The Golden Scarab
The Golden Scarab is the debut studio album by former Doors member Ray Manzarek as a solo artist. It was recorded in 1973 and released in 1974 on the Mercury label, one year after the Doors breakup.
Reception
Joe Viglione of AllMusic gave The Golden Scarab a rating of three out of five stars. He considered it to be the "best embodiment of the Doors by one of the three surviving members", concluding:In contrast, Uncut magazine wrote a scathing review, ridiculing, "It sucks... Even Jim at his dumbest, stinkiest drunk would have pissed himself laughing."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Ray Manzarek except where indicated:CD bonus tracks
- "Whirling Dervish" *
- "I Wake Up Screaming" *
- "Bicentennial Blues " *
- Bonus tracks taken from Manzarek's 1974 LP The Whole Thing Started with [Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control].
Personnel
- Ray Manzarek – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizer, kalimba
- Larry Carlton – guitar
- Tony [Williams |Tony Williams] – drums
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet
- Mayuto Correa – wood block, bongos, congas
- Milt Holland – pandeiro, cabasa, quica, African cowbell
- Jerry Scheff – bass
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Steve Forman – tuned cowbells, whistles, guiro, tuned wood blocks
- Patti Smith – vocals on "I Wake Up Screaming"