The Changeling (song)

"The Changeling"
Single by the Doors
from the album L.A. Woman
A-side"Riders on the Storm"
Released
  • April 1971 (1971-04) (album)
  • June 1971 (single)
RecordedDecember 1970
StudioThe Doors' Workshop, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length
  • 3:27 (single version)[3]
  • 4:20 (album version)[4]
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)The Doors
Producer(s)
The Doors singles chronology
"Love Her Madly"
(1971) 		"The Changeling"
(1971) 		"Tightrope Ride"
(1971)

"The Changeling" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It appears as the opening track on their sixth album and final with Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman. Released in April 1971, as the B-side of "Riders on the Storm", the single peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5]

  1. ^ "The Top 20 Albums of 1971". The Independent. February 12, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021. On his last album, Jim Morrison's voice was just the right side of wasted and therefore perfect for the blues rock direction of L.A. Woman, exemplified by opening track 'The Changeling'.
  2. ^ Zaleski, Annie (June 24, 2021). "The Doors' Greatest Songs – Ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved July 3, 2022. ... 'The Changeling', a James Brown-reminiscent funk-rock strut heavy on groove and grit.
  3. ^ "Riders on the Storm" / "Changeling" (single label). The Doors. Elektra Records. 1971. EKS-45738-B.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ L.A. Woman (Liner notes). The Doors. Elektra Records. 1971. Back cover. EKS-75011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "The Doors: 'Riders on the Storm' Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. September 3, 1971. Retrieved July 6, 2020.