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Best of The Doobies Volume II

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Compilation album by

The Doobie Brothers

Released

November 1981

Genre

Rock

Length

36:50

The Doobie Brothers chronology

One Step Closer
(1980)

Best of The Doobies Volume II
(1981)

Farewell Tour
(1983)

Best of the Doobies, Vol. II is a compilation album by the Doobie Brothers released in November 1981. It was released with ten tracks, all of them selected from albums released before 1981. The album peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Top LPs chart^[1] and was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Little Darling (I Need You)"	Holland-Dozier-Holland	Livin' on the Fault Line	3:27
2.	"Echoes of Love"	Patrick Simmons, Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle	Livin' on the Fault Line	2:58
3.	"You Belong to Me"	Michael McDonald, Carly Simon	Livin' on the Fault Line	3:05
4.	"One Step Closer"	Keith Knudsen, John McFee, Carlene Carter	One Step Closer	4:12
5.	"What a Fool Believes"	McDonald, Kenny Loggins	Minute by Minute	3:40

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
6.	"Dependin' on You"	Simmons, McDonald	Minute by Minute	3:44
7.	"Here to Love You"	McDonald	Minute by Minute	3:28
8.	"One by One"	McDonald, Bobby LaKind	One Step Closer	3:45
9.	"Real Love"	McDonald, Patrick Henderson	One Step Closer	4:19
10.	"Minute by Minute"	McDonald, Lester Abrams	Minute by Minute	3:28

Personnel[edit]

The Doobie Brothers[edit]

Jeff Baxter – guitars
Cornelius Bumpus – lead (4) and backing vocals, saxophones, organ
John Hartman – drums, percussion
Keith Knudsen – backing vocals, drums, percussion
Bobby LaKind – backing vocals, percussion
Chet McCracken – drums, percussion, mallets
Michael McDonald – lead (1, 3–5, 7–10) and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
John McFee – backing vocals, guitars
Tiran Porter – backing vocals, bass guitar
Patrick Simmons – lead (2, 6, 8) and backing vocals, guitars

Additional personnel[edit]

Rosemary Butler – backing vocals (1, 3, 6–7)
Ben Cauley – trumpet (6–7)
Jimmie Haskell – string arrangement (9)
Patrick Henderson – keyboards (8–9)
Nicolette Larson – backing vocals (6, 9)
Andrew Love – saxophone (6–7)
David Paich – string and horn arrangements (1, 3)
Bill Payne – synthesizers (5, 10)
Ted Templeman – backing vocals (4), percussion, drums (5)

Charts[edit]

Chart (1981/82)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	46
USTop LPs & Tape (Billboard)^[4]	39

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ "Billboard Top 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: The Doobie Brothers". Retrieved June 5, 2022.

^ 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.

^ "The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

v t e The Doobie Brothers
Tom Johnston Patrick Simmons Michael McDonald John McFee John Hartman Dave Shogren Michael Hossack Tiran Porter Keith Knudsen Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Chet McCracken Cornelius Bumpus Bobby LaKind Willie Weeks
Studio albums	The Doobie Brothers Toulouse Street The Captain and Me What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits Stampede Takin' It to the Streets Livin' on the Fault Line Minute by Minute One Step Closer Cycles Brotherhood Sibling Rivalry World Gone Crazy Southbound Liberté
Live albums	Farewell Tour Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert Live at Wolf Trap
Compilations	Best of The Doobies Best of The Doobies Volume II Listen to the Music: The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers Greatest Hits Divided Highway The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers
Singles	"Listen to the Music" "Jesus Is Just Alright" / "Rockin' Down the Highway" "Long Train Runnin'" "China Grove" "Another Park, Another Sunday" / "Black Water" "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" "Takin' It to the Streets" "Wheels of Fortune" "It Keeps You Runnin'" "Little Darlin' (I Need You)" "Echoes of Love" "What a Fool Believes" "Minute by Minute" "Dependin' on You" "Real Love" "Wynken, Blynken & Nod" "You Belong to Me" (live) "The Doctor" "Dangerous"
Related articles	Discography Band members Southern Pacific

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