- Other Voices (The Doors album)
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Other Voices Studio album by The Doors Released October 25, 1971 Recorded June–August 1971 Genre Blues rock, psychedelic rock Length 39:42 Label Elektra Producer The Doors,
Bruce BotnickThe Doors chronology L.A. Woman
(1971)Other Voices
(1971)Full Circle
(1972)Singles from Other Voices - "Tightrope Ride"
Released: 1971
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Starpulse [2] Robert Christgau (C+)[3] Other Voices is the seventh studio album by The Doors released in 1971. It was the first album released by the band following the death of lead singer Jim Morrison.
Contents
Recording
The recording of the album began while lead singer Jim Morrison was on holiday in France. The song "Down on the Farm" was allegedly already written at the time of the recording of the previous album[citation needed], but Morrison did not want to include it. According to Manzarek, some of the songs had been rehearsed with Morrison before he left for Paris.
The three remaining members of the band regrouped and released the album in October three months after Morrison's death. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger took Morrison's place as lead singers.
CD releases
The album was not released on CD until October 23, 2006, by the Timeless Holland label, along with the final Doors album, Full Circle.
The Doors have largely disregarded the last two studio albums that were recorded without Jim Morrison, had no plans of re-issuing the albums on CD. At the time, The Doors stated that they were not in possession of the master tapes, but re-mastered material from both the albums has appeared on various compilations, most notably the 1997 Box Set and the 2000 compilation The Best of the Doors.
On September 27, 2011 - The Doors finally gave Other Voices, along with Full Circle, its first official reissue that's currently available only for digital download via stores such as ITunes, Amazon.com, and Emusic. It is not known whether the original master tapes were used in these re-issues.
Track listing
While Other Voices' inside gatefold cover states "All songs written by Krieger, Densmore, Manzarek," a lyric sheet was included with early LP editions of the album that listed individual writing credits, and some early versions of the LP include these credits on the LP record labels as well. These individual credits are listed below.
Side one
- "In the Eye of the Sun" (Ray Manzarek) – 4:48
- "Variety Is the Spice of Life" (Robby Krieger) – 2:50
- "Ships w/Sails" (Robby Krieger/John Densmore) – 7:38
- "Tightrope Ride" (Ray Manzarek/Robby Krieger) – 4:15
Side two
- "Down on the Farm" (Robby Krieger) – 4:15
- "I'm Horny, I'm Stoned" (Robby Krieger) – 3:55
- "Wandering Musician" (Robby Krieger) – 6:25
- "Hang on to Your Life" (Ray Manzarek/Robby Krieger) – 5:36
Personnel
The Doors
- Ray Manzarek – vocals, keyboards, keyboard bass
- Robby Krieger – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- John Densmore – drums
Additional personnel
- Jack Conrad – bass on "In the Eye of the Sun", "Variety Is the Spice of Life" and "Tightrope Ride"
- Jerry Scheff – bass on "Down On The Farm", "I'm Horny, I'm Stoned" and "Wandering Musician"
- Wolfgang Melz – bass on "Hang on to Your Life"
- Ray Neapolitan – bass on "Ships w/Sails"
- Willie Ruff – acoustic bass on "Ships w/Sails"
- Francisco Aguabella – percussion on "Ships w/Sails" and "Hang on to Your Life"
- Emil Richards – marimba, kickshaws and whimwhams on "Down on the Farm"
Chart information
- Album
Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position 1971 Pop Albums 31 - Singles
Year Single Chart Position 1971 "Tightrope Ride" The Billboard Hot 100 71[4] Production
- Producers – The Doors, Bruce Botnick
- Engineer – Bruce Botnick
- Cover photo – Ron Raffaelli
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r35841/review
- ^ http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Doors,_The/Discography/album/P4119/R35841/
- ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=6746
- ^ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Hot 100 Annual 1955-2005. Menomonee Falls: Record Research,2006
The Doors Studio albums The Doors · Strange Days · Waiting for the Sun · The Soft Parade · Morrison Hotel · L.A. Woman · Other Voices · Full Circle · An American PrayerLive albums Compilations
and soundtracks13 · Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine · The Best of The Doors (1973) · Greatest Hits (1980) · The Doors Classics · The Best of The Doors · The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording · Greatest Hits (1996) · Essential Rarities · The Best of The Doors (2000) · The Very Best of The Doors (2001) · Legacy: The Absolute Best · The Very Best of The Doors (2007) · The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits · The Platinum Collection · When You're Strange: Music from the Motion PictureBright
Midnight
ArchivesThe Bright Midnight Sampler · Live in Detroit · Bright Midnight: Live in America · Live in Hollywood Highlights from the Aquarius Theatre Performances · Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The First Performance · Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The Second Performance · No One Here Gets Out Alive · The Lost Interview Tapes Featuring Jim Morrison Volume One · The Lost Interview Tapes Featuring Jim Morrison Volume Two · Backstage and Dangerous: The Private Rehearsal · Live in Hollywood · Boot Yer Butt: The Doors Bootlegs · Live in Philadelphia '70 · Live in Boston · Pittsburgh Civic Arena · Live at the Matrix 1967 · Live in New York · Live in Vancouver 1970Box sets The Doors: Box Set · The Complete Studio Recordings · No One Here Gets Out Alive · Boot Yer Butt: The Doors Bootlegs · Love/Death/Travel Box Set • Perception · The Doors: Vinyl Box Set · Live in New York · A CollectionSingles "Break on Through (To the Other Side)"/"End of the Night" · "Light My Fire"/"The Crystal Ship" · "People Are Strange"/"Unhappy Girl" · "Love Me Two Times"/"Moonlight Drive" · "The Unknown Soldier"/"We Could Be So Good Together" · "Hello, I Love You"/"Love Street" · "Touch Me"/"Wild Child" · "Wishful Sinful"/"Who Scared You" · "Tell All the People"/"Easy Ride" · "Runnin' Blue"/"Do It" · "You Make Me Real"/"Roadhouse Blues" · "Love Her Madly"/"(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further" · "Riders on the Storm"/"The Changeling" · "Tightrope Ride"/"Variety Is the Spice of Life" · "The Mosquito"/"It Slipped My Mind" · "Get Up and Dance"/"Tree Trunk" · "Gloria"/"Moonlight Drive" · "Five to One"Books Video and film Related articles Discography · The Lost Paris Tapes · Rick & the Ravens · Manzarek-Krieger · Bill Siddons · Danny Sugerman · Paul A. Rothchild · Bruce Botnick · London Fog · Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors · "Craigslist"Categories:- The Doors albums
- 1971 albums
- Elektra Records albums
- Albums produced by Bruce Botnick
- English-language albums
- Albums produced by Robby Krieger
- Albums produced by John Densmore
- Albums produced by Ray Manzarek
- "Tightrope Ride"
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