L.A. Woman

by The Doors

L.A. Woman cover art

Co-produced by the band and engineer Bruce Botnick, 'L.A. Woman' channels a raw, live-in-the-studio sensibility, marking a definitive return to their blues-rock origins. The sessions, held in the band's rehearsal space and featuring bassist Jerry Scheff, captured a stripped-down sound that places Jim Morrison's weathered, potent vocals at the forefront of meditations on Los Angeles, love, and disillusionment. Released shortly before Morrison's death, the album serves as a rugged and conclusive artistic statement for the original lineup.

Genres

  • Blues Rock
  • Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

  1. The Changeling
  2. Love Her Madly
  3. Been down so Long
  4. Cars Hiss by My Window
  5. L.A. Woman
  6. L'America
  7. Hyacinth House
  8. Crawling King Snake
  9. The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
  10. Riders on the Storm