Wild Child (The Doors song)
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Wild Child is a track on the album The Soft Parade
by the rock
band The Doors
written by singer Jim Morrison. It was released as a B-side of the group's seventh single "Touch Me
" in December, 1968, preceding the release of The Soft Parade album by several months. While The Soft Parade is notable as the only Doors album featuring several songs with strings and horn, "Wild Child" has a harder guitar-driven sound similar to such songs as "Hello, I Love You
" and "Roadhouse Blues
."
The Soft Parade
The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by The Doors, released in 1969.The album met with some controversy among fans and critics due to its inclusion of brass and string instrument arrangements, as opposed to the more stripped-down sound of their earlier recordings...
by the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
written by singer Jim Morrison. It was released as a B-side of the group's seventh single "Touch Me
Touch Me (The Doors song)
"Touch Me" is a song by The Doors from their album The Soft Parade. Written by Robby Krieger, its riff was influenced by The Four Seasons' "C'mon Marianne." It is notable for its extensive usage of brass and string instruments to accent Jim Morrison's vocals...
" in December, 1968, preceding the release of The Soft Parade album by several months. While The Soft Parade is notable as the only Doors album featuring several songs with strings and horn, "Wild Child" has a harder guitar-driven sound similar to such songs as "Hello, I Love You
Hello, I Love You
"Hello, I Love You" is a song by The Doors from their 1968 album Waiting for the Sun. It was released as a single that same year, reaching number one in the United States and selling over a million copies in the U.S. alone. In Canada, it hit number one as well...
" and "Roadhouse Blues
Roadhouse Blues
"Roadhouse Blues" is a blues-rock song written and recorded by the American rock band The Doors. The song, which appeared on the B-side of "You Make Me Real", was first released as a single from the album Morrison Hotel in March 1970 and peaked at #50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
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