The Soft Parade
Studio album by The Doors
Released July 21, 1969
Recorded July 1968 – May 1969 at Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California
Genre Psychedelic rock, symphonic rock, blues rock
Length 34:19
Label Elektra
Producer Paul A. Rothchild
Track listing
Side A
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Tell All the People" Robby Krieger 3:21
2. "Touch Me" Krieger 3:12
3. "Shaman's Blues" Jim Morrison 4:49
4. "Do It" Morrison, Krieger 3:08
5. "Easy Ride" Morrison 2:43
Side B
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Wild Child" Morrison 2:36
7. "Runnin' Blue" Krieger 2:27
8. "Wishful Sinful" Krieger 2:58
9. "The Soft Parade" Morrison 8:36
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Personnel
The Doors
Jim Morrison – lead vocals, maracas, tambourine
Ray Manzarek – piano, Gibson G-101 organ, RMI Electra Piano on "Shaman's Blues" and "The Soft Parade", Hammond organ on "Wild Child", "The Soft Parade" and "Do It", harpsichord on "Touch Me" and "The Soft Parade"
Robby Krieger – guitar, chorus vocal on "Runnin' Blue"
John Densmore – drums
Additional musicians
Curtis Amy – saxophone solo on "Touch Me"
Reinol Andino – conga
George Bohanan – trombone
Harvey Brooks – bass guitar (tracks 1 to 4, 7 and 9)
Jimmy Buchanan – fiddle on "Runnin' Blue"
Douglass Lubahn – bass guitar (tracks 5, 6 and 8)
Jesse McReynolds – mandolin
Champ Webb – English horn solo on track 8
Paul Harris – orchestral arrangements (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8 and 10)
Technical
Paul A. Rothchild – production
Peter Schaumann – sleeve illustration
