The Doors :Morrison Hotel
Morrison Hotel
is the fifth
studio album by
American rock band
The Doors
It was released by
Elektra Records
in February 1970.
The album is divided into
two separately titled sides,
"Hard Rock Cafe"
and
"Morrison Hotel".
It was largely seen as
a return to form
for the band.
The cover photo
was taken by
Henry Diltz
At Morrison Hotel,
South Hope Street,
Los Angeles.
The band weren't given
permission to photograph,
so did so
while the clerk was
called away from the desk.
The band jumped
right behind the windows
and hit their places
without shuffling
as Diltz took the shot.
The rear cover features
a photograph of
The Hard Rock Café
at nearby
300 East 5th Street.
The founders of the later
(and otherwise unrelated)
Hard Rock Cafe
chain used the name,
having seen it on
the Doors' album.
The building is now home
to a convenience store.
Upon its release,
Morrison Hotel
was seen by many as
a comeback for
The Doors
following the critical
failure of
The Soft Parade.
Although the accompanying
"You Make Me Real"/"Roadhouse Blues"
single only peaked at
No. 50 as a
double A-side
in May 1970
despite strong
FM radio play
of the latter song,
the album was immediately
certified gold by RIAA
in February 1970
the band's fifth consecutive
album certification,
a record among American
hard rock bands of the era
before reaching No. 4
on the Billboard album chart
in March during a
27-week stay.
Additionally,
it became the band's
highest-charting
studio album
in the United Kingdom,
where it peaked at No. 12.
TRACK LIST
(Hard Rock Cafe )
Roadhouse Blues
Waiting for the Sun
You Make Me Real
Peace Frog
Blue Sunday
Ship of Fools
( Morrison Hotel )
Land Ho!
The Spy
Queen of the Highway
Indian Summer
Maggie M'Gill
BONUS TRACKS
Roadhouse Rap
Roadhouse Blues
( Isolated Vocals )
Indian Summer
( Isolated Vocals )
BONUS EP
Talking Blues
Roadhouse Blues
(11/4/69, Take1-3 )
Roadhouse Blues
(11/4/69, Take-6)
Carol
Roadhouse Blues
(11/5/69, Take 1 )
Roadhouse Blues
(11/5/69, Take 13-15)
Money Beats Soul
Roadhouse Blues
( Live )
Peace Frog
(False Starts & Dialogue )
Indian Poem (Peace Frog)
( Live )
Peace Frog
(Rehearsal at the Aquarius theatre
in Hollywood,CA 7/22/69)
The Spy
(Version 2)
Queen Of The Highway
(Jazz Version )
Queen Of The Highway
(Alt version Elektra Studios 1969)
Woman Is A Devil
(Outtake )
Judge, Judge
( Live )
Peace Frog
( Isolated Vocal )
Green Onions at the Roadhouse Blues
( Mashup)
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