Sibling Rivalry (The Doobie Brothers album)
Sibling Rivalry is the twelfth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers.[4][5] The album was released on October 3, 2000, by Pyramid Records and Rhino Entertainment.
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| Released | October 3, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999-2000 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 60:01 | |||
| Label | Pyramid, Rhino | |||
| Producer | Guy Allison, Terry Nelson, The Doobie Brothers | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The album was the band's first studio recording since Brotherhood, in 1991. It was also the only Doobie Brothers studio album to feature a lead vocal by multi-instrumentalist John McFee and full lead vocals by drummer Keith Knudsen, both of whom had rejoined the group in 1993 after an eleven-year absence.
The group photograph in the inner booklet featured touring sidesmen Guy Allison (keyboards, backing vocals), Marc Russo (saxophone) and Skylark (bass, backing vocals). Allison and Russo also featured on the album, the former co-writing three tracks while occasional touring bassist John Cowan also featured and contributed the song Can't Stand to Lose written with Poco's Rusty Young.
Critical reception
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the band were "struggling vainly to put their formula to work again ... [Michael] McDonald wisely stayed far away."[3] The Vancouver Sun deemed the album "vintage soft rock, but not an entirely painful experience."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "People Gotta Love Again" | Tom Johnston | Johnston | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Leave My Heartache Behind" | Patrick Simmons | Simmons | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Ordinary Man" | Bob Bangerter, Michael Ruff, Neida Bequette | Simmons | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Jericho" | Johnston | Johnston | 5:04 |
| 5. | "On Every Corner" | Keith Knudsen, Zeke Zirngiebel | Knudsen | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Angels of Madness" | Guy Allison, Michael Hossack, John McFee | McFee | 4:40 |
| 7. | "45th Floor" | Bill Champlin, Johnston | Johnston | 5:09 |
| 8. | "Can't Stand to Lose" | John Cowan, Rusty Young | Simmons | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Higher Ground" | Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Johnston | Johnston | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Gates of Eden" | Allison, Knudsen | Knudsen | 4:59 |
| 11. | "Don't Be Afraid" | Simmons, Cris Sommer-Simmons, Bangerter | Simmons | 5:47 |
| 12. | "Rocking Horse" | Allison, Knudsen | Johnston | 6:27 |
| 13. | "Five Corners" | McFee, Simmons | instrumental | 1:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
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| 14. | "Little Bitty Pretty One" | Bobby Day | Johnston | 4:42 |
Personnel
The Doobie Brothers
- Tom Johnston – guitars, vocals
- Patrick Simmons – guitars, banjo, vocals
- John McFee – guitars, dobro, pedal steel guitar, harmonica, violin, mandolin, vocals
- Keith Knudsen – drums, percussion, vocals
- Michael Hossack – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Guy Allison – keyboards, background vocals
- Mario Cippolina - bass on 1 & 9
- John Cowan - bass on 2
- George Hawkins Jr - bass on 5, 10 & 12
- Bob Bangerter - acoustic rhythm guitar on 3 & 11
- Marc Russo – horn, saxophone
- Chris Thompson - backing vocals on 5, 10 & 12
- Maxayn Lewis – background vocals on 4 & 9
- Yvonne Williams – background vocals on 4 & 9
- Bill Champlin - background vocals on 5 & 9
- Cris Sommer-Simmons - background vocals on 11
- Lil' Patrick Harley Simmons - background vocals on 11
Production
- Producers: Guy Allison, Terry Nelson, The Doobie Brothers
- Production coordination: Terry Nelson
- Engineers: Guy Allison, John McFee, Lynn Peterson, Dave Russell, Terry Nelson
- Assistant engineer: Steve Genewick
- Mixing: Steve Genewick, Joe Peccerillo, Elliot Scheiner
- Mastering: Ted Jensen
- Recorder: Terry Nelson
- House sound: Terry Nelson
- Arranger: Guy Allison
- Creative consultant: Josh Leo
- Cover art: Stanley Mouse
- Art Director: Michael A. Beck
References
- Andrew Vance. "Sibling Rivalry - The Doobie Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 83.
- Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (May 4, 2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Simon and Schuster – via Google Books.
- "The Doobie Brothers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "'Sibling Rivalry' among Doobies". Deseret News. November 24, 2000.
- Gold, Kerry (21 Dec 2000). "Music: CD Review". Vancouver Sun. p. C14.