The Doobie Brothers - Stampede ( 1975 )

 

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"Sweet Maxine"	Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons	Johnston	4:26
2.	"Neal's Fandango"	Simmons	Simmons	3:20
3.	"Texas Lullaby"	Johnston	Johnston	5:00
4.	"Music Man"	Johnston	Johnston	3:34
5.	"Slack Key Soquel Rag]"	Simmons	instrumental	1:54

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
6.	"Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me)"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Johnston	3:39
7.	"I Cheat the Hangman"	Simmons	Simmons	6:38
8.	"Précis"	Jeff Baxter	instrumental	0:56
9.	"Rainy Day Crossroad Blues"	Johnston	Johnston	3:45
10.	"I Been Workin' on You"	Johnston	Johnston	4:22
11.	"Double Dealin' Four Flusher"	Simmons	Simmons, Keith Knudsen, Johnston	3:30

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers

• Tom Johnston – guitars, lead and backing vocals
• Patrick Simmons – guitars, lead and backing vocals
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitars, pedal steel guitar
• Tiran Porter – bass guitar, backing vocals
• John Hartman – drums, percussion
• Keith Knudsen – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Double Dealin' Four Flusher"

Additional musicians

• Bill Payne – piano on "Sweet Maxine", "Neal's Fandango", "Texas Lullaby", "Take Me in Your Arms", "I Cheat the Hangman" and "Double Dealin' Four Flusher", organ on "Music Man" and "I Been Workin' on You", electric piano on "Double Dealin' Four Flusher", other keyboards
• Ry Cooder – bottleneck guitar on "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues"
• Karl Himmel – drums and percussion on "I Been Workin' on You"
• Bobbye Hall Porter – congas on "Take Me in Your Arms"
• Victor Feldman – marimba, percussion
• Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli – trumpets on "I Cheat the Hangman"
• Harry Bluestone – concertmaster on "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues"
• Maria Muldaur – backing vocals on "I Cheat the Hangman"
• Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields and Jessica Smith – backing vocals on "Take Me in Your Arms" and "I Been Workin' on You"
• Nick DeCaro – string arrangements on "Texas Lullaby", "I Cheat the Hangman" and "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues"
• Paul Riser – string and horn arrangements on "Take Me in Your Arms", horn arrangements on "Sweet Maxine" and "Double Dealin' Four Flusher"
• Curtis Mayfield – string and horn arrangements on "Music Man"
• Richard Tufo – orchestration on "Music Man"

The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits ( 1974 )

 

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Song to See You Through"	Tom Johnston	4:06
2.	"Spirit"	Johnston	3:15
3.	"Pursuit on 53rd St."	Johnston	2:33
4.	"Black Water"	Patrick Simmons	4:17
5.	"Eyes of Silver"	Johnston	2:57
6.	"Road Angel"	John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Johnston, Tiran Porter	4:49

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"You Just Can't Stop It"	Simmons	3:28
8.	"Tell Me What You Want (And I'll Give You What You Need)"	Simmons	3:53
9.	"Down in the Track"	Johnston	4:15
10.	"Another Park, Another Sunday"	Johnston	4:27
11.	"Daughters of the Sea"	Simmons	4:29
12.	"Flying Cloud"	Porter	2:00

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

• Tom Johnston – acoustic and electric guitars, lead and backing vocals
• Patrick Simmons – acoustic and electric guitars, lead and backing vocals
• Tiran Porter – bass, backing vocals
• John Hartman – drums, percussion
• Michael Hossack – drums

Additional Musicians:

• Keith Knudsen – backing vocals
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – pedal steel guitar on "Tell Me What You Want"
• Bill Payne – organ on "Song to See You Through" and "Eyes of Silver", piano on "Pursuit on 53rd St.", clavinet on "You Just Can't Stop It"
• James Booker – piano on "Down in the Track"
• Arlo Guthrie – autoharp on "Tell Me What You Want"
• Eddie Guzman – congas on "Road Angel", "You Just Can't Stop It" and "Daughters of the Sea", timbales on "Daughters of the Sea", and various other percussion instruments
• Milt Holland – tabla on "Tell Me What You Want", vibraphone on "Black Water", "Tell Me What You Want" and "Another Park, Another Sunday", marimba on "Daughters of the Sea", pandeiro, and various other percussion instruments
• The Memphis Horns - horns on "Song to See You Through", "Eyes of Silver" and "You Just Can't Stop It"
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
  • James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
  • Jack Hale – trombone
• Novi Novog – viola on "Spirit" and "Black Water"
• Ted Templeman – additional percussion

The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me ( 1973 )

 

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"Natural Thing"	Tom Johnston	Tom Johnston	3:17
2.	"Long Train Runnin'"	Johnston	Johnston	3:25
3.	"China Grove"	Johnston	Johnston	3:14
4.	"Dark Eyed Cajun Woman"	Johnston	Johnston	4:12
5.	"Clear as the Driven Snow"	Patrick Simmons	Pat Simmons	5:18

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
6.	"Without You"	John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Johnston, Tiran Porter, Simmons	Johnston, Simmons	4:58
7.	"South City Midnight Lady"	Simmons	Simmons	5:27
8.	"Evil Woman"	Hartman, Hossack, Johnston, Porter, Simmons	Simmons	3:17
9.	"Busted Down Around O'Connelly Corners"	James Earl Luft	Instrumental	0:48
10.	"Ukiah"	Johnston	Johnston	3:04
11.	"The Captain and Me"	Johnston	Johnston	4:53

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

• Tom Johnston – guitars, harmonica on "Long Train Runnin'", ARP synthesizer, lead and backing vocals
• Patrick Simmons – guitars, ARP synthesizer, banjo on "The Captain and Me", lead and backing vocals
• Tiran Porter – bass, backing vocals
• John Hartman – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Michael Hossack – drums, congas, cymbals, timbales

Additional players:

• Bill Payne – piano on "China Grove", "South City Midnight Lady" and "Ukiah", organ on "Long Train Runnin'" and "Without You", electric piano on "Dark Eyed Cajun Woman"
• Jeffrey 'Skunk' Baxter – pedal steel guitar on "South City Midnight Lady"
• Ted Templeman – percussion
• Nick DeCaro – string arrangements on "Dark Eyed Cajun Woman", "South City Midnight Lady" and "Evil Woman"
• Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff – ARP synthesizer programming on "Natural Thing", "Clear as the Driven Snow", "South City Midnight Lady" and "Ukiah"

The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street ( 1972 )

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	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 – vocals, guitars
• Patrick Simmons – vocals, guitars, banjo on "Listen to the Music"
• Tiran Porter – vocals, bass
• John (Little John) Hartman – drums, percussion
• Michael Hossack – drums

Additional personnel:

• Bill Payne – piano, organ
• Dave Shogren – bass and guitar on "Toulouse Street", vocals on "White Sun"
• Jerry Jumonville – tenor saxophone 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 – percussion

The Doobie Brothers - The Doobie Brothers ( 1971 )

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nobody"	Tom Johnston	3:42
2.	"Slippery St. Paul"	Patrick Simmons	2:14
3.	"Greenwood Creek"	Johnston	3:04
4.	"It Won't Be Right"	Johnston, Simmons	2:38
5.	"Travelin' Man"	Johnston	4:25

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Feelin' Down Farther"	Johnston	4:20
7.	"The Master"	Johnston	3:30
8.	"Growin' a Little Each Day"	Johnston	3:20
9.	"Beehive State"	Randy Newman	2:42
10.	"Closer Every Day"	Simmons	4:19
11.	"Chicago"	Arr. by Simmons	1:40

Personnel

• Tom Johnston – guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals
• Patrick Simmons – guitar, vocals
• Dave Shogren – bass guitar, organ, vocals
• John Hartman – drums