. Woman (1971)7:48
4."Riders on the Storm"L.A. Woman7:14
Total length:21:25
Side four
No.TitleOriginal album (year)Length
1."Touch Me"The Soft Parade (1969)3:10
2."Love Her Madly"L.A. Woman3:17
3."The Unknown Soldier"Waiting for the Sun3:22
4."The End"The Doors11:41
Total length:21:39

Personnel

Per album liner notes:[5]

The Doors

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[18] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[19] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Belgium (BEA)[20] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[21] 6× Platinum 600,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[22] Gold 22,150[22]
France (SNEP)[23] Platinum 300,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[25] Gold 25,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] Diamond 10,000,000[29]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "The Best of the Doors [1973] – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Eder, Bruce. "The Best of The Doors – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 763. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  4. ^ "The Doors: The Best of The Doors (Album Review)". Sputnikmusic. August 24, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  5. ^ a b The Best of the Doors (Album notes). New York City: Elektra Records. 1985. LP labels.
  6. ^ a b "Dutchcharts.nl – The Doors – The Best of The Doors" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Doors – The Best of The Doors". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – The Doors – The Best of The Doors". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Doors – The Best of The Doors". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Doors | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  11. ^ "The Doors Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  12. ^ "The Doors: The Best of The Doors" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Doors – The Best of the Doors" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Doors – The Best of The Doors". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Doors | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  17. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  20. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1995". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  21. ^ "Canadian  album  certifications – The Doors – Best of The Doors". Music Canada.
  22. ^ a b "Doors" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  23. ^ "French  album  certifications – Doors – Best of the Doors" (in French). InfoDisc. Select DOORS and click OK. 
  24. ^ "New Zealand  album  certifications – The Doors – Best Of The Doors". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  25. ^ "Norwegian  album  certifications – The Doors – Best Of The Doors" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  26. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 953. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  27. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Best of')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  28. ^ "British  album  certifications – Doors – Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.
  29. ^ "The Doors a Billboard Chart History". Billboard.
  30. ^ "American  album  certifications – The Doors – The Best of the Doors". Recording Industry Association of America.
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