Best of The Doobies

Best of The Doobies is the first greatest hits album by the Doobie Brothers. The album has material from Toulouse Street through Takin' It to the Streets, and is also a diamond record. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records on October 29, 1976, and has been re-released numerous times.

Best of The Doobies
Greatest hits album by
the Doobie Brothers
ReleasedOctober 29, 1976
Recorded1972–1976[1]
GenreRock, pop
Length45:08
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTed Templeman[2]
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Takin' It to the Streets
(1976)		 Best of The Doobies
(1976)		 Livin' on the Fault Line
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Great Rock Discography8/10[6]
MusicHound Rock3.5/5[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "China Grove" (Tom Johnston) – 3:14
  2. "Long Train Runnin'" (Johnston) – 3:23
  3. "Takin' It to the Streets" (Michael McDonald) – 3:36
  4. "Listen to the Music" (Johnston) – 3:49
  5. "Black Water" (Patrick Simmons) – 4:14
  6. "Rockin' Down the Highway" (Johnston) – 3:19

Side two

  1. "Jesus Is Just Alright" (Arthur Reid Reynolds) – 4:30
  2. "It Keeps You Runnin'" (McDonald) – 4:20
  3. "South City Midnight Lady" (Simmons) – 5:27
  4. "Take Me in Your Arms" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 3:39
  5. "Without You" (John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Johnston, Tiran Porter, Simmons) – 4:58[nb 1]

Personnel

Charts
Chart performance for Best of The Doobies
Chart (1976–1977) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] 42
Canadian Albums (RPM)[11] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 13
US Billboard 200[13] 5

Certifications
Certifications for Best of The Doobies
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[15] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] 10× Platinum 10,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

Notes
  1. On both the original album (The Captain and Me) and this compilation, this song is credited to "The Doobie Brothers", rather than to individual band members, even though the band's lineup had changed in between the releases. The live album Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert credits the song to Johnston only.

References
  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Best of the Doobies > Overview". Allmusic Guide. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  2. Best of the Doobies Warner Bros. Records #3112-2 CD reissue
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  6. Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
  7. "The Doobie Brothers - Best of the Doobies". Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  8. "Best of the Doobies". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  9. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 253. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 92. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
  12. "Charts.nz – The Doobie Brothers – Best of the Doobies". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  13. "The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  14. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  15. "Canadian album certifications – The Doobies – Best of The Doobies". Music Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  16. "American album certifications – The Doobies – Best of The Doobies". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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