The Doobie Brothers (album)

The Doobie Brothers
Studio album by The Doobie Brothers
Released	April 1971
Recorded	November/December 1970 at Pacific Recording Studios, San Mateo, CA
Genre	Rock
Length	35:54
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Lenny Waronker Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
The Doobie Brothers (1971) Toulouse Street (1972)

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The Doobie Brothers is the first studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). It is their only official studio album to feature original bass player Dave Shogren on all tracks, who left during the recording of their second album.

The first single from the album, "Nobody," failed to chart, as did the album itself. The single was re-released in 1974 after the group had become a highly successful touring and recording act, peaking at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Nobody" was later re-recorded for the group's 2010 album, World Gone Crazy.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Nobody" (Johnston) – 3:42
2. "Slippery St. Paul" (Simmons) – 2:14
3. "Greenwood Creek" (Johnston) – 3:04
4. "It Won't Be Right" (Johnston) – 2:38
5. "Travelin' Man" (Johnston) – 4:25

Side Two

1. "Feelin' Down Farther" (Johnston) – 4:20
2. "The Master" (Johnston) – 3:30
3. "Growin' a Little Each Day" (Johnston) – 3:20
4. "Beehive State" (Randy Newman) – 2:42
5. "Closer Every Day" (Simmons) – 4:19
6. "Chicago" (trad., arr. Simmons) – 1:40

Personnel

• Tom Johnston - guitar, harmonica, piano, harp, vocals
• Patrick Simmons - guitar, vocals
• Dave Shogren - bass, organ, keyboards, vocals
• John Hartman - drums

Production

• Producers: Ted Templeman, Lenny Waronker
• Executive Producers: Marty Cohn, Paul Curcio
• Engineer: Marty Cohn
• Digital Mastering: Lee Herschberg
• Mastering: Lee Herschberg
• Photography: Jim Marshall
• Art Direction: Ed Thrasher
• Arrangers: Patrick Simmons, The Doobie Brothers

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1974	"Nobody"	The Billboard Hot 100	58