title: The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits
text: # The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits
  
  The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits is a compilation album by the rock band the Doors. It was released in the U.S. in 2008 to commemorate the band's 40th anniversary and contains new stereo audio mixes of the songs.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  In a review for AllMusic, critic Steve Leggett ranked the album at four and a half out of five stars. He described the album as a "concise set [that] hits all the absolute essentials, and each of these 20 tracks is a classic, from the early mission statement 'Break on Through (To the Other Side)' to the unambiguous stomp of 'L.A. Woman'."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by the Doors (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison), except where noted. Other releases may show different information.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Per album liner notes:
  
  * Jim Morrison – vocals, production
  * Robby Krieger – guitar, production
  * Ray Manzarek – piano, organ, production
  * John Densmore – drums, production
  * Bruce Botnick – production, remastering
  * Paul A. Rothchild – production
  
  ## Certifications
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | United States (RIAA) | Gold | $500,000^^$ |
  | $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
  