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The Best of the Doors
Greatest hits album by the Doors
Released	1985 (1985)
Recorded	1966–1971
Genre	Rock
Length	89:20
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild Bruce Botnick The Doors
The Doors chronology
The Doors Classics (1985) The Best of the Doors (1985) Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987)

The Best of The Doors is a compilation album by American rock group the Doors. Released in 1985, the double LP set contains 18 songs from their six albums with lead singer Jim Morrison, including charting singles and selected album cuts. Danny Sugerman contributed a short essay which discusses the band's origins and influences and Morrison's personality, and was printed inside the gatefold sleeve.

When the album was released on compact disc in 1991, it reached number 32 in the U.S. and the top twenty in several other countries. In February 2007, the album was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder gave the album a rating of four and a half out of five stars. He commented that, when it was released in 1985, The Best of the Doors was the most comprehensive Doors compilation to date and provided a good overview. However, he opined that the Doors' songs are better heard in the context of the original albums than in compilations, and criticized the non-chronological ordering of the tracks. Eder added that the remastering of the Doors discography that began in 1996 "renders this collection somewhat less attractive than it was on its initial release".

Track listing

Original album

All tracks are written by the Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore), except as noted. Details are taken from the 1985 U.S. Elektra release; other releases may show different information.

Personnel

Per album liner notes:

The Doors

• Jim Morrison – vocals, production
• Ray Manzarek – keyboards, production
• John Densmore – drums, production
• Robby Krieger – guitar, production

Technical

• Paul A. Rothchild – production
• Bruce Botnick – engineering, co-production

Charts

Certifications

See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States

References

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• 1985 greatest hits albums
• Albums produced by Paul A. Rothchild
• Albums produced by Bruce Botnick
• Elektra Records compilation albums
• The Doors compilation albums