The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers

~ Release by The Doobie Brothers (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Disc 1
Matrix / Runout: 57226625/0081227338428-1 25
Mould SID: 076Z
Mastering SID: LB47

Disc1 ID: OuVt2fB8XQu.2T3SRRw944UhI3U- (confirmed, same medium as matrix/runout above)

Disc 2
Matrix / Runout: 57226625/0081227338428-1 25
Mould SID: 076Z
Mastering SID: LB 46

Disc2 ID: CXsNe_3.Hf3LqB0.oj2o2a47LJQ- (confirmed, same medium as matrix/runout above)

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleLength
1Listen to the Music3:27
2Jesus Is Just Alright3:52
3Rockin’ Down the Highway3:21
4Long Train Runnin’3:28
5China Grove3:16
6South City Midnight Lady5:30
7Another Park, Another Sunday4:28
8Eyes of Silver3:00
9Nobody3:30
10Black Water
additional recording engineer:
Lee Herschberg
recording engineer:
Donn Landee
miscellaneous support:
Benita Brazier (task: production coordinator)
producer:
Ted Templeman
autoharp:
Arlo Guthrie
congas and timbales:
Eddie Guzman
frame drum [pandeiro], marimba and tabla:
Milt Holland
keyboard:
Bill Payne
pedal steel guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
viola:
Novi
arranger:
Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love and The Memphis Horns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (, in 1974)
recording of:
Black Water
lyricist, writer and composer:
Patrick Simmons
publisher:
Lansdowne Music Publishers, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4:15
11Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me)3:40
12Sweet Maxine
recording of:
Sweet Maxine
writer:
Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons
3:44
13I Cheat the Hangman
recording of:
I Cheat the Hangman
lyricist, writer and composer:
Patrick Simmons
6:36
14Takin’ It to the Streets3:50
15Wheels of Fortune3:50
16It Keeps You Runnin’
recording of:
It Keeps You Runnin’
lyricist and composer:
Michael McDonald
publisher:
Tauripin Tunes
4:17
2CD
#TitleLength
1Little Darling (I Need You)
guest background vocals:
Rosemary Butler
cover recording of:
Little Darling (I Need You)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
3:27
2Echoes of Love3:01
3What a Fool Believes
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
additional congas and additional vocals:
Bobby LaKind (in 1978-08)
additional synthesizer:
Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
bass guitar:
Tiran Porter (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
John Hartman (in 1978-08)
guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (in 1978-08) and Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (in 1978-08)
synthesizer:
Michael McDonald (in 1978-08) and Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
vocals:
Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 3), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 147) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 343)
recording of:
What a Fool Believes (in 1978-08)
writer:
Ken Loggins and Mike McDonald
publisher:
Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Snug Music (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
3:44
4Minute by Minute3:28
5Dependin’ on You3:17
6Real Love4:20
7One Step Closer4:13
8Wynken, Blynken and Nod
cover recording of:
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
writer:
Donovan and Eugene Field
is based on:
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (poem)
3:22
9Keep This Train A‐Rollin’3:30
10Here to Love You3:28
11You Belong to Me3:07
12The Doctor3:48
13South of the Border
engineer and producer:
Rodney Mills
recording of:
South of the Border
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston
publisher:
Windecor Publishing and 日音 Synch事業部
4:22
14Need a Little Taste of Love4:05
15Dangerous
recording of:
Dangerous
lyricist and composer:
Patrick Simmons
publisher:
Soquel Songs, Victor Music Arts and 日音 Synch事業部
5:05
16Rollin’ On
recording of:
Rollin’ On
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston
publisher:
Windecor Publishing and 日音 Synch事業部
4:16
17Ordinary Man
recording of:
Ordinary Man
3:59