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. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/11/2013
Label:	Analogue Productions
UPC:	0753088501166

Tracks

1. The Changeling
2. Love Her Madly
3. Been Down So Long
4. Cars Hiss By My Window
5. L.A. Woman
6. L'america
7. Hyacinth House
8. Crawling King Snake
9. The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
10. Riders On the Storm

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

Junior Parker   Composer
Bruce Botnick   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering,Master Tape Preparation
Arif Mardin   Arranger
Muddy Waters   Composer
John Lee Hooker   Composer
John Densmore   Composer,Producer
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
Jim Morrison   Composer,Producer
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