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• Waiting for the Sun, released in July 1968 via Elektra, is The Doors third studio album and their only LP to top the U.S. charts. Recorded between late 1967 and early 1968, the sessions were shaped by internal pressures: the band had exhausted much of their backlog and attempted a more improvisatory approach. The long-planned epic Celebration of the Lizard was largely abandoned in favor of more structured songs, but parts of it survive in Not to Touch the Earth. The lineupJim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmoreexpands sonic variety here, mixing psychedelia, folk, flamenco inflections (in Spanish Caravan), political lyricism (The Unknown Soldier), and pop ambition (Hello, I Love You).

  Though not unanimously celebrated at its release, Waiting for the Sun has grown in stature as a complex and somewhat transitional work. Its greatest strengths lie in the contrasts between its gentler balladsSummers Almost Gone, Love Street, Yes, the River Knowsand its heavier, more outspoken pieces like Five to One and The Unknown Soldier. The albums mixing of accessible hooks with darker undercurrents reflects a band navigating the demands of popularity and experimentation. Today it is often appreciated less as a flawless masterpiece than as a revealing snapshot of The Doors in fluxambitious, uneven, and compelling.

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  Waiting For the Sun became The Doors biggest-selling album, largely thanks to the No.1 hit Hello, I Love You. Louder

  The albums material mixes pop, politics and poetic motifs across its length, raising the figure of Morrison even as it unsettles expectations. Best Classic Bands

  The balance of light and dark, while admittedly unnatural, marks Waiting for the Sun as a different kind of journey than the first two albums. Progrography

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  AllMusic rating: AllMusic users: (2,714 votes) Read the AllMusic.com review

• Artist: The Doors Label: Elektra Format: LP Units: 1 Country: US Genre: Pop & Rock Style: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock

• A1 Hello, I Love You
  A2 Love Street
  A3 Not To Touch The Earth
  A4 Summer’S Almost Gone
  A5 Wintertime Love
  A6 The Unknown Soldier
  B1 Spanish Caravan
  B2 My Wild Love
  B3 We Could Be So Good Together
  B4 Yes, The River Knows
  B5 Five To One