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Best of The Doobies | ||||
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File:Doobie Brothers - Best of The Doobies (1976 album cover).jpg | ||||
Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | October 29, 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1972–1976[1] | |||
Genre | Rock, pop | |||
Length | 45:08 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Ted Templeman[2] | |||
The Doobie Brothers chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[4] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Great Rock Discography | 8/10[6] |
MusicHound Rock | 3.5/5[7] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best of The Doobies is the first greatest hits album by The Doobie Brothers. The album has material from Toulouse Street through Takin' It to the Streets, and is also a diamond record. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records in November 1976 and has been re-released numerous times.
Track listing
Side One
- "China Grove" (Tom Johnston) – 3:14
- "Long Train Runnin'" (Johnston) – 3:23
- "Takin' It to the Streets" (Michael McDonald) – 3:36
- "Listen to the Music" (Johnston) – 3:49
- "Black Water" (Patrick Simmons) – 4:14
- "Rockin' Down the Highway" (Johnston) – 3:19
Side Two
- "Jesus Is Just Alright" (Arthur Reid Reynolds) – 4:30
- "It Keeps You Runnin'" (McDonald) – 4:20
- "South City Midnight Lady" (Simmons) – 5:27
- "Take Me in Your Arms" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 3:39
- "Without You" (John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Johnston, Tiran Porter, Simmons) – 4:58[nb 1]
Personnel
- Tom Johnston – guitars, vocals, harmonica on "Long Train Runnin'"
- Michael McDonald – keyboards and vocals on "Takin' It to the Streets" and "It Keeps You Runnin'"
- Patrick Simmons – guitars, vocals, lead vocals on "Black Water", "South City Midnight Lady", "Jesus Is Just Alright", banjo and co-lead vocals on "Listen to the Music"
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitars, pedal steel guitar
- Tiran Porter – bass, vocals
- Michael Hossack – drums
- John Hartman - drums
- Keith Knudsen - drums on "Take Me In Your Arms", "Takin' It to the Streets" and "It Keeps You Runnin'", vocals
Charts
Chart (1976-77) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report)[11] | 42 |
Canada (RPM)[12] | 3 |
New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] | 13 |
US (Billboard 200)[14] | 5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[15] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[16] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[17] | 10× Platinum | 10,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
References
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Best of the Doobies > Overview". Allmusic Guide. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ a b Best of the Doobies Warner Bros. Records #3112-2 CD reissue
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
- ^ "The Doobie Brothers - Best of the Doobies". Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ "Best of the Doobies". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 253. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Best of the Doobies > Credits". Allmusic Guide. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 92. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
- ^ "The Doobie Brothers" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – The Doobies – Best of The Doobies". Music Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – The Doobies – Best of The Doobies". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
Notes
- ^ On both the original album (The Captain and Me) and this compilation, this song is credited to "The Doobie Brothers," rather than to individual band members, even though the band's lineup had changed in between the releases. The live album Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert credits the song to Johnston only.
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