The Doobie Brothers - The Doobie Brothers
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Tom Johnston – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica on "Greenwood Creek" and "Chicago", piano on "Growin' a Little Each Day" and "Closer Every Day"
Patrick Simmons – backing vocals, lead vocals on "Closer Every Day", co-lead vocals on "Beehive State", acoustic and electric guitars
Dave Shogren – backing vocals, bass guitar, organ on "Closer Every Day"
John Hartman – drums, tambourine on "Feelin' Down Farther"
Written by Pat Simmons (A2, A4-B5), Randy Newman (B4), Tom Johnston (A1, A3-B3)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Warner Bros Records
Recorded November–December 1970 at Pacific Recording Studios, San Mateo, California
Engineered by Marty Cohn
Produced by Lenny Waronker, Ted Templeman
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1971
Reissued in 2016
Tracks:
Side A:
Side B:
Reviews:
“One of the most inauspicious debuts by a major rock group, this subdued slice of country boogie might be called the missing link between Moby Grape and the later, revved-up Doobies of "Listen to the Music." Only a handful of West Coast hippies bought this record originally, but it lays the blueprint for the Doobies' future radio-friendly sound: chugging rhythm guitar, stretched-out harmonies, Tom Johnston's joyful R&B vocals, and Patrick Simmons' acoustic picking. A muffled mixing job helped keep this album in the morgue, which is sad, because "Nobody" and "Greenwood Creek" rate with some of Johnston's best tunes, and they deserve issuance on a definitive Doobie Brothers compilation.” AllMusic Review by Peter Kurtz
Ratings :
AllMusic : 2,5 / 5 , Discogs : 3,88 / 5