''Live in Philadelphia '70'' is a double
live album recorded by
American rock band
the Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts ...
in 1970. The performance took place in
The Spectrum. This is part of previously unreleased material of the Bright Midnight Archives collection of live albums by the Doors.
Track listing
All tracks written by the Doors except where noted.
Disc one
#"Announcer 'Sit Down'" − 5:20
#"Tuning" − 1:25
#"
Roadhouse Blues
"Roadhouse Blues" is a song by the American rock band the Doors from their 1970 album '' Morrison Hotel''. It was released as the B-side of "You Make Me Real", which peaked at No. 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Roadhouse Blues" charted ...
" (
Jim Morrison
James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredictable and err ...
) − 4:40
#"
Break On Through (To the Other Side)" (Morrison) − 5:12
#"
Back Door Man
"Back Door Man" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960. The lyrics draw on a Southern U.S. cultural term for an extramarital affair. The song is one of several Dixon-Wolf songs that became popular among roc ...
/Love Hides" (
Willie Dixon,
Chester Burnett
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time. Over a four-decade car ...
/Morrison) − 6:51
#"Ship of Fools" (Morrison) − 6:55
#"Universal Mind" (Morrison) − 4:31
#"
When the Music's Over" − 14:27
#"Mystery Train (
)/Away in India" − 13:21
#"Wake Up!" (Morrison) − 1:46
#"
Light My Fire
"Light My Fire" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It was recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967 on their eponymous debut album. Released as an edited single on April 24, 1967, it spent three weeks at number one on ...
" (Krieger, Morrison) − 11:46
Disc two
#"The Concert Continues" − 0:46
#"Maggie M'Gill" (Morrison) − 5:49
#"
Roadhouse Blues
"Roadhouse Blues" is a song by the American rock band the Doors from their 1970 album '' Morrison Hotel''. It was released as the B-side of "You Make Me Real", which peaked at No. 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Roadhouse Blues" charted ...
" (Reprise) (Morrison) − 2:39
#"
Been Down So Long /
Rock Me Baby" (Morrison) (
B.B. King
Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shi ...
) − 9:31
#"The Music Capital of the World, Philadelphia" − 0:29
#"
Carol" (
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...
) − 1:48
#"
Soul Kitchen" (Morrison) − 6:15
Personnel
*
Jim Morrison
James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredictable and err ...
- lead vocals
*
Ray Manzarek - organ, keyboard bass, guitar ("Maggie M'Gill", "Roadhouse Blues (Reprise)", "Been Down So Long/Rock Me Baby", "Carol"), vocals
*
John Densmore
John Paul Densmore (born December 1, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band the Doors, and as such is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He appeared on every recordi ...
- drums
*
Robby Krieger
Robert Alan Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American guitarist and founding member of the rock band the Doors. Krieger wrote or co-wrote many of the Doors' songs, including the hits " Light My Fire", " Love Me Two Times", " Touch Me", and ...
- guitar, electric bass ("Maggie M'Gill", "Roadhouse Blues (Reprise)", "Been Down So Long/Rock Me Baby", "Carol")
References
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2005 live albums
Albums produced by Bruce Botnick
Bright Midnight Archives