The Very Best of The Doors (2001 album)

The Very Best of The Doors
Greatest hits album by The Doors
Released	September 18, 2001
Recorded	1966–1971
Genre	Psychedelic rock, blues rock, acid rock
Length	72:16
Label	Rhino Records
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors
The Doors chronology
The Best of the Doors (2000)The Best of the Doors2000 The Very Best of The Doors (2001) Legacy: The Absolute Best (2003)Legacy: The Absolute Best2003

The Very Best of The Doors is a compilation album by The Doors, released in the USA in 2001. It features the same cover art as The Best of The Doors album released in 2000, and a similar track listing to the single CD version of that album.

Track listing

1. "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" – 2:29
2. "Light My Fire" – 7:08
3. "People Are Strange" – 2:12
4. "Riders on the Storm" – 7:15
5. "L.A. Woman" – 7:52
6. "Love Her Madly" – 3:20
7. "Back Door Man" – 3:34
8. "Touch Me" – 3:12
9. "Hello, I Love You" – 2:16
10. "Love Me Two Times" – 3:16
11. "Twentieth Century Fox" – 2:34
12. "The Crystal Ship" – 2:34
13. "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" – 4:15
14. "Peace Frog" – 3:00
15. "The End" – 11:45
16. "Roadhouse Blues" (Live) (Version found on The Doors: Box Set (1997) & Essential Rarities (1999)) – 4:32

Personnel

• Jim Morrison – vocals
• Ray Manzarek – organ, piano, keyboards & bass
• Robby Krieger – guitar
• John Densmore – drums
• Paul A. Rothchild – producer of all tracks except for tracks 4-6 & 13
• Bruce Botnick – co-producer of tracks 4-6 & 13
• Jerry Scheff – bass guitar on tracks 4-6 & 13
• Douglass Lubahn – bass guitar on tracks 3 & 9-10
• Larry Knechtel (uncredited) – bass guitar on track 2
• Curtis Amy – saxophone solo on track 8
• George Bohanan – trombone
• Harvey Brooks – bass guitar on track 8
• Paul Harris – orchestral arrangements on track 8
• Ray Neapolitan – bass guitar on track 14
• Marc Benno – additional guitar on track 5

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