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Morrison Hotel

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Morrison Hotel
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 9, 1970 (1970-02-09)
Recorded
  • August 19, 1966 ("Indian Summer")
  • November 1969  January 1970
StudioElektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre
Length37:05
LabelElektra
ProducerPaul A. Rothchild
the Doors chronology
The Soft Parade
(1969)
Morrison Hotel
(1970)
Absolutely Live
(1970)
Singles from Morrison Hotel
  1. "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

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Original album

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

Side one: Hard Rock Café
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Roadhouse Blues"Jim Morrison, music by the Doors4:04
2."Waiting for the Sun"Morrison3:58
3."You Make Me Real"Morrison2:50
4."Peace Frog"Morrison, Robby Krieger2:52
5."Blue Sunday"Morrison2:08
6."Ship of Fools"Morrison, Krieger3:06
Total length:18:58
Side two: Morrison Hotel
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Land Ho!"Morrison, Krieger4:08
2."The Spy"Morrison4:15
3."Queen of the Highway"Morrison, Krieger2:47
4."Indian Summer"Morrison, Krieger2:33
5."Maggie M'Gill"Morrison, music by the Doors4:24
Total length:18:07

Reissues

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40th Anniversary bonus tracks[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Talking Blues"Morrison0:59
13."Roadhouse Blues" (takes 1–3, recorded November 4, 1969)Morrison, music by the Doors8:47
14."Roadhouse Blues" (take 6, recorded November 4, 1969)Morrison, music by the Doors9:26
15."Carol" (recorded November 4, 1969)Chuck Berry0:56
16."Roadhouse Blues" (take 1, recorded November 5, 1969)Morrison, music by the Doors4:32
17."Money Beats Soul" (recorded November 5, 1969)Morrison1:04
18."Roadhouse Blues" (takes 13-15, recorded November 5, 1969)Morrison, music by the Doors6:21
19."Peace Frog / Blue Sunday" (false starts & dialogue)Morrison, Krieger2:00
20."The Spy" (version 2)Morrison3:48
21."Queen of the Highway" (jazz version)Morrison, Krieger3:36
50th Anniversary second CD: Mysterious Union  bonus tracks[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Queen of the Highway" (take 1; recorded November 15, 1968)Morrison, Krieger1:13
13."Queen of the Highway" (various takes; recorded November 15, 1968)Morrison, Krieger6:23
14."Queen of the Highway" (take 44, recorded November 15, 1968)Morrison, Krieger3:17
15."Queen of the Highway" (take 12, recorded January 16, 1969)Morrison, Krieger5:05
16."Queen of the Highway" (take 14 - Krieger guitar overdub, recorded January 16, 1969)Morrison, Krieger4:03
17."Queen of the Highway" (take 1)Morrison, Krieger4:31
18."Queen of the Highway" (takes 5, 6 & 9)Morrison, Krieger1:01
19."Queen of the Highway" (take 14)Morrison, Krieger4:04
20."I Will Never Be Untrue"Morrison1:22
21."Queen of the Highway" (take unknown)Morrison, Krieger1:03
22."Roadhouse Blues" (take 14, recorded November 4, 1969)Morrison5:15
23."Money (That’s What I Want)" (recorded November 4, 1969)Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy3:40
24."Rock Me" (recorded November 4, 1969)Muddy Waters6:04
25."Roadhouse Blues" (takes 6 & 7, recorded November 5, 1969)Morrison5:11
26."Roadhouse Blues" (take 8, recorded November 5, 1969)Morrison5:48
27."Roadhouse Blues" (takes 1 & 2)Morrison5:00
28."Roadhouse Blues" (takes 5, 6 & 14)Morrison4:07
29."Peace Frog / Blue Sunday" (take 4)Morrison, Krieger5:43
30."Peace Frog" (take 12)Morrison, Krieger3:39

References

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  1. Buskin, Richard. "Classic Tracks: The Doors 'Strange Days'". Sound On Sound. 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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  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. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2020.