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The Very Best of The Doors
Greatest hits album by The Doors
Released	September 18, 2001
Recorded	1966–1971
Genre	Psychedelic rock blues rock acid rock pop rock
Length	72:16
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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

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".

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

• Jim Morrison – vocals
• Ray Manzarek – organ, piano, keyboards & bass
• Robby Krieger – guitar
• John Densmore – drums
• Paul A. Rothchild – producer of all tracks except for tracks 4-6 & 13
• Bruce Botnick – co-producer of tracks 4-6 & 13
• Jerry Scheff – bass guitar on tracks 4-6 & 13
• Douglass Lubahn – bass guitar on tracks 3 & 9-10
• Larry Knechtel (uncredited) – bass guitar on track 2
• Curtis Amy – saxophone solo on track 8
• George Bohanan – trombone
• Harvey Brooks – bass guitar on track 8
• Paul Harris – orchestral arrangements on track 8
• Ray Neapolitan – bass guitar on track 14
• Marc Benno – additional guitar on track 5

References

1. Blender Staff (May 2003). "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing Ltd. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
2. Christgau, Robert. "The Very Best of The Doors". Robert Christgau.
3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (January 2008). "The Doors". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 254. ISBN 978-1439109397.
4. Hermann, Andy (September 18, 2001). "The Very Best of the Doors – Review". PopMatters. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

• Albums produced by Paul A. Rothchild
• Albums produced by Bruce Botnick
• Elektra Records compilation albums
• The Doors compilation albums
• 2001 greatest hits albums