The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits

The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits
The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits
Greatest hits album by the Doors
Released	January 29, 2008
Recorded	1966–1971
Genre	Rock
Length	78:53
Label	Elektra; Rhino;
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild; Bruce Botnick; the Doors;
The Doors chronology

The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits is a compilation album by the rock band the Doors. It was released in the U.S. in 2008 to commemorate the band's 40th anniversary and contains new audio mixes of the songs.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

In a review for AllMusic, critic Steve Leggett ranked the album at four and a half out of five stars. He described the album as a "concise set [that] hits all the absolute essentials, and each of these 20 tracks is a classic, from the early mission statement 'Break on Through (To the Other Side)' to the unambiguous stomp of 'L.A.Woman'."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Doors (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison), except where noted.[2] Other releases may show different information.

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Break On Through (To the Other Side)"	The Doors, 1967	2:27
2.	"Light My Fire"	The Doors	6:59
3.	"Love Me Two Times"	Strange Days, 1967	3:16
4.	"Hello, I Love You"	Waiting for the Sun, 1968	2:41
5.	"People Are Strange"	Strange Days	2:12
6.	"Strange Days"	Strange Days	3:09
7.	"Riders on the Storm"	L.A. Woman, 1971	7:09
8.	"L.A. Woman"	L.A. Woman	8:00
9.	"Touch Me" (Krieger)	The Soft Parade, 1969	3:12
10.	"Roadhouse Blues" (Morrison)	Morrison Hotel, 1970	4:08
11.	"Peace Frog" (Morrison/Krieger)	Morrison Hotel	2:58
12.	"Love Street"	Waiting for the Sun	2:57
13.	"The Crystal Ship"	The Doors	2:35
14.	"Soul Kitchen"	The Doors	3:33
15.	"Love Her Madly"	L.A. Woman	3:40
16.	"Back Door Man" (Chester Burnett, Willie Dixon)	The Doors	3:33
17.	"Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill)	The Doors	3:17
18.	"Moonlight Drive"	Strange Days	3:05
19.	"The Unknown Soldier"	Waiting for the Sun	3:26
20.	"The End" (edited film version)	Apocalypse Now	6:28

Personnel

Jim Morrison – vocals
Robby Krieger – guitar
Ray Manzarek – piano, organ
John Densmore – drums
Bruce Botnick – co-producer with the Doors for tracks 7, 8, 15
Paul A. Rothchild – producer for all other tracks

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

External links

"The Future Starts Here [CD]".
Leggett, Steve. "The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
"American album certifications – The Doors – THE FUTURE STARTS HERE: THE ESSENTIALS DOORS HITS". Recording Industry Association of America.

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[1] "The Future Starts Here [CD]".

[Leggett-2] Leggett, Steve. "The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[United_StatesThe_DoorsTHE_FUTURE_STARTS_HERE:_THE_ESSENTIALS_DOORS_HITSalbumCertRef-3] "American album certifications – The Doors – THE FUTURE STARTS HERE: THE ESSENTIALS DOORS HITS". Recording Industry Association of America.