List of songs recorded by the Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers in a 1974 promotional photo.

This is a list of songs recorded by the American rock band the Doobie Brothers.

This list excludes live performances, alternate takes, alternate mixes and remixes.

List of songs

Contents
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Key

#	Indicates song not written or co-written by the Doobie Brothers
†	Indicates song released as a single
‡	Indicates reissues, compilations, and box sets

Name of song, writer(s), original release, and year of release

Song	Writer(s)	Original release	Year	Ref.
"45th Floor"	Bill Champlin Tom Johnston	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"8th Avenue Shuffle"	Patrick Simmons	Takin' It to the Streets	1976	[2]
"A Brighter Day"	Johnston	World Gone Crazy	2010	[3]
"Amen Old Friend"	Johnston John Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"The American Dream"	Johnstone Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"Angels & Mercy" †	Simmons Shanks	Walk This Road	2025	[5]
"Angels of Madness"	Guy Allison Michael Hossack John McFee	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"Another Park, Another Sunday" †	Johnston	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"Beehive State" †	Randy Newman #	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"Better Days"	Simmons Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"Black Water" †	Simmons	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"Busted Down Around O'Connelly Cornerss"	James Earl Luft #	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"Call Me" †	Johnston Shanks	Walk This Road	2025	[5]
"Cannonball"	Simmons Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"Can't Let It Get Away" †	McFee Nicolette Larson Simmons	Japan only single	1981	[9]
"Can't Stand to Lose"	John Cowan Rusty Young #	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"The Captain and Me"	Johnston	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"Carry Me Away"	Simmons Baxter Michael McDonald	Takin' It to the Streets	1976	[2]
"Chateau"	Simmons Ted Templeman	World Gone Crazy	2010	[3]
"Chicago"	Traditional #	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"China Grove" †	Johnston	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"Chinatown"	Simmons	Livin' on the Fault Line	1977	[10]
"Clear as the Driven Snow"	Simmons	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"Closer Every Day"	Simmons	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"Cotton Mouth"	Seals & Crofts #	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"Dangerous" †	Simmons	Brotherhood	1991	[12]
"Dark-Eyed Cajun Woman"	Johnston	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"Daughters of the Sea"	Simmons	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"Dedicate This Heart"	McDonald Paul Anka	One Step Closer	1980	[13]
"Dependin' on You" †	McDonald Simmons	Minute by Minute	1978	[14]
"Disciple"	Johnston	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"Divided Highway"	Simmons Jimi Fox Jim Peterik	Brotherhood	1991	[12]
"The Doctor"†	Johnston Charlie Midnight Eddie Schwartz	Cycles	1989	[15]
"Don't Be Afraid"	Simmons Cris Sommer-Simmons Bob Bangerter	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"Don't Say Goodbye"	Simmons, Templeman	World Gone Crazy	2010	[3]
"Don't Start Me to Talkin'"	Sonny Boy Williamson II #	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels"	Simmons Baxter Michael Ebert	Minute by Minute	1978	[14]
"Don't Ya Mess with Me"	Johnston Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"Double Dealin' Four Flusher"	Simmons	Stampede	1976	[16]
"Down in the Track"	Johnston	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"Easy" †	Johnston Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"Echoes of Love" †	Simmons Willie Mitchell Earl Randle	Livin' on the Fault Line	1977	[10]
"Evil Woman"	Simmons	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"Excited"	Johnston Jerry Lynn Williams	Brotherhood	1991	[12]
"Eyes of Silver" †	Johnston	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"Far from Home"	Simmons Templeman	World Gone Crazy	2010	[3]
"Feelin Down Father" †	Johnston	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"Five Corners"	MeFee Simmons	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"Flying Cloud"	Tiran Porter	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"For Someone Special"	Porter	Takin' It to the Streets	1976	[2]
"Gates of Eden"	Allison Keith Knudsen #	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"Good Thang"	Simmons Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"Greenwood Creek"	Johnston	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"Growin' a Little Each Day"	Johnston	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"Here to Love You"	McDonald	Minute by Minute	1978	[14]
"Here to Stay"	Johnston Shank	Walk This Road	2025	[5]
"Higher Ground"	Champlin Tamara Champlin Johnston	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"How Do the Fools Survive?"	McDonald Carole Bayer Sager	Minute by Minute	1978	[14]
"I Been Workin' on You"	Johnston	Stampede	1976	[16]
"I Can Read Your Mind"	Bobby LaKind McDonald	Cycles	1989	[15]
"I Cheat the Hangman" †	Simmons	Stampede	1976	[16]
"I Know We Won"	Willie Nelson Simmons	World Gone Crazy	2010	[3]
"Is Love Enough"	Lynn Williams Walt Richmond #	Brotherhood	1991	[12]
"It Keeps You Runnin'" †	McDonald	Takin' It to the Streets	1976	[2]
"It Won't Be Right"	Johnston Simmons	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"Jericho"	Johnston	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"Jesus Is Just Alright" (The Art Reynolds Singers cover) †	Arthur Reid Reynolds #	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"Just Can’t Do This Alone"	Johnston Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"Just in Time"	Simmons	One Step Closer	1980	[13]
"Keep This Train A-Rollin" †	McDonald	One Step Closer	1980	[13]
"The Kind That Lasts	McDonald Shanks	Walk This Road	2025	[5]
"Lahaina" †	McDonald Simmons Shanks	Walk This Road	2025	[5]
"Larry the Logger Two-Step"	Simmons	Livin' on the Fault Line	1977	[10]
"Learn to Let Go"	McDonald Shanks	Walk This Road	2025	[5]
"Leave My Heartache Behind"	Simmons	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"Listen to the Music" †	Johnston	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"Little Bitty Pretty One" (Thurston Harris and the Sharps cover)	Bobby Day #	Long Train Runnin': 1970–2000‡	1999	[17]
"Little Darling (I Need You)" (Marvin Gaye cover) †	Holland-Dozier-Holland #	Livin' on the Fault Line	1977	[10]
"Little Prayer"	Simmons	World Gone Crazy (bonus track on some editions)	2010	[3]
"Livin' on the Fault Line"	Simmons	Livin' on the Fault Line	1977	[10]
"Long Train Runnin'" †	Johnston	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"Losin' End"	McDonald	Takin' It to the Streets	1976	[2]
"Mamaloi"	Simmons	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"The Master"	Johnston	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"Minute by Minute" †	McDonald Lester Abrams	Minute by Minute	1978	[14]
"Music Man"	Johnston	Stampede	1976	[16]
"My Baby"	Johnston	World Gone Crazy	2010	[3]
"Natural Thing"	Johnston	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"Neal's Fandango"	Simmons	Stampede	1976	[16]
"Need a Lady""	Porter	Livin' on the Fault Line	1977	[10]
"Need a Little Taste of Love" (The Isley Brothers cover) †	Marvin Isley Ernie Isley Ronald Isley O'Kelly Isley Rudolph Isley Chris Jasper #	Cycles	1989	[15]
"New Orleans"	Johnston Shanks	Walk This Road	2025	[5]
"New York Dream"	Johnston	World Gone Crazy (bonus track on some editions)	2010	[3]
"Nobody" †	Johnston	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"No Stoppin' Us Now"	Simmons McDonald Chris Thompson	One Step Closer	1980	[13]
"Nothin' But a Heartache" †	McDonald	Livin' on the Fault Line	1977	[10]
"Oh Mexico"	Johnston Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"Olana"	McDonald	Long Train Runnin': 1970–2000‡	1999	[17]
"Old Juarez"	Johnston	World Gone Crazy	2010	[3]
"One by One"	LaKind McDonald	One Step Closer	1980	[13]
"One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)"	Dennis Lambert Brian Potter #	Cycles	1989	[15]
"One Step Closer" †	Knudsen Carlene Carter McFee	One Step Closer	1980	[13]
"On Every Corner"	Knudsen, Zeke Zirngiebel	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"Open Your Eyes"	McDonald Abrams Patrick Henderson	Minute by Minute	1978	[14]
"Ordinary Man" †	Bangerter Michael Ruff Neida Bequette	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"Our Love"	Lynn Williams	Brotherhood	1991	[12]
"People Gotta Love Again	Johnston	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"Précis"	Baxter	Stampede	1976	[16]
"Pursuit on 53rd St."	Johnston	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"Rainy Day Crossroad Blues"	Johnston	Stampede	1976	[16]
"Real Love" †	McDonald Patrick Henderson	One Step Closer	1980	[13]
"Rio"	Simmons Baxter	Takin' It to the Streets	1976	[2]
"Road Angel"	John Hartman Hossack Johnston Porter	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"Rockin' Down the Highway" †	Johnston	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"Rocking Chair"	Allison Knudsen	Sibling Rivalry	2000	[1]
"Rollin' On" †	Johnston	Brotherhood	1991	[12]
"Shine Your Light"	Johnston Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"Showdown"	Johnston	Brotherhood	1991	[12]
"Slack Key Soquel Rag"	Simmons	Stampede	1976	[16]
"Slippery St. Paul"	Simmons	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"Snake Man"	Johnston	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"Something You Said"	Michael Lunn Alan Gorrie	Brotherhood	1991	[12]
"Song to See You Through"	Johnston	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"South Bay Strut"	Chet McCracken McFee	One Step Closer	1980	[13]
"South City Midnight Lady"	Simmons	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"South of the Border" †	Johnston	Cycles	1989	[15]
"Speed of Pain"	McDonald Shanks	Walk This Road	2025	[5]
"Spirit"	Johnston	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"State of Grace"	Simmons Shanks	Walk This Road	2025	[5]
"Steamer Lan Breakdown"	Simmons	Minute by Minute	1978	[14]
"Sweet Feelin'"	Simmons Templeman	Minute by Minute	1978	[14]
"Sweet Maxine" †	Johnston Simmons	Stampede	1976	[16]
"Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) (Kim Weston cover) †	Holland-Dozier-Holland #	Stampede	1976	[16]
"Take Me to the Highway"	Simmons Dale Ockerman Tom Fedele Charlie Midnight Eddie Schwartz	Cycles	1989	[15]
"Takin' It to the Streets" †	McDonald	Takin' It to the Streets	1976	[2]
"Tell Me What You Want (And I'll Give You What You Need)"	Simmons	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"Texas Lullaby"	Johnston	Stampede	1976	[16]
"Thank You Love"	Cornelius Bumpus #	One Step Closer	1980	[13]
"There's a Light"	McDonald	Livin' on the Fault Line	1977	[10]
"This Train I'm On"	Simmons, Dale Ockerman	Brotherhood	1991	[12]
"Time is Here and Gone"	LaKind McFee Knudsen	Cycles	1989	[15]
"Too High a Price"	LaKind Zirngeibel, John Herron	Cycles	1989	[15]
"Tonight I'm Coming Through (The Border)	LaKind McDonald	Cycles	1989	[15]
"Toulouse Street"	Simmons	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"Travelin' Man"	Johnston	The Doobie Brothers	1971	[7]
"Turn it Loose"	Johnston	Takin' It to the Streets	1976	[2]
"Ukiah"	Johnston	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"Under the Spell"	Peterik Bill Syniar Paul Wertico #	Brotherhood	1991	[12]
"Walk This Road" †	McDonald Shanks	Walk This Road	2025	[5]
"We Are More Than Love"	Simmons Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"What a Fool Believes" †	McDonald Kenny Loggins	Minute by Minute	1978	[14]
"Wheels of Fortune" †	Simmons Baxter Hartman	Takin' It to the Streets	1976	[2]
"Wherever We Go"	Simmons Shanks	Liberté	2021	[4]
"White Sun"	Johnston	Toulouse Street	1972	[11]
"Without You"	The Doobie Brothers	The Captain and Me	1973	[8]
"World Gone Crazy" †	Johnston	World Gone Crazy	2010	[3]
"Wrong Number"	Johnston	Cycles	1989	[15]
"Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" †	Eugene Field #	In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record ‡	1980	[18]
"You Belong to Me"	Carly Simon McDonald	Livin' on the Fault Line	1977	[10]
"You Just Can't Stop it"	Simmons	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	[6]
"You Never Change"	Simmons	Minute by Minute	1978	[14]
"Young Man's Game"	Johnston	World Gone Crazy	2010	[3]
"You're Made That Way"	McDonald Baxter Knudsen	Livin' on the Fault Line	1977	[10]

References

1. Sibling Rivalry (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Pyramid Records, Rhino Entertainment. 2000.
2. Takin' It to the Streets (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1976.
3. World Gone Crazy (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. HOR Records. 2010.
4. Liberté (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Island Records. 2021.
5. Walk This Road (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Rhino Entertainment. 2025.
6. What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1974.
7. The Doobie Brothers (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1971.
8. The Captain and Me (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1973.
9. "The Doobie Brothers - Can't Let It Get Away", Discogs , 1981, retrieved 2025-12-29
10. Livin' on the Fault Line (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1977.
11. Toulouse Street (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1972.
12. Brotherhood (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Capitol Records. 1991.
13. One Step Closer (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1980.
14. Minute by Minute (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1978.
15. Cycles (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Capitol Records. 1989.
16. Stampede (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1976.
17. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Long Train Runnin' 1970-2000" . Retrieved 2025-12-29.
18. In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record (liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 1980.