Morrison Hotel

Morrison Hotel
Morrison Hotel
Studio album by the Doors
Released	February 9, 1970
Recorded	August 19, 1966 ("Indian Summer"); November 1969 – January 1970;
Studio	Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Blues rock; psychedelia;
Length	37:05
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild
the Doors chronology
Singles from Morrison Hotel
	"You Make Me Real" / "Roadhouse Blues"; Released: February 1970;

Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band The Doors. It was released on 9 February, 1970 through Elektra Records and went to number 4 in the United States, number 6 in the Netherlands and number 12 in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Original album

Details are taken from the 1970 Elektra Records album and may differ from other sources.^[2]

Side one: Hard Rock Café
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Roadhouse Blues"	4:04
2.	"Waiting for the Sun"	3:58
3.	"You Make Me Real"	2:50
4.	"Peace Frog"	2:52
5.	"Blue Sunday"	2:08
6.	"Ship of Fools"	3:06
Total length:		18:58

Side two: Morrison Hotel
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Land Ho!"	4:08
2.	"The Spy"	4:15
3.	"Queen of the Highway"	2:47
4.	"Indian Summer"	2:33
5.	"Maggie M'Gill"	4:24
Total length:		18:07

Reissues

40th Anniversary bonus tracks^[3]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Talking Blues"	0:59
13.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 1–3, recorded November 4, 1969)	8:47
14.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 6, recorded November 4, 1969)	9:26
15.	"Carol" (recorded November 4, 1969)	0:56
16.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 1, recorded November 5, 1969)	4:32
17.	"Money Beats Soul" (recorded November 5, 1969)	1:04
18.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 13-15, recorded November 5, 1969)	6:21
19.	"Peace Frog / Blue Sunday" (false starts & dialogue)	2:00
20.	"The Spy" (version 2)	3:48
21.	"Queen of the Highway" (jazz version)	3:36

50th Anniversary second CD: Mysterious Union – bonus tracks^[4]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 1; recorded November 15, 1968)	1:13
13.	"Queen of the Highway" (various takes; recorded November 15, 1968)	6:23
14.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 44, recorded November 15, 1968)	3:17
15.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 12, recorded January 16, 1969)	5:05
16.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 14 - Krieger guitar overdub, recorded January 16, 1969)	4:03
17.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 1)	4:31
18.	"Queen of the Highway" (takes 5, 6 & 9)	1:01
19.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 14)	4:04
20.	"I Will Never Be Untrue"	1:22
21.	"Queen of the Highway" (take unknown)	1:03
22.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 14, recorded November 4, 1969)	5:15
23.	"Money (That’s What I Want)" (recorded November 4, 1969)	3:40
24.	"Rock Me" (recorded November 4, 1969)	6:04
25.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 6 & 7, recorded November 5, 1969)	5:11
26.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 8, recorded November 5, 1969)	5:48
27.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 1 & 2)	5:00
28.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 5, 6 & 14)	4:07
29.	"Peace Frog / Blue Sunday" (take 4)	5:43
30.	"Peace Frog" (take 12)	3:39

References

↑ Buskin, Richard. "Classic Tracks: The Doors 'Strange Days'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved May 18, 2021. Engineer and producer Bruce Botnick recorded some of the greatest artifacts of West Coast psychedelia, among them the first five albums by the Doors.
↑ Morrison Hotel (Liner notes). The Doors. Elektra Records. 1970. Back cover. EKS-75007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Botnick, Bruce; Fricke, David (2007). Morrison Hotel (40th Anniversary edition CD booklet). The Doors. Rhino Records. R2 101173.
↑ "Morrison Hotel 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [2-CD+1-LP]". Thedoors.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[1] Buskin, Richard. "Classic Tracks: The Doors 'Strange Days'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved May 18, 2021. Engineer and producer Bruce Botnick recorded some of the greatest artifacts of West Coast psychedelia, among them the first five albums by the Doors.

[2] Morrison Hotel (Liner notes). The Doors. Elektra Records. 1970. Back cover. EKS-75007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Rhino-3] Botnick, Bruce; Fricke, David (2007). Morrison Hotel (40th Anniversary edition CD booklet). The Doors. Rhino Records. R2 101173.

[4] "Morrison Hotel 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [2-CD+1-LP]". Thedoors.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

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