Listen to the Music: The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers

Listen to the Music: The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers
Greatest hits album by The Doobie Brothers
Released	May 24, 1993
Recorded	1972–1980
Genre	Rock
Length	1:14:12
Label	WEA, Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Ted Templeman, Rodney Mills
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Brotherhood (1991) Listen to the Music: The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers (1993) Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert (1996)

Listen to the Music: The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers is a compilation album by American rock band the Doobie Brothers, released in 1993. The album includes a remix version of Long Train Runnin'. The album includes 19 tracks on the album. The album reached at number 10 on the ARIA Charts and it also peaked at number 19 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic said: "Until the release of Rhino's 2001 collection, [this] was the most comprehensive Doobie Brothers overview on the market." He calls it "a good collection" but the Rhino collection "is cheaper and easier to find."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Long Train Runnin'"	Tom Johnston	The Captain and Me, 1973	3:27
2.	"China Grove"	Johnston	The Captain and Me, 1973	3:15
3.	"Listen to the Music"	Johnston	Toulouse Street, 1972	3:50
4.	"Takin' It to the Streets"	Michael McDonald	Takin' It to the Streets, 1976	3:39
5.	"Black Water"	Patrick Simmons	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits, 1974	4:19
6.	"Jesus Is Just Alright"	Arthur Reid Reynolds	Toulouse Street, 1972	3:16
7.	"Rockin' Down The Highway"	Johnston	Toulouse Street, 1972	3:21
8.	"Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)"	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland	Stampede, 1975	3:41
9.	"Without You"	Johnston, Simmons, Tiran Porter, John Hartman, Michael Hossack	The Captain and Me, 1973	5:02
10.	"South City Midnight Lady"	Simmons	The Captain and Me, 1973	5:31
11.	"It Keeps You Runnin'"	McDonald	Takin' It to the Streets, 1976	4:19
12.	"Little Darling (I Need You)"	Holland, Dozier, Holland	Livin' on the Fault Line, 1977	3:26
13.	"You Belong To Me"	McDonald, Carly Simon	Livin' on the Fault Line, 1977	3:06
14.	"Minute by Minute"	McDonald, Lester Abrams	Minute by Minute, 1978	3:28
15.	"Here to Love You"	McDonald	Minute by Minute, 1978	4:01
16.	"Real Love"	McDonald, Rev. Patrick Henderson	One Step Closer, 1980	4:14
17.	"What a Fool Believes"	McDonald, Kenny Loggins	Minute by Minute, 1978	3:44
18.	"Long Train Runnin' (Locomotive Remix '93)"	Johnston		3:32
19.	"Listen To The Music (Motiv8 7" Edit)"	Johnston		3:44
Total length:				1:14:12

Charts

Chart (1993-96)	Position
Australia ARIA Charts	10
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)	41
Netherlands Dutch Top 40	34
New Zealand Official New Zealand Music Chart	19

Personnel

• Tom Johnston – lead and backing vocals, guitars, harmonica
• Patrick Simmons – lead and backing vocals, guitars
• Michael McDonald – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
• John McFee – guitars, pedal steel, violin, harmonica, backing vocals
• Dave Shogren – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• John Hartman – drums, percussion
• Michael Hossack – drums, percussion
• Tiran Porter – bass, vocals
• Keith Knudsen – drums, percussion, vocals
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitars
• Bobby LaKind – congas, vocals, percussion
• Chet McCracken – drums, percussion
• Cornelius Bumpus – saxophone, keyboards, vocals