In Concert (The Doors album)

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In Concert
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Live album by
ReleasedMay 21, 1991 (1991-05-21)
Recorded1968–1970
VenueLos Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Copenhagen
Genre Rock
Length140:43
Label Elektra
Producer Paul A. Rothchild
The Doors chronology
The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording
(1987)
In Concert
(1991)
The Doors: Box Set
(1997)

In Concert is a live compilation album by the American rock band the Doors, released in 1991 by Elektra Records. The songs were recorded at several concerts between 1968 and 1970 in Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Copenhagen. [1]

Contents

In Concert includes tracks previously released on Absolutely Live (1970), Alive, She Cried (1983), and Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987) plus a recording of "The End". [1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
MusicHound 3/5 [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Track listing

All songs are written by the Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore), except where noted. Details are taken from the 1991 Elektra Records album and may differ from other sources. [1]

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."House Announcer"2:42
2."Who Do You Love?" (Ellas McDaniel)6:03
3."Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht)1:51
4."Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon, Chester Burnett)2:22
5."Love Hides"1:49
6."Five to One"4:35
7."Build Me a Woman"3:33
8."When the Music's Over"14:50
9."Universal Mind"4:55
10."Petition the Lord with Prayer"0:53
11."Dead Cats, Dead Rats"1:53
12."Break On Through, #2"4:42
13."The Celebration of the Lizard":
  1. "Lions in the Street" – 1:14
  2. "Wake Up!" – 1:24
  3. "A Little Game" – 1:10
  4. "The Hill Dwellers" – 2:40
  5. "Not to Touch the Earth" – 4:14
  6. "Names of the Kingdom" – 1:25
  7. "The Palace of Exile" – 2:21"
 
20."Soul Kitchen"7:16


Disc two
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Roadhouse Blues" An American Prayer (1978)6:13
2."Gloria" (Van Morrison) Alive, She Cried (1983)6:18
3."Light My Fire" including "Graveyard Poem" (Jim Morrison)Alive, She Cried9:51
4."You Make Me Real"Alive, She Cried3:04
5."Texas Radio & The Big Beat"Alive, She Cried1:52
6."Love Me Two Times"Alive, She Cried3:16
7."Little Red Rooster" (Dixon)Alive, She Cried7:06
8."Moonlight Drive" including "Horse Latitudes"Alive, She Cried5:33
9."Close to You" (Dixon)Absolutely Live5:26
10."The Unknown Soldier" Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987)4:25
11."The End"Previously unreleased15:42

Personnel

The Doors

Additional musician

Technical

Charts and certifications

1991 album charts
ChartPeakRef(s)
Finnish Albums (Suomen Virallinen)30 [5]
Billboard 200 50 [6]
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [7] Gold30,000^
Australia (ARIA) [8] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Gold50,000^
France (SNEP) [10] Gold100,000*
Italy (FIMI) [11]
sales since 2009
Gold25,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [13] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Doors (1991). In Concert (Liner notes). Elektra Records. 7559-61082-1 EKT88.
  2. Eder, Bruce. "The Doors: In Concert Review". AllMusic . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p.  358. ISBN   1-57859-061-2.
  4. "The Doors: Album Guide". rollingstone.com . Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  5. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 127. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
  6. Billboard 200 Albums Chart
  7. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  9. "Canadian album certifications – The Doors – In Concert". Music Canada.
  10. "French album certifications – The Doors – In Concert" (in French). InfoDisc.Select THE DOORS and click OK. 
  11. "Italian album certifications – Doors – In Concert" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved July 18, 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "In Concert" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  12. "British album certifications – Doors – In Concert". British Phonographic Industry.
  13. "American album certifications – The Doors – In Concert". Recording Industry Association of America.