| Best of The Doobies Volume II | ||||
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| Released | November 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 36:50 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
| The Doobie Brothers chronology | ||||
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Best of the Doobies, Vol. II is a compilation album by the Doobie Brothers released in November 1981. It was released with ten tracks, all of them selected from albums released before 1981. The album peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Top LPs chart [1] and was certified Gold by the RIAA. [2]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chart (1981/82) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 46 |
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) [4] | 39 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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