L.A. Woman
Studio album by The Doors
Released April 19, 1971
Recorded December 1970 – January 1971
Genre Blues rock, psychedelic rock
Length 48:24
Label Elektra
Producer The Doors, Bruce Botnick
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Doors (Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and John Densmore), except where stated.
Side A
No. Title Length
1. "The Changeling" (mainly written by Jim Morrison) 4:21
2. "Love Her Madly" (mainly written by Robby Krieger; the 40th Anniversary Mix includes a longer fade-out making it 3:38) 3:20
3. "Been Down So Long" 4:41
4. "Cars Hiss by My Window" (The 40th Anniversary Mix includes an additional verse making it 4:58) 4:12
5. "L.A. Woman" (mainly written by Morrison; the 40th Anniversary Mix includes the guitar intro "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (Samuel Francis Smith, Thomas Arne) making it 7:59) 7:49
Side B
No. Title Length
6. "L'America" 4:37
7. "Hyacinth House" (mainlly written by Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison) 3:11
8. "Crawling King Snake" (Anon, arr John Lee Hooker) 5:00
9. "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" 4:16
10. "Riders on the Storm" (The 40th Anniversary Mix has a shorter fadeout during the storm) 7:09
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Personnel
The Doors
Jim Morrison – lead vocals, percussion, piano on "Orange County Suite", production
Ray Manzarek – Hammond organ on tracks 1, 7, 9 and 11, tack piano on tracks 2 and 5, Vox Continental on track 2, guitar on track 3, Gibson G-101 on track 6, Wurlitzer electric piano on track 8, Rhodes piano on tracks 5, 10 and 12, lead vocals on "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further", production
Robby Krieger – guitar, production
John Densmore – drums, production
Additional musicians
Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
Marc Benno – guitar on tracks 3 to 5 and 8
Technical
Bruce Botnick – production engineering
Carl Cossick – sleeve art concept and design
Wendell Hamick – sleeve photography and visual effects
Bill Siddons – personal management
