Tell All the People previously these were shared by the entire group. The change was made by lead singer Jim Morrison who didn't want people to think that he had written the lyrics to "Tell All the People" which tells the listeners to "...get your guns." Tell All the People "Tell All the People" is a song by American rock band the Doors and was written by Doors' guitarist Robby Krieger. It was the A-side backed with "Easy Ride" and was released in June 1969. It was the third single from the Doors' album "The Soft Parade". It is also known as "Follow Me
The Doors (album) contemporary review for "Crawdaddy!" magazine, Paul Williams hailed "The Doors" as "an album of magnitude" while likening the band to Brian Wilson and the Rolling Stones as creators of "modern music", with which "contemporary 'jazz' and 'classical' composers must try to measure up". Williams added: "The birth of the group is in this album, and it's as good as anything in rock. The awesome fact about the Doors is that they will improve." Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic in his column for "Esquire", recommending the album but with reservations; he approved of Manzarek's organ playing and Morrison's "flexible though sometimes