Waiting for the Sun

by The Doors

Overview

The Doors' 1967 albums had raised expectations so high that their third effort was greeted as a major disappointment. With a few exceptions, the material was much mellower, and while this yielded some fine melodic ballad rock in "Love Street," "Wintertime Love," "Summer's Almost Gone," and "Yes, the River Knows," there was no denying that the songwriting was not as impressive as it had been on the first two records. On the other hand, there were first-rate tunes such as the spooky "The Unknown Soldier," with antiwar lyrics as uncompromisingly forceful as anything the band did, and the compulsively riff-driven "Hello, I Love You," which nonetheless bore an uncomfortably close resemblance to the Kinks' "All Day and All of the Night." The flamenco guitar of "Spanish Caravan," the all-out weirdness of "Not to Touch the Earth" (which was a snippet of a legendary abandoned opus, "The Celebration of the Lizard"), and the menacing closer "Five to One" were also interesting. In fact, time's been fairly kind to the record, which is quite enjoyable and diverse, just not as powerful a full-length statement as the group's best albums. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/2009
Label:	Elektra / Rhino
UPC:	0081227986483

Tracks

1. Hello, I Love You
2. Love Street
3. Not to Touch the Earth
4. Summer's Almost Gone
5. Wintertime Love
6. The Unknown Soldier
7. Spanish Caravan
8. My Wild Love
9. We Could Be So Good Together
10. Yes, the River Knows
11. Five to One

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Doors   Primary Artist
Paul Rothchild   Vocals (Background)
Jim Morrison   Vocals,Percussion
Douglas Lubahn   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Electric)
Robby Krieger   Guitar,Vocals,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Ray Manzarek   Bass,Organ,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Harpsichord,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
John Densmore   Drums,Vocals,Percussion,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Leroy Vinnegar   Bass (Acoustic),Guitar (Acoustic)
Kerry Magness   Bass,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Paul Rothchild   Producer
Jim Morrison   Poetry,Composer,Group Member
Bill Holman   Arranger
The Doors   Arranger,Composer
Robby Krieger   Composer,Group Member
Ray Manzarek   Composer,Group Member
Bruce Botnick   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Remastering Engineer
Jac Holzman   Engineer,Production Supervisor
John Densmore   Composer,Group Member
Willie Dixon   Composer
Paul Ferrara   Cover Photo
William S. Harvey   Design,Art Direction