Toulouse Street

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Toulouse Street
The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1972
Recorded1972
Studio
Genre
Length35:33
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
The Doobie Brothers
(1971)
Toulouse Street
(1972)
The Captain and Me
(1973)
Singles from Toulouse Street
  1. "Listen to the Music" / "Toulouse Street"
    Released: July 19, 1972
  2. "Jesus Is Just Alright" / "Rockin' Down the Highway"
    Released: November 15, 1972

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.

Contents

The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200.

The song "Mamaloi" was written by guitarist and vocalist Patrick Simmons and featured Tom Johnston on lead vocals. The song is unlike the others on the album, with Toulouse Street being a rock record and this song being reggae. Allmusic critic Bruce Eder described "Mamaloi" as a "laid-back Caribbean idyll". [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Record Guide C [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Great Rock Discography 6/10 [5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide 3.5/5 [6]
Rolling Stone (favorable) [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Listen to the Music" Tom Johnston Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons4:44
2."Rockin' Down the Highway"JohnstonJohnston3:18
3."Mamaloi" Patrick Simmons Johnston2:28
4."Toulouse Street"SimmonsSimmons3:20
5."Cotton Mouth" James Seals, Darrell Crofts Johnston3:44
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
6."Don't Start Me to Talkin'" Sonny Boy Williamson II Johnston2:41
7."Jesus Is Just Alright"Arthur Reid ReynoldsSimmons, Johnston4:33
8."White Sun"JohnstonJohnston2:28
9."Disciple"JohnstonJohnston6:42
10."Snake Man"JohnstonJohnston1:35

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers

Additional personnel

Production

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

Charts

Chart (1972–73)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [12] 57
Canada ( RPM ) [13] 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [14] 30
US (Billboard 200) [15] 21

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16] Gold20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Eder, Bruce. "Toulouse Street". Allmusic . Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. Bruce Eder. "Toulouse Street - The Doobie Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0857125958.
  5. Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN   1-84195-312-1.
  6. "The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street" . Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  7. Steve Ditlea (October 12, 1972). "The Doobie Brothers: Toulouse Street". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  253. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  9. Mastropolo, Frank (November 29, 2012). "Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston Reflects on 'Listen to the Music' at 40". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  10. Renoff, Greg (February 2024). "Donn Landee: Keeping an Open Mind, Part Two". Tape Op. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  11. Templeman, Ted; Renoff, Greg (2020). Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music. ECW Press. p. 154. ISBN   978-1770414839.
  12. 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.
  13. "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada . March 31, 2004.
  14. "Charts.nz – The Doobie Brothers – Toulouse Street". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  15. "The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  16. "Was It Any of These Men?" (PDF). Cash Box . February 28, 1974. p. 51. Retrieved November 15, 2021 via World Radio History.