Best of The Doobies Volume II

Best of The Doobies Volume II
Compilation album by The Doobie Brothers
Released	November 1981
Genre	Rock
Length	36:50
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
One Step Closer (1980) Best of The Doobies Volume II (1981) Farewell Tour (1983)

Best of the Doobies, Vol. II is a compilation album by the Doobie Brothers released in November 1981. It features ten songs from the three albums the band released between 1977 and 1980. The album peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Top LPs chart ^[1] and was certified Gold by the RIAA. ^[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Little Darling (I Need You)"	Holland-Dozier-Holland	Livin' on the Fault Line	3:27
2.	"Echoes of Love"	Patrick Simmons, Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle	Livin' on the Fault Line	2:58
3.	"You Belong to Me"	Michael McDonald, Carly Simon	Livin' on the Fault Line	3:05
4.	"One Step Closer"	Keith Knudsen, John McFee, Carlene Carter	One Step Closer	4:12
5.	"What a Fool Believes"	McDonald, Kenny Loggins	Minute by Minute	3:40

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
6.	"Dependin' on You"	Simmons, McDonald	Minute by Minute	3:44
7.	"Here to Love You"	McDonald	Minute by Minute	3:28
8.	"One by One"	McDonald, Bobby LaKind	One Step Closer	3:45
9.	"Real Love"	McDonald, Patrick Henderson	One Step Closer	4:19
10.	"Minute by Minute"	McDonald, Lester Abrams	Minute by Minute	3:28

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers

• Jeff Baxter – guitars
• Cornelius Bumpus – lead (4) and backing vocals, saxophones, organ
• John Hartman – drums, percussion
• Keith Knudsen – backing vocals, drums, percussion
• Bobby LaKind – backing vocals, percussion
• Chet McCracken – drums, percussion, mallets
• Michael McDonald – lead (1, 3–5, 7–10) and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
• John McFee – backing vocals, guitars
• Tiran Porter – backing vocals, bass guitar
• Patrick Simmons – lead (2, 6, 8) and backing vocals, guitars

Additional personnel

• Rosemary Butler – backing vocals (1, 3, 6–7)
• Ben Cauley – trumpet (6–7)
• Jimmie Haskell – string arrangement (9)
• Patrick Henderson – keyboards (8–9)
• Nicolette Larson – backing vocals (6, 9)
• Andrew Love – saxophone (6–7)
• David Paich – string and horn arrangements (1, 3)
• Bill Payne – synthesizers (5, 10)
• Ted Templeman – backing vocals (4), percussion, drums (5)

Charts

Chart (1981/82)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3]	46
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) [4]	39

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5]	Gold	35,000^
United States (RIAA) [2]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Billboard Top 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
2. "American album certifications – The Doobie Brothers – The Best of The Doobies Volume 2". Recording Industry Association of America.
3. 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.
4. "The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved October 1, 2021.
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 27, 2021.