Listen to the Music: The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | May 24, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1972–1980 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 74:12 | |||
Label | WEA, Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Ted Templeman, Rodney Mills | |||
The Doobie Brothers chronology | ||||
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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. [1] The album has 19 tracks, including a remix version of "Long Train Runnin'". [2] The album reached at number 10 on the ARIA Charts and also peaked at number 19 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic wrote: "Until the release of Rhino's 2001 collection, [this] was the most comprehensive Doobie Brothers overview on the market." He called it "a good collection" but the Rhino collection "is cheaper and easier to find". [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Long Train Runnin'" | Tom Johnston | The Captain and Me , 1973 | 3:27 |
2. | "China Grove" | Johnston | The Captain and Me, 1973 | 3:15 |
3. | "Listen to the Music" | Johnston | Toulouse Street , 1972 | 3:50 |
4. | "Takin' It to the Streets" | Michael McDonald | Takin' It to the Streets , 1976 | 3:39 |
5. | "Black Water" | Patrick Simmons | What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits , 1974 | 4:19 |
6. | "Jesus Is Just Alright" | Arthur Reid Reynolds | Toulouse Street, 1972 | 3:16 |
7. | "Rockin' Down the Highway" | Johnston | Toulouse Street, 1972 | 3:21 |
8. | "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland | Stampede , 1975 | 3:41 |
9. | "Without You" | Johnston, Simmons, Tiran Porter, John Hartman, Michael Hossack | The Captain and Me, 1973 | 5:02 |
10. | "South City Midnight Lady" | Simmons | The Captain and Me, 1973 | 5:31 |
11. | "It Keeps You Runnin'" | McDonald | Takin' It to the Streets, 1976 | 4:19 |
12. | "Little Darling (I Need You)" | Holland, Dozier, Holland | Livin' on the Fault Line , 1977 | 3:26 |
13. | "You Belong to Me" | McDonald, Carly Simon | Livin' on the Fault Line, 1977 | 3:06 |
14. | "Minute by Minute" | McDonald, Lester Abrams | Minute by Minute , 1978 | 3:28 |
15. | "Here to Love You" | McDonald | Minute by Minute, 1978 | 4:01 |
16. | "Real Love" | McDonald, Rev. Patrick Henderson | One Step Closer , 1980 | 4:14 |
17. | "What a Fool Believes" | McDonald, Kenny Loggins | Minute by Minute, 1978 | 3:44 |
18. | "Long Train Runnin'" (Locomotive Remix '93) | Johnston | 3:32 | |
19. | "Listen to the Music" (Motiv8 7" Edit) | Johnston | 3:44 | |
Total length: | 74:12 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [9] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada) [10] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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