Recording

The recording of the album began while lead singer Jim Morrison was on holiday in France. The song "Down on the Farm" was allegedly already written at the time of the recording of the previous album, but Morrison did not want to include it. According to Manzarek, some of the songs had been rehearsed with Morrison before he left for Paris.

The three remaining members of the band regrouped and released the album in October three months after Morrison's death. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger took Morrison's place as lead singers.

CD releases

The album was not released on CD until October 23, 2006, by the Timeless Holland label, along with the final Doors album, Full Circle.

The Doors have largely disregarded the last two studio albums that were recorded without Jim Morrison, with no plans of re-issuing the albums on CD. The Doors state they are not in possession of the master tapes, but re-mastered material from both the albums has appeared on various compilations, most notably the 1997 Box Set and the 2000 compilation The Best of the Doors.

Track listing

While Other Voices' inside gatefold cover states "All songs written by Krieger, Densmore, Manzarek," a lyric sheet was included with early LP editions of the album that listed individual writing credits, and some early versions of the LP include these credits on the LP record labels as well. These individual credits are listed below.

Side one

1. "In the Eye of the Sun" (Ray Manzarek) – 4:48
2. "Variety Is the Spice of Life" (Robby Krieger) – 2:50
3. "Ships w/Sails" (Robby Krieger/John Densmore) – 7:38
4. "Tightrope Ride" (Ray Manzarek/Robby Krieger) – 4:15

Side two

1. "Down on the Farm" (Robby Krieger) – 4:15
2. "I'm Horny, I'm Stoned" (Robby Krieger) – 3:55
3. "Wandering Musician" (Robby Krieger) – 6:25
4. "Hang On to Your Life" (Ray Manzarek/Robby Krieger) – 5:36

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