The Doobie Brothers Album: “Best of The Doobies Volume II”
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Doobie Brothers: Patrick Simmons, John McFee, Tom Johnston (vocals, guitar); Cornelius Bumpus (vocals, soprano & tenor saxophones, organ); Michael McDonald (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer); Willie Weeks, Tiran Porter (vocals, bass); Keith Knudsen (vocals, drums); Bobby Lakind (vocals, congas); Jeffrey Baxter (guitar); Chet McCracken (drums, vibraphone, marimba); John Hartman (drums).
<p>Engineers: Donn Landee, Jim Isaacson.
<p>Recorded at Warner Brothers Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California.
<p>This collects the best of the second incarnation of the Doobie Brothers, after they stopped being a post-hippie guitar-driven folk rock band (originally influenced by Moby Grape) and morphed, rather attractively, into a sophisticated, keyboard-dominated blue-eyed soul band with a passing nod to lite jazz. The reason for the shift can be reduced to two words: Michael McDonald. He was the band's de facto leader during this period, and his clench-jawed vocals embodied the band's sound (on genre-establishing hits like "What a Fool Believes") as much as their two guitar attack and gospel harmonies had summed up earlier hits like "Listen to the Music."
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Best of The Doobies Volume II |
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UPC:075992361224
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Format:CD
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Type:Performer
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Genre:R&B
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Artist:The Doobie Brothers
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Producer:Ted Templeman
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Label:Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)
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Distributed:WEA (distr)
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Release Date:1995/07/18
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Original Release Year:1981
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Discs:1
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Studio
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
- More Than Just Michael
While Michael McDonald was with the Doobie Brothers they recorded some of the most well-written, well-produced and most heart touching songs that have ever been recorded. It was not all just Michael McDonald's influence either. Pat Simmons was going thru a very creative time, having more creative freedom with Tom Johnston gone I guess, and Jeff Baxter fit in perfectly with the new soul/jazz sound. As a result, the Doobie Brothers won the respect of a much broader listening audience, and deservedly so. the songs on this CD will stand the test of time and touch many more hearts in the future generations. The list of pop bands out there who can write, perform, and produce material at this level is very short. Ignore the evil-doers on here who say that this is not the "real" Doobies, and get this CD. G. Byrne (Fairfield, CA. United States) - August 18, 2000
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
- The Soul collection!
Man, Michael McDonald brought me to be a fan! I like this better than the first collection! It has all the soulful songs and more here and it turned me on the the more white soul music. The Doobies have class style and a great voice in blue eyed souler McDonald. By far the best songs are the tracks from minute by minute and you belong to me is a great song! 8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
- Good Disc
a voice can make all the difference and Michael Mcdonald is the X-Factor here.He rips You Belong to me,What a fool believes&Minute by Minute.Real Love is a tight cut as well.The Band sounds Good all the way through. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
- Best of the Doobies, Vol 2
I remember back to a concert of the Doobies at Easten New Mexico Univ, almost every one of these tunes was played. The cassette tape of this album is long worn out. This is a teriffic album! Just the late 70s. 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
- McSOUL MAN
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS-BEST OF THE DOOBIES, VOLUME 2: The Doobies' tasty rock & roll vibe was seriously dilluted after switching out head honcho Tommy Johnston with the mellower Michael McDonald. There was a time in the late seventies when seemingly EVERYTHING on pop radio was awash in his smooth n' smokey, white RNB sound...huge hits like Cristopher Cross' RIDE LIKE THE WIND, ROBBIE DUPREE's STEAL AWAY, and KENNY LOGGINS' THIS IS IT were all heavily McDonald-influenced. BEST OF THE DOOBIES, VOL. 2 follows the band's middle of the road era, though surprisingly few bona fide "hits" are on display; only WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES and REAL LOVE even made the TOP 10. Marvin Gaye chestnut LITTLE DARLIN' I NEED YOU, jazzy groover MINUTE BY MINUTE, and YOU BELONG TO ME (which Carly Simon also charted with) all bear McDonald's dominating soul stamp; however, he's not offset often enough by Pat Simmons' grittier croon on songs like DEPENDIN' ON YOU, the one semi-rocker here. Overall, this is a pleasurable, if tame listening experience...scarcely a match for the knuckles-to-the-fretboards punch of the original BEST OF THE DOOBIES.
RATING: THREE DOOBIE DOOBIE DOO'S
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