LA Woman - Definition and Overview

L.A. Woman
Album by The Doors
Released	April, 1971
Recorded	1970
Genre	Rock
Length	48 min 25 sec
Record label	Electra
Producers	The Doors, Bruce Botnick
Professional reviews
AMG	4.5/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:um2uaknk5m3x)
The Doors Chronology
Absolutely Live (1970)	L.A. Woman (1971)	Other Voices (1971)

L.A. Woman was the last Doors album released before Jim Morrison's death. The album's style is arguably the most blues-like of the band's catalogue.

A remixed version has been released on DVD-Audio.

Track listing

1. "The Changeling" (The Doors) - 4:21
2. "Love Her Madly" (The Doors) - 3:20
3. "Been Down So Long" (The Doors) - 4:12
4. "Cars Hiss by My Window" (The Doors) - 4:41
5. "L.A. Woman" (The Doors) - 7:53
6. "L'America" (The Doors) - 4:38
7. "Hyacinth House" (The Doors) - 3:12
8. "Crawling King Snake" (Hooker) - 5:00
9. "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" (The Doors) - 4:15
10. "Riders on the Storm" (The Doors) - 7:15

Personnel

The Doors

• John Densmore - drums
• Robbie Krieger - guitar
• Ray Manzarek - organ, piano, keyboards, vocals
• Jim Morrison - vocals

Additional personnel

• Curtis Amy - saxophone
• Marc Benno - guitar, rhythm guitar
• Jerry Scheff - bass

Production

• Producers: The Doors, Bruce Botnick
• Engineering Director: Steve Hoffman
• Mastering: Bruce Botnick, Paul Rothchild
• Master Tape Preparation: Bruce Botnick
• Design: Carl Cossick
• Concept: Carl Cossick
• Photography: Wendell Hamick

Charts

Album

Singles

External links

• L.A. Woman Lyrics (http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/la_woman.html)