Best of The Doobies

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Best of The Doobies
Warner Bros.
ProducerTed Templeman[2]
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Takin' It to the Streets
(1976) 		Best of The Doobies
(1976) 		Livin' on the Fault Line
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Great Rock Discography
8/10[6]
MusicHound Rock3.5/5[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

Best of The Doobies is the first greatest hits album by

Warner Bros. Records
on October 29, 1976, and has been re-released numerous times.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."China Grove"Tom JohnstonThe Captain and Me3:14
2."Long Train Runnin'"JohnstonThe Captain and Me3:23
3."Takin' It to the Streets"Michael McDonaldTakin' It to the Streets3:36
4."Listen to the Music"JohnstonToulouse Street3:49
5."Black Water"Patrick SimmonsWhat Were Once Vices Are Now Habits4:14
6."Rockin' Down the Highway"JohnstonToulouse Street3:19
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
7."
Holland-Dozier-Holland)
Stampede3:39
11."Without You"John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Johnston, Tiran Porter, Simmons[nb 1]The Captain and Me4:58

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 guitar, 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 performance for Best of The Doobies
Chart (1976–1977) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] 42
Canadian Albums (RPM)[11] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 13
US Billboard 200[13] 5

Certifications

Certifications for Best of The Doobies
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[15] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] 10× Platinum 10,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.

References

  1. Allmusic Guide
    . Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  2. CD
    reissue
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ISBN 089919026X
    . Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ISBN 978-0857125958
    .
  6. ISBN 1-84195-312-1
    .
  7. ^ "The Doobie Brothers - Best of the Doobies". Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "Best of the Doobies". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  9. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
    .
  10. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  11. ^ "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – The Doobie Brothers – Best of the Doobies". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  15. ^ "Canadian album certifications – The Doobies – Best of The Doobies". Music Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – The Doobies – Best of The Doobies". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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