description Waiting for the Sun Overview
Waiting for the Sun is the third studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released in 1968. It became the group's only album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 and includes the chart-topping single Hello, I Love You. Its songs range from concise psychedelic pop to the antiwar piece The Unknown Soldier and the extended theatrical work Celebration of the Lizard, part of which appears as Not to Touch the Earth.
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Why is the Doors song Waiting for the Sun missing from the album with that title?
The planned title track was not included on the 1968 album and later appeared on Morrison Hotel in 1970. The finished record kept the title Waiting for the Sun even though the song itself was absent.
What happened to Celebration of the Lizard on Waiting for the Sun?
The long suite was not included in full, and only Not to Touch the Earth appeared on Waiting for the Sun. That track is the surviving album excerpt from the planned multi-part piece.
Which Doors single helped make Waiting for the Sun a number-one album?
Hello, I Love You was the chart-topping single, and Waiting for the Sun became the Doors' only album to reach number one on the Billboard 200. The album was released on July 3, 1968.
What is included in the 50th anniversary edition?
The 2018 50th anniversary edition keeps the original 11 songs and adds nine rough mixes plus five live performances from Copenhagen. It was issued as a two-CD set and as a single-LP edition.
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