For the song written by Bono, Dave Stewart, and Pharrell Williams, see American Prayer.
An American Prayer
Studio album by
Jim Morrison & the Doors
Released
November 17, 1978 (1978-11-17)
Recorded
March 1969 & December 1970 (spoken word and "Roadhouse Blues")
1978 (music) using a professional 16-track machine
Genre
Jazz rock[1]
poetry[2][3]
spoken word[4]
easy listening[2]
Length
38:40 46:49 (1995 reissue)
Label
Elektra & Asylum Records (1978 LP)
Rhino (1995 CD)[5]
Producer
John Haeny
Ray Manzarek
Robby Krieger
John Densmore
Frank Lisciandro
Jim Morrison & the Doors chronology
The Best of The Doors (1973)
An American Prayer (1978)
Greatest Hits (1980)
An American Prayer is the ninth and final studio album by the American rock band the Doors. Following the death of Jim Morrison and the band's breakup, the surviving members of the Doors reconvened to set several of Morrison's spoken word recordings to music.[6] It was the only album by the Doors to be nominated for a Grammy Award in the "Spoken Word" category.[7][8]
Keyboardist Ray Manzarek perceived An American Prayer as being divided into five parts, with the first covering Morrison's childhood and the second his high school years; the third concerning "the young poet, stoned on a rooftop with acid dreams." The fourth his musical career and finally the fifth is a "final summation in a way, of the man's entire life and his philosophy."[7]
^Hermann, Andy (September 18, 2001). "The Very Best of the Doors – Review". PopMatters. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ abReynolds, Simon (November 15, 2000). "Fatboy Slim: Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^Reynolds, Simon (April 13, 1991). "Jim Morrison: The Anatomy Of Madness". Melody Maker.
^Wall, Mick (October 30, 2014). Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre. UK: Hachette Books. p. 352. ISBN 978-1409151258.
^"L.A. Woman (40th Anniversary Editions)". Thedoors.com. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
^Ruhlmann, William; Unterberger, Richie. "The Doors – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ abCite error: The named reference Weidman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Moskowitz, David (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood. p. 225. ISBN 978-1440803390.
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