The Bright Midnight Sampler

The Bright Midnight Sampler
Live album by The Doors
Released	September 25, 2000 [1]
Recorded	July 1969 to August 1970
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	73:41
Label	Rhino - Bright Midnight Archives
Producer	Bruce Botnick
The Doors chronology
Essential Rarities (1999) The Bright Midnight Sampler (2000) The Best of The Doors (2000)

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The Bright Midnight Sampler is a compilation album released by the band The Doors, live in USA, is the equivalent of a CD released in Europe entitled Bright Midnight: Live in America. Recorded between July 1969 and August 1970 it contains several recordings of concerts performed in the United States. The CD is the first official publication produced by Bright Midnight Archives, and features an extract from the extensive archival material recorded live, which the band will release in the coming years with the label of Bright Midnight Archives.

Track listings

All songs written by The Doors except where noted.

1. Light My Fire (Robby Krieger) - 11:30
2. Been Down So Long (Jim Morrison) - 9:07
3. Back Door Man (Chester Burnett, Willie Dixon) - 2:24
4. Love Hides (Morrison) - 2:23
5. Five to One (Morrison) - 5:11
6. Touch Me (Krieger) - 3:33
7. The Crystal Ship (Morrison) - 2:58
8. Break On Through (To the Other Side) (Morrison) - 4:24
9. Bellowing - 1:31
10. Roadhouse Blues (Morrison) - 5:22
11. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 1:55
12. Love Me Two Times (Krieger) / Baby, Please Don't Go (Irving Mills) / St. James Infirmary (Big Joe Williams) - 8:51
13. The End - 16:16

Personnel

• Jim Morrison – vocals, harmonica on "The End"
• Ray Manzarek – keyboard bass, organ
• Robby Krieger – electric guitar
• John Densmore – drums
• Bruce Botnick – production and mastering
• Danny Sugerman – manager

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