Whiskey, Mystics & Men

Song infobox
Name = Whiskey, Mystics & Men


Artist = The Doors
from Album = Essential Rarities
B-side =
Released = June 20 2000
Format = CD
Recorded = March 1969, 1997
Genre = Psychedelic rock, blues rock
Length = 2:19
Label = Elektra Records
Writer = Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore
Producer = Paul A. Rothchild
Certification =
Chart position = *#106 (U.S. Hot 100)
Last single =
This single = "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" (1967)
Next single = "Light My Fire" (1967)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Essential Rarities
Type = studio
Tracks =
#"Hello to the Cities"
#"Break on Through"
#"Roadhouse Blues"
#"Hyacinth House"
#"Who Scared You"
#"Whiskey, Mystics & Men"
#"I Will Never Be Untrue"
#"Moonlight Drive"
#"Queen of the Highway"
#"Someday Soon"
#"Hello, I Love You"
#"Orange County Suite"
#"The Soft Parade"
#"The End"
#"Woman Is a Devil"

"Whiskey, Mystics & Men" is a song by The Doors from the compilation Essential Rarities".

Overview

The song released on the 2000 compilation is mostly a studio creation, with the vocal parts of Morrison taken from his personal poetry recording from 1969, and overdubs by the surviving Doors members performed in 1977.

Other versions

The track is featured in two distinctly different versions on the remastered 2006 release of The Soft Parade. Version 1 is the later creation, whereas version 2 was recorded "live" in the studio during the recording of the album in 1969.

Credits

The track is credited to the entire band, with Jim Morrison being credited with the lyrics and the rest of the band with the music.

Personnel

* Jim Morrison – vocals
* Ray Manzarek – keyboards
* Robby Krieger – guitar
* John Densmore – drums