Toulouse Street

Toulouse Street
Toulouse Street
Studio album by the Doobie Brothers
Released	July 1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	Warner Bros., North Hollywood; Wally Heider, San Francisco;
Genre	Rock ; pop rock ; gospel ; Southern rock ;
Length	35:33
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Singles from Toulouse Street
	"Listen to the Music" / "Toulouse Street"; Released: July 19, 1972; "Jesus Is Just Alright" / "Rockin' Down the Highway"; Released: November 15, 1972;

Last updated October 13, 2024

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Great Rock Discography	6/10^[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	3.5/5^[5]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]

Toulouse Street is the second studio album by American rock band the Doobie Brothers. It was released in July 1972, by Warner Bros. Records. It was the band's first album with bassist Tiran Porter and also the first with drummer Michael Hossack to augment existing drummer John Hartman, putting in place their trademark twin-drummer sound. Toulouse Street is the name of a street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The cover and inside centerfold photos were taken at a former brothel on Toulouse Street.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"Listen to the Music"	Tom Johnston	Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons	4:44
2.	"Rockin' Down the Highway"	Johnston	Johnston	3:18
3.	"Mamaloi"	Patrick Simmons	Johnston	2:28
4.	"Toulouse Street"	Simmons	Simmons	3:20
5.	"Cotton Mouth"	James Seals, Darrell Crofts	Johnston	3:44

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
6.	"Don't Start Me to Talkin'"	Sonny Boy Williamson II	Johnston	2:41
7.	"Jesus Is Just Alright"	Arthur Reid Reynolds	Simmons	4:33
8.	"White Sun"	Johnston	Johnston	2:28
9.	"Disciple"	Johnston	Johnston	6:42
10.	"Snake Man"	Johnston	Johnston	1:35

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers

Tom Johnston – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Patrick Simmons – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo on "Listen to the Music",^[8] recorder on "Toulouse Street"^[9]
Tiran Porter – backing vocals, bass except "Toulouse Street"
John (Little John) Hartman – drums, percussion
Michael Hossack – drums, steel drums on "Listen to the Music"^[10]

Additional personnel

Dave Shogren – bass and acoustic guitar on "Toulouse Street", backing vocals on "White Sun"
Bill Payne – piano on "Rockin' Down the Highway" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'", organ on "Cotton Mouth" and "Jesus Is Just Alright"
Jerry Jumonville – tenor saxophone and horn arrangements on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
Jon Robert Smith – tenor saxophone on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
Joe Lane Davis – baritone saxophone on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
Sherman Marshall Cyr – trumpet on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
Ted Templeman – additional percussion

Production

Producer: Ted Templeman
Associate Producers on Tracks 4, 8 & 10: Stephen Barncard and Marty Cohn
Engineer: Stephen Barncard, Marty Cohn, Donn Landee
Production Coordination: Benita Brazier
Design: Barbara Casado, John Casado
Remastering: Lee Herschberg
Photography: Jill Maggid, Michael Maggid
Art Direction: Ed Thrasher

Tracks A4, B3 and B5, which were recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco.

Charts

Chart (1972–73)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[11]	57
Canada ( RPM )^[12]	24
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[13]	24
US (Billboard 200)^[14]	21

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[15]	Gold	20,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

↑ Bruce Eder. "Toulouse Street - The Doobie Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
↑ 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). The 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 - Toulouse Street" . Retrieved November 28, 2019.
↑ Steve Ditlea (October 12, 1972). "The Doobie Brothers: Toulouse Street". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 253. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
↑ Mastropolo, Frank (November 29, 2012). "Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston Reflects on 'Listen to the Music' at 40". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
↑ Renoff, Greg (February 2024). "Donn Landee: Keeping an Open Mind, Part Two". Tape Op. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
↑ Templeman, Ted; Renoff, Greg (2020). Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music. ECW Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-1770414839.
↑ 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.
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↑ "Was It Any of These Men?" (PDF). Cash Box . February 28, 1974. p. 51. Retrieved November 15, 2021– via World Radio History.

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[1] Bruce Eder. "Toulouse Street - The Doobie Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2018.

[2] 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.

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

[4] Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.

[5] "The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street" . Retrieved November 28, 2019.

[6] Steve Ditlea (October 12, 1972). "The Doobie Brothers: Toulouse Street". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2018.

[7] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 253. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[8] Mastropolo, Frank (November 29, 2012). "Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston Reflects on 'Listen to the Music' at 40". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

[9] Renoff, Greg (February 2024). "Donn Landee: Keeping an Open Mind, Part Two". Tape Op. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[10] Templeman, Ted; Renoff, Greg (2020). Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music. ECW Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-1770414839.

[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.

[NZ-13] "The Doobie Brothers" (ASP). New Zealand Charts . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

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