''The Best of The Doors'' is a compilation album by American

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group

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. Released in 1985, the

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set contains 18 songs from their first six albums with lead singer

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, including charting singles and selected album cuts.

Danny Sugerman Daniel Stephen Sugerman (October 11, 1954 – January 5, 2005) was the second manager of the Los Angeles-based rock band the Doors. He wrote several books about Jim Morrison and the Doors, including ''No One Here Gets Out Alive'' (co-authored with ...

contributed a short essay which discussed the band's origins, influences and Morrison's personality, and was printed inside the gatefold sleeve. When the album was released on compact disc in 1991, it reached number 32 in the U.S. and in the top twenty in several other countries. In February 2007, the album was certified as Diamond 10× by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for

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, Bruce Eder gave the album a rating of four and a half out of five stars. He commented that, when it was released in 1985, ''The Best of the Doors'' was the most comprehensive collection to date and provided a good overview. However, he noted: Eder added that more recent albums, which also benefit from remastering, "renders this collection somewhat less attractive than it was on its initial release".

Track listing

Original album

All tracks are written by the Doors (

, Ray Manzarek,

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and

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), except as noted. Details are taken from the 1985 U.S. Elektra release; other releases may show different information. Note: On the CD version, " Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" is included as a bonus track between "Love Me Two Times" and "Five to One."

Personnel

Per album liner notes: The Doors *

– vocals, production * Ray Manzarek – keyboards, production *

– drums, production *

– guitar, production Technical * Paul A. Rothchild – production * Bruce Botnick – engineering, co-production

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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