L.A. Woman

by The Doors

Overview

The final album with Jim Morrison in the lineup is by far their most blues-oriented, and the singer's poetic ardor is undiminished, though his voice sounds increasingly worn and craggy on some numbers. Actually, some of the straight blues items sound kind of turgid, but that's more than made up for by several cuts that rate among their finest and most disturbing work. The seven-minute title track was a car-cruising classic that celebrated both the glamour and seediness of Los Angeles; the other long cut, the brooding, jazzy "Riders on the Storm," was the group at its most melodic and ominous. It and the far bouncier "Love Her Madly" were hit singles, and "The Changeling" and "L'America" count as some of their better little-heeded album tracks. An uneven but worthy finale from the original quartet. [The CD was also released with two bonus tracks.] ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/27/2007
Label:	Rhino / Elektra
UPC:	0081227999865

Tracks

1. The Changeling
2. Love Her Madly
3. Been Down So Long
4. Cars Hiss by My Window
5. L.A. Woman
6. America
7. Hyacinth House
8. Crawling King Snake
9. The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
10. Riders on the Storm
11. Orange County Suite
12. (You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Doors   Primary Artist
Jim Morrison   Percussion,Vocals
Curtis Amy   Saxophone
Robby Krieger   Guitar
Ray Manzarek   Organ,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Fender Rhodes,Guitar (Rhythm),Organ (Hammond),Piano (Electric)
John Densmore   Drums
Jerry Scheff   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Marc Benno   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Mar Benno   Guitar (Rhythm)

Technical Credits

Bruce Botnick   Master Tape Preparation,Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
Jim Morrison   Producer,Composer
Steve Hoffman   Engineering Director
B.B. King   Composer
Bernard Besman   Composer
Big Joe Williams   Composer,Lyricist
The Doors   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Performer
Joe Josea   Composer
Joe Lee Williams   Composer,Lyricist
Doug Sax   Mastering Engineer
Sam Hopkins   Composer,Lyricist
Robby Krieger   Composer,Producer
Ray Manzarek   Composer,Producer
Arif Mardin   Arranger
Muddy Waters   Composer
John Densmore   Composer,Producer
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Sam Phillips   Composer
Bill Siddons   Management
Wendell Hamick   Photography,Visual Effects Designer
Carl Cossick   Design,Concept
Joe Josca   Composer
Tony Hollins   Composer
Paul Rothchild   Producer,Mastering
Junior Parker   Composer