The Soft Parade  by The Doors

Exactly one year after Waiting For The Sun, the Doors offered their ever-growing fanbase their fourth album titled The Soft Parade in July 1969. Here, the Doors abandon the psychedelia that characterized their previous three albums and move towards pop & rock musical forms, but with very strong jazz rock elements.

The change in the group's sound was due to producer Paul A. Rothchild's idea to hire Paul Harris to write orchestral themes that would be incorporated into the Doors' compositions. These themes were performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and various jazz musicians. Another reason that led to the change in the band's musical direction was that Morrison did not engage much with the album due to his increasing personal problems. Thus, guitarist Robby Krieger stepped up and took on a large part of the compositions that would make up The Soft Parade. One of the most recognizable and popular songs on the record is Touch Me, a composition by Robby Krieger, which served as the album's second single.

The Soft Parade became another platinum album for the Doors in the United States, while in Canada it sold 100,000 copies.