Morrison Hotel

Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band The Doors. It was released on 9 February, 1970 through Elektra Records and went to number 4 in the United States, number 6 in the Netherlands and number 12 in the United Kingdom.

Morrison Hotel
Studio album by the Doors
Released	February 9, 1970 (1970-02-09)
Recorded	August 19, 1966 ("Indian Summer") November 1969 – January 1970
Studio	Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Blues rock psychedelia[1]
Length	37:05
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul A. Rothchild
the Doors chronology
The Soft Parade (1969) Morrison Hotel (1970) Absolutely Live (1970)
Singles from Morrison Hotel
"You Make Me Real" / "Roadhouse Blues" Released: February 1970

Track listing

Original album

Details are taken from the 1970 Elektra Records album and may differ from other sources.^[2]

Side one: Hard Rock Café

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Roadhouse Blues"	Jim Morrison, music by the Doors	4:04
2.	"Waiting for the Sun"	Morrison	3:58
3.	"You Make Me Real"	Morrison	2:50
4.	"Peace Frog"	Morrison, Robby Krieger	2:52
5.	"Blue Sunday"	Morrison	2:08
6.	"Ship of Fools"	Morrison, Krieger	3:06
Total length:			18:58

Side two: Morrison Hotel

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Land Ho!"	Morrison, Krieger	4:08
2.	"The Spy"	Morrison	4:15
3.	"Queen of the Highway"	Morrison, Krieger	2:47
4.	"Indian Summer"	Morrison, Krieger	2:33
5.	"Maggie M'Gill"	Morrison, music by the Doors	4:24
Total length:			18:07

Reissues

40th Anniversary bonus tracks^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Talking Blues"	Morrison	0:59
13.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 1–3, recorded November 4, 1969)	Morrison, music by the Doors	8:47
14.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 6, recorded November 4, 1969)	Morrison, music by the Doors	9:26
15.	"Carol" (recorded November 4, 1969)	Chuck Berry	0:56
16.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 1, recorded November 5, 1969)	Morrison, music by the Doors	4:32
17.	"Money Beats Soul" (recorded November 5, 1969)	Morrison	1:04
18.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 13-15, recorded November 5, 1969)	Morrison, music by the Doors	6:21
19.	"Peace Frog / Blue Sunday" (false starts & dialogue)	Morrison, Krieger	2:00
20.	"The Spy" (version 2)	Morrison	3:48
21.	"Queen of the Highway" (jazz version)	Morrison, Krieger	3:36

50th Anniversary second CD: Mysterious Union – bonus tracks^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 1; recorded November 15, 1968)	Morrison, Krieger	1:13
13.	"Queen of the Highway" (various takes; recorded November 15, 1968)	Morrison, Krieger	6:23
14.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 44, recorded November 15, 1968)	Morrison, Krieger	3:17
15.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 12, recorded January 16, 1969)	Morrison, Krieger	5:05
16.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 14 - Krieger guitar overdub, recorded January 16, 1969)	Morrison, Krieger	4:03
17.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 1)	Morrison, Krieger	4:31
18.	"Queen of the Highway" (takes 5, 6 & 9)	Morrison, Krieger	1:01
19.	"Queen of the Highway" (take 14)	Morrison, Krieger	4:04
20.	"I Will Never Be Untrue"	Morrison	1:22
21.	"Queen of the Highway" (take unknown)	Morrison, Krieger	1:03
22.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 14, recorded November 4, 1969)	Morrison	5:15
23.	"Money (That’s What I Want)" (recorded November 4, 1969)	Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy	3:40
24.	"Rock Me" (recorded November 4, 1969)	Muddy Waters	6:04
25.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 6 & 7, recorded November 5, 1969)	Morrison	5:11
26.	"Roadhouse Blues" (take 8, recorded November 5, 1969)	Morrison	5:48
27.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 1 & 2)	Morrison	5:00
28.	"Roadhouse Blues" (takes 5, 6 & 14)	Morrison	4:07
29.	"Peace Frog / Blue Sunday" (take 4)	Morrison, Krieger	5:43
30.	"Peace Frog" (take 12)	Morrison, Krieger	3:39