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Additional personnel includes: Bob Glaub, Jerry Scheff (bass); Reinol Andino (percussion); Arthur Barrow (programming).
AN AMERICAN PRAYER is made up of recordings of Jim Morrison reading his own poetry, to which the remaining members of the Doors added musical tracks, after his death.
The CD reissue of AN AMERICAN PRAYER includes a newly recorded backing for "The Ghost Song."
"I'll tell you every place and person that I've been." Cobalt blue and dour all over, AN AMERICAN PRAYER is primarily an up-close studio collage of Jim Morrison's verse (read by the author) spread over glorious Doors-rock, interspersed with live snatches of the singer/poet's on-stage antics. The images here evoke the seedy underbelly of post-hippie America, the disturbingly familiar manifestations of a troubled national conscience. The recording does, however, manage to maintain a sparkling psychedelic quality throughout.
Several of the songs will be familiar to those who own the soundtrack to the 1991 film The Doors, but the original context gives them more weight. The title track is like a combined reprise to "Ghost Song" and the classic "The End," replete with Morrison's strange questions and even strangers assertions. The band sounds crisp, playing music that has a distinctively '70s thrust. Robby Krieger's guitar rips as fluidly as ever. All in all, a candid tour through the dimly lit passages of a haunted soul--at once personal and quite American.
Live Recording
Producers include: Paul A. Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, The Doors.
Engineers include: Bruce Botnick.
Personnel: Ray Manzarek (vocals, keyboards); Jim Morrison (vocals); Robbie Krieger (guitar); Arthur Barrow (synthesizer, programming); John Densmore (drums); Reinol Andino (percussion).
Audio Remasterers: Paul Rothchild; Bruce Botnick.
Recording information: Hollywood Sound Recorders, Inc., Hollywood, CA; Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Post Logic, Hollywood, CA.
Directors: Frank Lisciandro; John Densmore; Ray Manzarek; Robbie Krieger.
Illustrator: Jim Morrison .
Photographers: Joel Brodsky; Edmond Teske; Art Kane; Joe Bradsky; Paul Ferrara.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Frank Lusciandro; Jonathan Harvey.
The Doors: Jim Morrison (vocals); Robby Krieger (guitar); Ray Manzarek (keyboards); John Densmore (drums).
Mojo (Publisher) (7/95, p.113) - "First CD release for the 1978 spoken word album, boasting three new tracks and a radio-friendly reworking of 'The Ghost Song'..." An American Prayer Music | List Price | $18.97 (You save $3.32) | | Category | Rock Albums, Oldies CDs, Spoken, Rock/Pop, Psychedelic | | Label | Elektra | | Orig Year | 1978 | | All Time Sales Rank |  5099  | | CD Universe Part number | 1095882 | | Catalog number | 61812 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 23, 1995 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 46 minutes | | Personnel | Ray Manzarek - keyboards
Jim Morrison - vocals
John Densmore - drums
Robby Krieger - guitar
Also: Bob Glaub, Jerry Scheff, Reinol Andino, Arthur Barrow, Robbie Krieger, Bruce Botnick, Paul A. Rothchild |
An American Prayer Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  the movie will begin in five minutes...
morrison's legacy grandly up held by the sheer beauty of his poetry in this cd... and with the music of the remaining doors music that was added posthumously only seems to bring this cd from a great piece of poetry to a brillant work of art...
Submitted by architect1006 (fremont, CA, USA) 
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jim morrison is one of the finest modern day poets we have, and by putting his poetry to music only helps you paint the picture of what jim already new. if you like the doors, like jim's poetry, you will get lost in this album. i only wonder how much better it could have been if jim was alive to help with tne music!?!?
Submitted by realmtrip (lansing,mi.)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Forever young
This album is an absolute must for any Doors fan. Jims softly spoken poetry over the dark moody tones of Rays Hammond, Robbys guitar and johns jazz infused rythums are hypnotic. On listening to this album i feel i've taken a journey into the alcohol and acid strewn mess that is jims creative mind. Far from the american dream His words evoke images of the crazy LA circus that was his life. Murder, religion, guns, sex its all here frased by jims own whiskey tainted drawl. go on ride the snake!
Submitted by a reviewer (Bromley, Kent UK)
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Jim Morrison at his absolute best! This record tells it all. Jim knew what was up, he only wanted to be heard. Poetry flowing to the natural rhythm of life, drumming right into your soul and back out the other side. Everyone should own this one.
Submitted by a reviewer (Asheville, NC)
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Hypnotic... Mesmerizing...This MUST Be owned by Any fan of The Doors!--You will be placed Into a warm trance as Jim Morrison's soothing bartione voice takes YOU on a personal ride. You WILL Feel as though Jim Is Talking to you.
The Doors place a most perfect 'soundtrack' to further enhance this piece of rock art.
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