Waiting for the Sun

Waiting for the Sun

Infobox Album
Name = Waiting for the Sun
Type = studio
Artist = The Doors


Released = July 11 1968
Recorded = Dec. 1967–May 1968
Genre = Acid rock, blues-rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock
Length = 32:59
Label = Elektra
Producer = Paul Rothchild
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7e881vdjzz9a~T1 link]
*"Rolling Stone" (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thedoors/albums/album/300582/review/6067963/waiting_for_the_sun link]
*Slant Magazine Rating|4|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1104 link]
Last album = "Strange Days"
(1967)
This album = "Waiting for the Sun"
(1968)
Next album = "The Soft Parade"
(1969)

"Waiting for the Sun" is The Doors' third studio album. It was released in 1968 and became the band's first and only number one album and spawned their second number one single, "Hello, I Love You." With the exception of two songs, the material for this album was written after the band's initial songs from the formation of the group had been recorded for their debut album and second album, "Strange Days". The highlight of this album was supposed to be the lengthy theatrical piece "Celebration of the Lizard", but in the end only the "Not to Touch the Earth" section was used. Critics have argued that the Doors suffered from "the third album syndrome," meaning that by the time they had to make this album, their creativity was very limited.

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The track "Celebration of the Lizard" was intended to take up an entire album side, but the group was never able to get it right (they would revisit it later in its full-length form on their 1970 album "Absolutely Live").Many fans have suggested once "Celebration of the Lizard" was shelved, 2 of the Doors earliest tracks were resurrected and re-recorded for use to fill in the void, such tracks being "Hello I Love You" and "Summer's Almost Gone". These two tracks had been recorded in an earlier arrangement for The Doors original 1965 demo. The album still ended up as the shortest studio album by the band.

"Celebration of the Lizard" and two early takes of "Not to Touch the Earth" were included as bonus tracks on the 40th anniversary expanded edition release of this album.

Though a strong album lyrically, musically it has often been criticized for its softer, mellow sound, a departure from the edgier, more ambitious sound that the band had become well-known (and notorious) for. Nonetheless, the album contains some rarely disputed classics, most notably the menacing "Five to One", the controversial anti-war anthem "The Unknown Soldier", and the evocative "Not to Touch the Earth".

Curiously enough, the title track "Waiting for the Sun" was left off this album, but would be included on the 1970 album "Morrison Hotel".

This album marked keyboardist Ray Manzarek's transition from Vox Continental organ to Gibson G101, the organ he is best known for playing live.

Track listing

All songs written by The Doors (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison).

#"Hello, I Love You" – 2:14
#"Love Street" – 2:53
#"Not to Touch the Earth" – 3:56
#"Summer's Almost Gone" – 3:22
#"Wintertime Love" – 1:54
#"The Unknown Soldier" – 3:25
#"Spanish Caravan" – 3:03
#"My Wild Love" – 3:01
#"We Could Be So Good Together" – 2:26
#"Yes, the River Knows" – 2:36
#"Five to One" – 4:26

40th Anniversay Edition CD bonus tracks

#

  • "Albinoni's Adagio in G minor" – 4:32
    #"Not to Touch the Earth" (Dialogue) – 0:38
    #"Not to Touch the Earth" (Take 1) – 4:05
    #"Not to Touch the Earth" (Take 2) – 4:18
    #"Celebration of The Lizard" (An Experiment/Work in Progress) – 17:09

    Chart positions

    Personnel

    *Jim Morrisonlead vocals
    *Robby Kriegerlead guitar, rhythm guitar
    *Ray Manzarekorgan, piano, bass
    *John Densmoredrums

    External links

    * [http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/Waiting_For_The_Sun.html "Waiting for the Sun" lyrics]

    succession box
    before = "Wheels of Fire" by Cream
    title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album
    years = September 7 - September 27 1968
    October 5 - October 11 1968
    after = "" by The Rascals


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