Brotherhood (The Doobie Brothers album)

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Brotherhood is the eleventh studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). It was their second and final album for Capitol. It also marked the final appearances on a Doobie Brothers album by bassist Tiran Porter and original drummer John Hartman.

Four out of the ten tracks were written entirely by outside musicians, though two of these, songwriter Jerry Lynn Williams and Jim Peterik of Survivor also collaborated with Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons on some of their compositions.

The album contained no major hit singles but "Dangerous", Simmons' anthem to his passion for Harley Davidson motorcycles peaked at #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and is still performed live by the band. Johnston's "Rollin' On" charted at #12 on the same listing.

Aftermath

The album was a critical and commercial failure, stalling at #82. Shortly after the album's release, the band was dropped by Capitol. There was also a shift in personnel as Tiran Porter left to pursue a brief solo career, frustrated that his own compositions were deemed unsuitable for the band while John Hartman quit music altogether. Two other former members, drummer Keith Knudsen and guitarist John McFee were recruited but for the next nine years, the band concentrated entirely on live work, frustrated by the lack of support they had received from Capitol. The Doobie Brothers would not release another studio album until Sibling Rivalry in 2000, a period of time that was three years longer than the gap between the Doobies' "Farewell Tour" album and Cycles, their reunion album with Tom Johnston.

Track listing

1. "Something You Said" (M. Lunn, A. Gorrie) – 4:48
2. "Is Love Enough" (J. L. Williams, W. Richmond) – 4:40
3. "Dangerous" (Simmons) – 5:06
4. "Our Love" (Jerry Lynn Williams) – 4:32
5. "Divided Highway" (Simmons, Fox, Peterik) – 3:50
6. "Under the Spell" (Peterik, Syniar, Wertico) – 4:23
7. "Excited" (Johnston, J. L. Williams) – 5:02
8. "This Train I'm On" (Simmons, D. Ockerman) – 3:55
9. "Showdown" (Johnston) – 4:20
10. "Rollin' On" (Johnston) – 4:15

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers

• Tom Johnston - guitars, vocals
• Patrick Simmons - guitars, vocals
• Tiran Porter - bass, vocals
• John Hartman - drums
• Michael Hossack - drums, percussion

Additional players

• Steve Canali - slide guitar
• Jimi Fox - percussion
• Dale Ockerman - keyboards
• Richard Bryant - background vocals
• Vicki Randle - background vocals

Production

• Producer: Rodney Mills
• Engineer: Rodney Mills, Devon Rietveld
• Photography: Robert Doisneau
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Mixing: Rodney Mills, Chris Lord-Alge
• Design: John Kehe
• Photography: Peter Miller
• Art Direction: Tommy Steele

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	82

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Dangerous"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
1991	"Rollin' On"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	12