Best of The Doobies

Best of The Doobies
Best of The Doobies
Greatest hits album by the Doobie Brothers
Released	October 29, 1976
Recorded	1972–1976
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	45:08
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology

Last updated February 22, 2024

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[5]
The Great Rock Discography	8/10^[6]
MusicHound Rock	3.5/5^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[9]

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

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"China Grove"	Tom Johnston	The Captain and Me	3:14
2.	"Long Train Runnin'"	Johnston	The Captain and Me	3:23
3.	"Takin' It to the Streets"	Michael McDonald	Takin' It to the Streets	3:36
4.	"Listen to the Music"	Johnston	Toulouse Street	3:49
5.	"Black Water"	Patrick Simmons	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	4:14
6.	"Rockin' Down the Highway"	Johnston	Toulouse Street	3:19

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
7.	"Jesus Is Just Alright"	Arthur Reid Reynolds	Toulouse Street	4:30
8.	"It Keeps You Runnin'"	McDonald	Takin' It to the Streets	4:20
9.	"South City Midnight Lady"	Simmons	The Captain and Me	5:27
10.	"Take Me in Your Arms"	(Holland-Dozier-Holland)	Stampede	3:39
11.	"Without You"	John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Johnston, Tiran Porter, Simmons^{[nb 1]}	The Captain and Me	4:58

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.

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.

Related Research Articles

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<i>Minute by Minute</i> 1978 studio album by The Doobie Brothers

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<i>Farewell Tour</i> (album) 1983 live album by The Doobie Brothers

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<i>Rockin down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert</i> 1996 live album by The Doobie Brothers

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<i>Live at Wolf Trap</i> Live album by The Doobie Brothers

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Long Train Runnin'</span> 1973 song recorded by the Doobie Brothers

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">It Keeps You Runnin'</span> 1976 song by the Doobie Brothers

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<i>Listen to the Music: The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers</i> 1993 greatest hits album by The Doobie Brothers

Listen to the Music: The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers is a compilation album by American rock band the Doobie Brothers, released in 1993. The album has 19 tracks, including a remix version of "Long Train Runnin'". The album reached at number 10 on the ARIA Charts and also peaked at number 19 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.

"Wheels of Fortune" is a song written by Patrick Simmons, Jeff Baxter and John Hartman. It was first released by the Doobie Brothers on their 1976 album Takin' It to the Streets. It was also released as the second single from the album.

References

↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Best of the Doobies > Overview". Allmusic Guide . Retrieved October 1, 2010.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Charts.nz – The Doobie Brothers – Best of the Doobies". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
↑ "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.

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[10] 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.

[AM1-1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Best of the Doobies > Overview". Allmusic Guide . Retrieved October 1, 2010.

[linernotes-2] Best of the Doobies Warner Bros. Records #3112-2 CD reissue

[3] Allmusic review

[4] 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.

[5] Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.

[6] Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. 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] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 253. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[aus-11] 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-12] "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada . March 31, 2004.

[ac_New_Zealand_The_Doobie_Brothers-13] "Charts.nz – The Doobie Brothers – Best of the Doobies". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[BBA-14] "The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[AustraliaThe_DoobiesBest_of_The_DoobiesalbumCertRef-15] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved November 28, 2021.

[CanadaThe_DoobiesBest_of_The_DoobiesalbumCertRef-16] "Canadian album certifications – The Doobies – Best of The Doobies". Music Canada . Retrieved November 28, 2021.

[United_StatesThe_DoobiesBest_of_The_DoobiesalbumCertRef-17] "American album certifications – The Doobies – Best of The Doobies". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved November 28, 2021.

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v t e The Doobie Brothers
Tom Johnston Patrick Simmons Michael McDonald John McFee John Hartman Dave Shogren Michael Hossack Tiran Porter Keith Knudsen Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Chet McCracken Cornelius Bumpus Bobby LaKind Willie Weeks
Studio albums	The Doobie Brothers Toulouse Street The Captain and Me What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits Stampede Takin' It to the Streets Livin' on the Fault Line Minute by Minute One Step Closer Cycles Brotherhood Sibling Rivalry World Gone Crazy Southbound Liberté
Live albums	Farewell Tour Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert Live at Wolf Trap
Compilations	Best of The Doobies Best of The Doobies Volume II Listen to the Music: The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers Greatest Hits Divided Highway The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers
Singles	"Listen to the Music" "Jesus Is Just Alright" / "Rockin' Down the Highway" "Long Train Runnin'" "China Grove" "Another Park, Another Sunday" / "Black Water" "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" "Takin' It to the Streets" "Wheels of Fortune" "It Keeps You Runnin'" "Little Darlin' (I Need You)" "Echoes of Love" "What a Fool Believes" "Minute by Minute" "Dependin' on You" "Real Love" "Wynken, Blynken & Nod" "You Belong to Me" (live) "The Doctor" "Dangerous"
Related articles	Discography Band members Southern Pacific