Full Circle (The Doors Album)

Full circle
Studio album by The Doors
Publication (s)	August 1972
admission	Spring 1972
Label (s)	Elektra Records
Format (s)	LP
Genre (s)	Blues rock , psychedelic rock
Title (number)	9
running time	40:05
occupation	Ray Manzarek : vocals , keyboards , keyboard bass Robbie Krieger : vocals, guitar , harmonica John Densmore : drums , flute
production	The Doors
chronology Other Voices (1971) Full circle An American Prayer (1978)
Single releases 1972 The Mosquito 1972 Get up and dance

Full Circle is the eighth studio album by the American rock band The Doors . It was released on Elektra Records in August 1972 . It is the second since Jim Morrison's death in July 1971 and the last for the time being before An American Prayer was published in 1978 .

history

On the self-produced album, recorded in spring 1972, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robbie Krieger again share the vocals. As on previous albums, the bass was taken over by various guest musicians. With Good Rockin ' by Roy Brown and a cover was included. The album reached number 68 on the US charts. The first single The Mosquito came in at number 85 in the US and 25 in Germany.

A CD version was only released in 2006 on the Timeless Holland label.

criticism

Lindsay Planner from Allmusic awarded 4 out of 5 stars. She wrote that Full Circle was definitely an appropriate name for the album. “Full Circle (1972) is definitely an appropriate name for this last project of original material to be issued under the Doors moniker. […] While there are a handful of undeniably remarkable cuts scattered throughout, Full Circle is increasingly sporadic and less focused than its predecessor. "

Track list

Side one

1. Get Up and Dance (Krieger, Manzarek) - 2:26
2. 4 Billion Souls (Warriors) - 3:18
3. Verdilac (Krieger, Manzarek) - 5:40
4. Hardwood Floor (Warrior) - 3:38
5. Good Rockin ' ( Roy Brown ) - 4:22

Side two

1. The Mosquito (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek) - 5:16
2. The Piano Bird (Conrad, Densmore) - 5:50
3. It Slipped My Mind (Warrior) - 3:11
4. The Peking King and the New York Queen (Manzarek) - 6:25

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/full-circle-mw0000742752/awards
2. ↑ Information on charts surfer
3. ↑ AllMusic Review by Lindsay Planer. In: The Doors: Full Circle. From AllMusic-com, accessed September 18, 2019.