Best of the Doobies / Best of the Doobies, Volume II

~ Release by The Doobie Brothers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: Best of the Doobies
2▼12" Vinyl: Best of the Doobies, Volume II
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C1Little Darling (I Need You)
guest background vocals:
Rosemary Butler
cover recording of:
Little Darling (I Need You)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
3.35?:??
C2Echoes of Love
recording of:
Echoes of Love
writer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer), Earl Randle (US songwriter for Hi Records) and Patrick Simmons
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., JEC Publishing Corp. and Soquel Songs
sub-publisher:
Victor Music Arts, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
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C3You Belong to Me
producer:
Ted Templeman
guest background vocals:
Rosemary Butler
recording of:
You Belong to Me (Carly Simon/Michael McDonald song)
writer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Snug Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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C4One Step Closer
recording of:
One Step Closer
writer:
Carlene Carter, Keith Knudsen and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Carlooney Tunes, Long Tooth Music and Noodle Tunes
sub-publisher:
Victor Music Arts, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
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C5What a Fool Believes
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
additional congas and additional vocals:
Bobby LaKind (in 1978-08)
additional synthesizer:
Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
bass guitar:
Tiran Porter (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers) (in 1978-08)
guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (in 1978-08) and Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) (in 1978-08)
synthesizer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) (in 1978-08) and Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
vocals:
Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 3), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 147) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 343)
recording of:
What a Fool Believes (in 1978-08)
writer:
Ken Loggins and Mike McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Snug Music (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
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D1Dependin’ on You
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
guest vocals:
Rosemary Butler
lead vocals:
Patrick Simmons
vocals:
Nicolette Larson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dependin’ on You
writer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Patrick Simmons
publisher:
Snug Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Soquel Songs, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Victor Music Arts, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
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D2Here to Love You
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
guest vocals:
Rosemary Butler
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Here to Love You
lyricist and composer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Snug Music
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
3.5?:??
D3One by One
guest keyboard:
Rev. Patrick Henderson
recording of:
One by One
writer:
Bobby LaKind and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Conga Din Tunes and Tauripin Tunes
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Victor Music Arts and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
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D4Real Love
guest keyboard:
Rev. Patrick Henderson
vocals:
Nicolette Larson
strings arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1980)
recording of:
Real Love
writer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Patrick Henderson
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Monosteri Music and Tauripin Tunes
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
3.5?:??
D5Minute by Minute
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
synthesizer:
Bill Payne
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Minute by Minute
writer:
Lester Abrams and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
BMG Firefly, Bughouse, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Snug Music
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
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