Writers: The Doors
Producers: Bruce Botnick and the Doors
Recorded: January 1971 at the Doors Workshop in Los Angeles
Released: April 1971
| Players: | Jim Morrison — vocals Ray Manzarek — keyboards Robby Krieger — guitar John Densmore — drums Jerry Scheff — bass Marc Benno — guitar |
| Album: | L.A. Woman (Elektra) |
“Love Her Madly” was the first single the Doors released from the L.A. Woman album.
The song, like almost all Doors material, was credited to the band, but guitarist Robby Krieger was the principal writer. He said it was drawn from his personal life: “I guess the idea for that was my girlfriend, who later became my wife, Lynn — who I'm still married to, by the way. We used to have some fights, you know? Still do, I guess. She'd slam the door and leave — 'Don't you love her as she's walking out the door.'”
L.A. Woman was one of the easiest albums the Doors ever recorded. Sessions took about 10 days in January 1971, and Jim Morrison sang almost everything live as the other musicians played their parts.
The band produced the album with engineer Bruce Botnick, after longtime producer Paul Rothchild opted out, saying he was unhappy with the material.
Jerry Scheff, who played bass in the sessions, was a veteran of Elvis Presley's bands.
The song was never performed by the Doors — with Morrison — in concert.
L.A. Woman, the last album under the Doors' original contract with Elektra Records, peaked at Number Nine on the Billboard 200.
