An American Prayer
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]
For the song written by Bono, Dave Stewart, and Pharrell Williams, see American Prayer.An American Prayer
November 17, 1978
- March 1969 & December 1970 (spoken word and "Roadhouse Blues")
- 1978 (music) using a professional 16-track machine
38:40
46:49 (1995 reissue)
- Elektra & Asylum Records (1978 LP)
- Rhino (1995 CD)[5]
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]
Per the 2018 reissue liner notes:[11]
The Doors
Additional personnel
Production