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1968 unmarried past The Doors

1968 single past the Doors

"Bear on Me"
Single by the Doors
from the album The Soft Parade
B-side	"Wild Child"
Released	December 1968
Recorded	November 1968
Studio	Elektra Audio Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Popular[ane] soul[ii] proto-prog[3]
Length	3:11
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Robby Krieger
Producer(due south)	Paul A. Rothchild
The Doors singles chronology
"Hello, I Love You lot" (1968) "Bear upon Me" (1968) "Wishful Sinful" (1969)

"Touch Me" is a song by the Doors from their album The Soft Parade. Written by guitarist Robby Krieger in belatedly 1968, it is notable for its extensive usage of brass and string instruments, including a solo by featured saxophonist Curtis Amy.^{[4] [5]}

It was released as a single in December 1968 and reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 (their last Meridian Ten hit in United states of america) and No. 1 in the Cashbox Superlative 100 in early on 1969 (the ring's 3rd American number-1 single). The single likewise did well elsewhere, peaking at No. one in the RPM Canadian Singles Nautical chart and at No. x in the Kent Music Report in Australia. Notwithstanding, despite the band's commercial success the previous year, "Touch Me" did not chart in the UK Singles Chart.

Composition

Co-ordinate to Bruce Botnick's liner notes, the vocal was initially referred to by its various working titles; "I'm Gonna Love You", from a line in the chorus, or "Striking Me", a reference to blackjack. The opening line was originally "C'mon, hit me ... I'thou not agape", the line thus reflecting the get-go person vantage indicate of a blackjack player.^[4] Lead singer Jim Morrison changed the lyric out of concern that rowdy crowds at their live shows would mistakenly believe that "striking me" was a challenge to physically attack him.^{[half dozen]} Additionally, at the end of the vocal, Morrison tin be heard shouting "stronger than dirt", which was a slogan from Ajax commercial.^[seven]

Billboard described the single as having "all the drive and rhythm of their No. ane winner, 'Howdy, I Dearest You'," stating that "the Doors have a blast follow -up here."^[8] Cash Box described it as "a marvelous track" in which the Doors "add together a helping of crush to their hard-hitting style."^[9]

Musical style and structure

	A 23-second sample of "Touch Me".
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"Touch on Me" incorporates influences from traditional pop music.^[10] The introduction is notated in the fundamental of Bb Minor with a four/4 time signature.^[11] The song's writer, Robby Krieger interpolated the guitar riff from the 1967 4 Seasons song "C'mon Marianne".^[7] The runway's last section slice includes a jazz-inflected saxophone solo played past Curtis Amy.^{[iv] [5]}

In the book A to X of Alternative Music, "Touch Me" was described as a "solid gilded soul classic".^[2] Writing for AllMusic, critic Jason Elias wrote that the song has "the way of popular and pure lounge."^[12] Some critics suggested the track blends pop^[1] with psychedelic rock; a combination which was unique at the time.^[x] Information technology has also been characterized, along with other album tracks, as an early attempt of progressive rock.^[three]

Other version

"Touch Me" was remixed with added bass and pinch and this version appeared on a 1974 compilation called Heavy Metal released via Warner Bros. Special Products. The song was later on released equally one of the outset downloadable content songs for Rock Band three, along with several other songs by the ring.^[thirteen]

Personnel

Per album liner notes:^[4]

The Doors

• Jim Morrison – lead vocals
• Ray Manzarek – keyboards
• Robby Krieger – guitar
• John Densmore – drums

Additional personnel

• Paul Harris – orchestral arrangements
• Harvey Brooks – bass guitar^[xiv]
• Curtis Amy – saxophone (solo)^[5]

Chart history

Weekly charts Chart (1968–69) Peak position Australian (Kent Music Report) 10 Austria 16 Canadian RPM Top Singles 1 Germany 39 Netherlands 21 New Zealand (Listener)[xv] half-dozen South Africa (Springbok)[16] 7 Switzerland x U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 3 U.S. Cash Box Pinnacle 100[18] 1

Yr-end charts Nautical chart (1969) Rank Canada[19] 23 Us Billboard Hot 100[20] 49 U.s.a. Cash Box [21] 18

Certifications

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (January 1, 2008). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 255. ISBN978-1439109397.
2. ^ ^{a b} Taylor, Steve (2006). The A to Ten of Alternative Music. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 89. ISBN978-0826473967.
3. ^ ^{a b} Deriso, Nick (July 18, 2015). "Why the Doors Stumbled Through the Experimental The Soft Parade". Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved April 3, 2020.
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Botnick, Bruce; Fricke, David (2007). The Soft Parade (40th Anniversary edition CD booklet). The Doors. Rhinoceros Records.
5. ^ ^{a b c} Ursula Dawn Goldsmith, Melissa (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 94. ISBN978-1440865787.
6. ^ Kielty, Martin (July 27, 2019). "Why Jim Morrison Refused to Sing the Original 'Touch Me'". Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved July 11, 2020.
7. ^ ^{a b} Weidman, Rich (2011). The Doors FAQ: All That'due south Left to Know Almost the Kings of Acid Rock. Backbeat Books. p. 159. ISBN978-1-61713-017-5.
8. ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. December 21, 1968. p. 64. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
9. ^ "CashBox Tape Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. Dec 21, 1968. p. fourteen. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
10. ^ ^{a b} Ingalls, Chris (Nov vii, 2019). "The Doors' 'Soft Parade' Gets the Deluxe Edition Treatment and a Chance for Reassessment". PopMatters.
11. ^ "Digital Canvas Music – The Doors – Touch Me". Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Retrieved March 15, 2021 – via Musicnotes.com.
12. ^ Elias, Jason. "The Doors: 'Touch Me' – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved February xv, 2021.
13. ^ IGN staff (October 22, 2010). "The Doors Most Loved Songs Kicking Off Stone Band 3 DLC". IGN . Retrieved November 8, 2012.
14. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 183. ISBN1-85227-745-9.
15. ^ "NZ Listener chart statistics for Bear on Me". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
16. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 2, 2018.
17. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
18. ^ "Cash Box Summit 100 Singles, February viii, 1969". Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
19. ^ "RPM's 100 Hits of 1969". RPM Weekly. January ten, 1970. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012 – via Library and Archives Canada.
20. ^ "Acme 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
21. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Popular Singles, December 27, 1969". Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January nineteen, 2018.
22. ^ "American unmarried certifications – The Doors – Touch Me". Recording Industry Association of America.

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