 L.A. Woman is the sixth studio album by the American rock band the Doors , released on April 19 , 1971 , on Elektra Records . It is the last to feature the group 's lead singer , Jim Morrison , who died three months after the album 's release . It saw the band continue to integrate elements of blues back into their music , a direction begun with their previous album , Morrison Hotel . It was also recorded without long @-@ time record producer Paul A. Rothchild , after he fell out over the band 's studio performance . Subsequently , the band co @-@ produced the album with sound engineer , Bruce Botnick . 
