The Very Best of The Doors (2001 album)

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The Very Best of The Doors
The Very Best of The Doors (2001 album) cover art.jpg
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2001
Recorded1966–1971
Genre
Length72:16
Label Elektra
Producer Paul A. Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors
The Doors chronology
The Best of the Doors
(2000)
The Very Best of The Doors
(2001)
Legacy: The Absolute Best
(2003)

The Very Best of The Doors is a compilation album by the Doors, released in the US in 2001. It features the same cover art as The Best of The Doors compilation released the previous year, and a similar track listing to the single CD version of that album.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Consumer Guide A [2]
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Andy Hermann of PopMatters wrote in his review that with a few exceptions, The Very Best of the Doors is "as good an overview as any of the band's biggest hits and most important songs, all in their original album versions". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" – 2:29
  2. "Light My Fire" – 7:08
  3. "People Are Strange" – 2:12
  4. "Riders on the Storm" – 7:15
  5. "L.A. Woman" – 7:52
  6. "Love Her Madly" – 3:20
  7. "Back Door Man" – 3:34
  8. "Touch Me" – 3:12
  9. "Hello, I Love You" – 2:16
  10. "Love Me Two Times" – 3:16
  11. "Twentieth Century Fox" – 2:34
  12. "The Crystal Ship" – 2:34
  13. "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" – 4:15
  14. "Peace Frog" – 3:00
  15. "The End" – 11:45
  16. "Roadhouse Blues" (Live) (Version found on The Doors: Box Set (1997) & Essential Rarities (1999)) – 4:32

Personnel

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [5] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  5. "British album certifications – Doors – The Very Best of_2001_". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Very Best of_2001_ in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.