The Best of The Doors (1985 album)

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 six albums with lead singer Jim Morrison, including charting singles and selected album cuts.[1] Danny Sugerman contributed a short essay that discusses the band's origins and 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 the top twenty in several other countries. In February 2007, the album was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

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 Doors compilation to date and provided a good overview. However, he opined that the Doors' songs are better heard in the context of the original albums than in compilations, and criticized the non-chronological ordering of the tracks. Eder added that the remastering of the Doors discography that began in 1996 "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.[4]

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" (Kurt 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:[4]

The Doors

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[17] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[18] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Belgium (BRMA)[19] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[20] 6× Platinum 600,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[21] Gold 22,150[21]
France (SNEP)[22] Platinum 300,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[24] Gold 25,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[29] Diamond 5,000,000[28]

* 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 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. ^ a b The Best of the Doors (Album notes). New York City: Elektra Records. 1985. LP labels.
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  17. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
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  19. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1995". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
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  22. ^ "French album certifications – Doors – Best of the Doors" (in French). InfoDisc. Select DOORS and click OK. 
  23. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – The Doors – Best Of The Doors". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  24. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – The Doors – Best Of The Doors" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  25. ^ 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 August 23, 2019.
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