Strange Days is the second album by American rock band The Doors, released in September 1967. It was a commercial success, earning a gold record and reaching #3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Despite this, the album's producer, Paul Rothchild, considered it a commercial failure, even if it was an artistic triumph: "We all thought it was the best album. Significantly, it was also the one with the weakest sales. We were confident it was going to be bigger than anything The Beatles had done. But, there was no single. The record died on us." Nonetheless, the album managed two top 30 hits, a top three placing on the US charts, and a platinum certification. Furthermore, the album certainly did nothing to derail the overall success of the Doors, as demonstrated the next year by their chart-topping follow-up Waiting for the Sun
Strange Days consists of songs that were written in 1965-66, but did not make it onto their debut album, such as "Moonlight Drive", which was one of the first songs written by Jim Morrison. The song was recorded in 1965 (demo) and 1966 (intended for their first album). In 1967, a final version was recorded and released on this album. Strange Days contains some of the Doors' most psychedelic songs. It includes songs such as "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When the Music's Over".
Strange Days reached #3 in the US in November 1967, while the Doors' debut was still sitting in the top ten. "People Are Strange" shot to #12 on the US chart, and "Love Me Two Times" followed it, going to #25, thus proving the band's staying power after the runaway success of their debut. In the UK, they had yet to score a big hit single and Strange Days became one of two Doors studio albums not to chart, despite subsequent strong sales. In 2003, Strange Days ranked at #407 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Tracklist:
01. Strange Days - 3:07
02. You're Lost Little Girl - 3:01
03. Love Me Two Times - 3:17
04. Unhappy Girl - 2.00
05. Horse Latitudes - 1:35
06. Moonlight Drive - 3:04
07. People Are Strange - 2:12
08. My Eyes Have Seen You - 2:28
09. I Can not See Your Face In My Mind - 3:23
10. When The Music's Over - 10:58
Bonus Tracks:
11. People Are Strange (False Starts & Studio Dialogue) - 1:58
12. Love Me Two Times (Take 3) - 3:19
Personnel :
Jim Morrison (vocals)
Robby Krieger (guitar)
Ray Manzarek (Fender Rhodes Bass keyboard, piano, marimba, harpsichord)
Douglas Lubahn (low)
John Densmore (drums)
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