An American Prayer
Studio album by The Doors
Released	November 17, 1978
Recorded	December 8, 1970 (spoken word) 1978 (music)
Genre	Rock
Length	38:28
Label	Elektra
Producer	John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Frank Lisciandro, John Haeny
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Doors chronology
Full Circle (1972) An American Prayer (1978)

An American Prayer (sometimes as An American Prayer: Jim Morrison & The Doors) is a studio album by rock band The Doors. In 1978, six years after the band broke up, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore reunited and recorded backing tracks over Jim Morrison's poetry (originally recorded in a poetry session, in 1970). The result was the album. Morrison's poetry was often considered too raunchy to use in the sixties. The album received mixed reviews and is still considered unusual today. Cover for the album American Prayer by The Doors This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This page is about the rock band. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... John Densmore (born John Paul Densmore, December 1, 1944, in Los Angeles, California) was the drummer of the rock group The Doors from 1965 to 1973. ... Robby Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is a rock and roll guitarist from Los Angeles, California. ... Raymond Daniel Manzarek or Manczarek (b. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... This page is about the rock band. ... Full Circle is the second album The Doors released without Jim Morrison and also their last. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This page is about the rock band. ... Raymond Daniel Manzarek or Manczarek (b. ... Robby Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. ... John Densmore (born John Paul Densmore, December 1, 1944, in Los Angeles, California) was the drummer of the rock group The Doors from 1965 to 1973. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Track listing

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Original release

1. "Awake" – 0:36
2. "The Ghost Song" – 2:50
3. "Dawn's Highway/Newborn Awakening" – 3:48
4. "To Come Of Age" – 1:02
5. "Black Polished Chrome/Latino Chrome" – 3:22
6. "Angels And Sailors/Stoned Immaculate" – 4:20
7. "The Movie" – 1:36
8. "Curses, Invocations" – 1:58
9. "American Night" – 0:29
10. "Roadhouse Blues" – 6:59
11. "Lament" – 2:19
12. "The Hitchhiker" – 2:16
13. "An American Prayer" – 6:53
    • "The End"
    • "Albinoni: Adagio"

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1995 remastered edition

1. "Awake" – 0:35
2. "Ghost Song" – 2:50
3. "Dawn's Highway" – 1:21
4. "Newborn Awakening" – 2:26
5. "To Come Of Age" – 1:01
6. "Black Polished Chrome" – 1:07
7. "Latino Chrome" – 2:14
8. "Angels And Sailors" – 2:46
9. "Stoned Immaculate" – 1:33
10. "The Movie" – 1:35
11. "Curses, Invocations" – 1:57
12. "American Night" – 0:28
13. "Roadhouse Blues" – 5:53
14. "The World On Fire" – 1:06
15. "Lament" – 2:18
16. "The Hitchhiker" – 2:15
17. "An American Prayer" – 3:04
18. "Hour For Magic" – 1:17
19. "Freedom Exists" – 0:20
20. "A Feast Of Friends" – 2:10
21. "Babylon Fading" – 1:40
22. "Bird Of Prey" – 1:03
23. "The Ghost Song" [extended version] – 5:19

Personnel

The Doors

• John Densmore – drums (recorded in 1978)
• Robbie Krieger – guitar (recorded in 1978)
• Ray Manzarek – keyboards (recorded in 1978)

• Jim Morrison – vocals, spoken word (recorded in 1970)

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Additional personnel

• Reinol Andino – percussion
• Bob Glaub – bass on "Albinoni – Adagio"
• Jerry Scheff – bass

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Production

• Producer – John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Haeny, Frank Lisciandro
• Assistant producer – Paul Black
• Engineers – Paul Black, Bruce Botnick, Cheech d'Amico, Paul Ferrara, Ron Garrett, John Haeny, Babe Hill, James Ledner, Frank Lisciandro, Rik Pekkonen, Fritz Richmond, Dr. Thomas G. Stockham, John Weaver
• Assistant engineer – Paul Black
• Directors – John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Frank Lisciandro
• Mastering – Bernie Grundman
• Remastering – Bruce Botnick, Paul Rothchild
• Synthesizer programming – Arthur Barrow (on "The Movie")
• Art direction – Ron Coro, Johnny Lee, John Van Hamersveld
• Illustrations – Jim Morrison
• Photography – Joe Bradsky, Paul Ferrara, Art Kane, Edmond Teske, Frank Lisciandro

Charts

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