Orange County Suite

"Orange County Suite"
Song by The Doors
from the album The Doors: Box Set
Released	October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)
Recorded	1971
Genre	Rock
Length	5:27
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Jim Morrison Robby Krieger Ray Manzarek John Densmore
Producer(s)	The Doors Bruce Botnick

"Orange County Suite" is a song by the American rock band The Doors that first officially appeared on their 1997 boxed set The Doors: Box Set .

Background

"Orange County Suite" was written during one of Jim Morrison's poetry sessions in February 1969. ^[1] It was written about Morrison's wife Pamela Courson. ^[2]

Recording

Jim Morrison recorded the song as a piano demo in 1971, ^[3] but it was never released until 1997 when the surviving members of the band overdubbed more instruments for release on The Doors: Box Set . ^[4]

Release

"Orange County Suite" was originally intended to be released on L.A. Woman , but John Densmore, Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek rejected it from being put on the album due to it being "a total bummer". ^[5] It has also been included on the box sets Perception ^[6] and The Complete Studio Recordings . ^[7]

References

1. Gaar 2015, p. 148.
2. Jones, Ben. "Rarities, band favorites, carry Doors 'Box Set'". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
3. Wall 2014, p. 393.
4. Is everybody in? The ceremony is about to begin. Penske Media Corporation. October 18, 1997. p. 7. ISSN   0006-2510.
5. Davis 2004, p. 397.
6. Perception (liner notes). The Doors, Bruce Botnick. November 21, 2006.
7. The Complete Studio Recordings (liner notes). Paul A. Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors. November 19, 1999.

Works cited

• Davis, Stephen (2004). Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend. Penguin Books. ISBN   1-59240-064-7.
• Gaar, Gillian G. (April 15, 2015). The Doors: The Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. ISBN   978-1627887052.
• Wall, Mick (October 30, 2014). Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre. UK: Hachette. ISBN   978-1409151258.