Name: The Best of The Doobies, Vol. 2 by The Doobie Brothers
Brand: The Doobie Brothers
SKU: 603497877737
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (70 reviews)

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The second volume of Doobie Brothers greatest hits arrived in 1981 -- five years after the first installment, which was enough time for the group to release three albums: 1977's Livin' on the Fault Line, 1978's Minute by Minute, and 1980's One Step Closer. This is the era when Tom Johnston slowly backed out of the group, leaving after Livin', and Michael McDonald became the Doobies' frontman, so this is when the band sounded softer and soulful, less concentrated on the boogie. Ironically, Best of the Doobies, Vol. 2 isn't quite packed with hits the way Best of the Doobies is; the ten tracks here are highlighted by "Real Love," "What a Fool Believes," and "Minute by Minute," the first two being Top Ten hits, but the rest of the record is filled up with lesser-known singles and worthy album tracks like "You Belong to Me" and "One on One." Given this low concentration of blockbusters, some fans may choose to bypass this 1981 LP and go for a more comprehensive CD like 2001's Greatest Hits or 2007's The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers, which balances this era with the first plus the group's turn-of-the-'90s comeback, but anybody looking for a good portrait of the band at its smooth-sailing yacht rock peak should turn here.
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1. Little Darling (I Need You) [2016 Remaster]

by The Doobie Brothers

Background Vocals: Keith Knudsen
Maureen Mcdonald
Rosemary Butler; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doobie Brothers; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Congas: Bobby La Kind; Performer
Drums: John Hartman
Keith Knudsen; Performer
Guitar: Jeff "skunk" Baxter
Pat Simmons; Performer
Keyboard: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Vocals: Pat Simmons
Tiran Porter
Bobby La Kind
Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Arranger: David Paich; Composer
Composer: Brian Holland
Eddie Holland
Lamont Dozier; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Kent Nebergall; Production
Engineer: Donn Landee; Production

2. Echoes of Love (2016 Remaster)

by The Doobie Brothers

Primary Artist: The Doobie Brothers; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Maureen Mcdonald; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Congas: Bobby La Kind; Performer
Drums: Keith Knudsen
John Hartman; Performer
Guitar: Pat Simmons
Jeff "skunk" Baxter; Performer
Keyboard: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Percussion: Ted Templeman; Performer
Vocals: Tiran Porter
Pat Simmons
Michael Mcdonald
Keith Knudsen
Bobby La Kind; Performer
Composer: Willie Mitchell
Earl Randle
Pat Simmons; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Kent Nebergall; Production
Engineer: Donn Landee; Production
Producer: Ted Templeman; Production

3. You Belong to Me (2016 Remaster)

by The Doobie Brothers

Background Vocals: Keith Knudsen
Maureen Mcdonald
Rosemary Butler; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doobie Brothers; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Congas: Bobby La Kind; Performer
Drums: John Hartman
Keith Knudsen; Performer
Guitar: Jeff "skunk" Baxter
Pat Simmons; Performer
Keyboard: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Vocals: Tiran Porter
Pat Simmons
Bobby La Kind
Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Arranger: David Paich; Composer
Composer: Carly Simon
Michael Mcdonald; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Kent Nebergall; Production
Engineer: Donn Landee; Production

4. One Step Closer (2016 Remaster)

by The Doobie Brothers

Background Vocals: Bobby La Kind
Nicolette Larson; Performer
Baritone Saxophone: Joel Peskin; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Congas: Bobby La Kind; Performer
Drums: Keith Knudsen
Chester Mccracken; Performer
Guitar: John Mcfee
Pat Simmons; Performer
Engineer: Jim Isaacson; Production
Keyboard: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Marimba: Chester Mccracken; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tim Dennan
Kent Duncan; Production
Organ: Cornelius Bumpus; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Cornelius Bumpus; Performer
Second Engineer: Gene Meros; Production
Synthesizer: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Producer: Ted Templeman; Production
Tambourine: Ted Templeman; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jerome Jumonville
Cornelius Bumpus; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doobie Brothers; Main Performer
Trumpet: Bill Armstrong
Lee Thornburg; Performer
Vocals: John Mcfee
Pat Simmons
Keith Knudsen
Cornelius Bumpus
Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Composer: Keith Knudsen
John Mcfee
Carlene Carter; Composer

5. What a Fool Believes (2016 Remaster)

by The Doobie Brothers

Additional Engineer: Loyd Cohn
Steve Malcolm; Other
Background Vocals: Rosemary Butler; Performer
Banjo: Herb Pederson; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Congas: Bobby La Kind; Performer
Drums: Keith Knudsen
John Hartman; Performer
Fiddle: Byron Berline; Performer
Guitar: Jeff "skunk" Baxter
Pat Simmons; Performer
Harmonica: Norton Buffalo; Performer
Engineer: Donn Landee; Production
Keyboard: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Producer: Ted Templeman; Production
Lead Vocals: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doobie Brothers; Main Performer
Saxophone: Andrew Love; Performer
Synthesizer: Bill Payne
Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Trumpet: Ben Cauley; Performer
Vocals: Tiran Porter
Bobby La Kind
Keith Knudsen
Pat Simmons; Performer
Composer: Michael Mcdonald
Kenny Loggins; Composer

6. Dependin' on You (2016 Remaster)

by The Doobie Brothers

Additional Engineer: Loyd Cohn
Steve Malcolm; Other
Background Vocals: Nicolette Larson
Rosemary Butler; Performer
Banjo: Herb Pederson; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Congas: Bobby La Kind; Performer
Drums: Keith Knudsen
John Hartman; Performer
Fiddle: Byron Berline; Performer
Guitar: Jeff "skunk" Baxter
Pat Simmons; Performer
Harmonica: Norton Buffalo; Performer
Engineer: Donn Landee; Production
Keyboard: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Producer: Ted Templeman; Production
Lead Vocals: Pat Simmons; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doobie Brothers; Main Performer
Saxophone: Andrew Love; Performer
Synthesizer: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Trumpet: Ben Cauley; Performer
Vocals: Bobby La Kind
Michael Mcdonald
Keith Knudsen
Tiran Porter; Performer
Composer: Michael Mcdonald
Pat Simmons; Composer

7. Here to Love You (2016 Remaster)

by The Doobie Brothers

Additional Engineer: Loyd Cohn
Steve Malcolm; Other
Background Vocals: Rosemary Butler; Performer
Banjo: Herb Pederson; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Congas: Bobby La Kind; Performer
Drums: Keith Knudsen
John Hartman; Performer
Fiddle: Byron Berline; Performer
Guitar: Jeff "skunk" Baxter
Pat Simmons; Performer
Harmonica: Norton Buffalo; Performer
Engineer: Donn Landee; Production
Keyboard: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Producer: Ted Templeman; Production
Lead Vocals: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doobie Brothers; Main Performer
Saxophone: Andrew Love; Performer
Synthesizer: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Trumpet: Ben Cauley; Performer
Vocals: Bobby La Kind
Tiran Porter
Pat Simmons
Keith Knudsen; Performer
Composer: Michael Mcdonald; Composer

8. One by One (2016 Remaster)

by The Doobie Brothers

Background Vocals: Bobby La Kind
Nicolette Larson; Performer
Baritone Saxophone: Joel Peskin; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Congas: Bobby La Kind; Performer
Drums: Keith Knudsen
Chester Mccracken; Performer
Guitar: John Mcfee
Pat Simmons; Performer
Engineer: Jim Isaacson; Production
Keyboard: Patrick Henderson
Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Marimba: Chester Mccracken; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tim Dennan
Kent Duncan; Production
Organ: Cornelius Bumpus; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Cornelius Bumpus; Performer
Second Engineer: Gene Meros; Production
Synthesizer: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Producer: Ted Templeman; Production
Tambourine: Ted Templeman; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jerome Jumonville
Cornelius Bumpus; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doobie Brothers; Main Performer
Trumpet: Lee Thornburg
Bill Armstrong; Performer
Vocals: Pat Simmons
Cornelius Bumpus
Michael Mcdonald
Keith Knudsen
John Mcfee; Performer
Composer: Michael Mcdonald
Bobby Lakind; Composer

9. Real Love (2016 Remaster)

by The Doobie Brothers

Background Vocals: Bobby La Kind
Nicolette Larson; Performer
Baritone Saxophone: Joel Peskin; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Congas: Bobby La Kind; Performer
Drums: Keith Knudsen
Chester Mccracken; Performer
Guitar: John Mcfee
Pat Simmons; Performer
Engineer: Jim Isaacson; Production
Keyboard: Patrick Henderson
Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Marimba: Chester Mccracken; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tim Dennan
Kent Duncan; Production
Organ: Cornelius Bumpus; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Cornelius Bumpus; Performer
Second Engineer: Gene Meros; Production
Synthesizer: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Producer: Ted Templeman; Production
Tambourine: Ted Templeman; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Jerome Jumonville
Cornelius Bumpus; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doobie Brothers; Main Performer
Trumpet: Lee Thornburg
Bill Armstrong; Performer
Vocals: Pat Simmons
Cornelius Bumpus
Michael Mcdonald
Keith Knudsen
John Mcfee; Performer
Composer: Michael Mcdonald
Patrick Henderson; Composer

10. Minute by Minute (2016 Remaster)

by The Doobie Brothers

Banjo: Herb Pederson; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Congas: Bobby La Kind; Performer
Drums: Keith Knudsen
John Hartman; Performer
Fiddle: Byron Berline; Performer
Guitar: Jeff "skunk" Baxter
Pat Simmons; Performer
Engineer: Donn Landee; Production
Harmonica: Norton Buffalo; Performer
Keyboard: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Producer: Ted Templeman; Production
Bass Guitar: Tiran Porter; Performer
Primary Artist: The Doobie Brothers; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Saxophone: Andrew Love; Performer
Synthesizer: Bill Payne
Michael Mcdonald; Performer
Trumpet: Ben Cauley; Performer
Vocals: Bobby La Kind
Pat Simmons
Tiran Porter
Keith Knudsen; Performer
Composer: Michael Mcdonald
Lester Abrams; Composer
Additional Engineer: Loyd Cohn
Steve Malcolm; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

37 minutes and 2 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 640x640 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 96 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Pop/Rock

Label

Rhino - Warner Records

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 12, 2016

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

603497877737

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The Best of The Doobies, Vol. 2

1. Little Darling (I Need You) [2016 Remaster]

2. Echoes of Love (2016 Remaster)

3. You Belong to Me (2016 Remaster)

4. One Step Closer (2016 Remaster)

5. What a Fool Believes (2016 Remaster)

6. Dependin' on You (2016 Remaster)

7. Here to Love You (2016 Remaster)

8. One by One (2016 Remaster)

9. Real Love (2016 Remaster)

10. Minute by Minute (2016 Remaster)

Technical Specifications

The Best of The Doobies, Vol. 2

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1. Little Darling (I Need You) [2016 Remaster]

2. Echoes of Love (2016 Remaster)

3. You Belong to Me (2016 Remaster)

4. One Step Closer (2016 Remaster)

5. What a Fool Believes (2016 Remaster)

6. Dependin' on You (2016 Remaster)

7. Here to Love You (2016 Remaster)

8. One by One (2016 Remaster)

9. Real Love (2016 Remaster)

10. Minute by Minute (2016 Remaster)

Technical Specifications