'The ‘Warner Bros. Years' collections is a ten-CD box set summarising The Doobie Brothers’ output for the label. The collection includes the nine studio albums recorded for Warner Bros. starting with 1971’s eponymous debut and ending, appropriately enough, with Farewell Tour, their 1983 live album.
The story of the Doobie Brothers can really be broken down into a tale of two bands: the original Doobie Brothers and, of course, the “McDoobies”. When the band started making the rounds in their early California days, they befriended a lot of bikers and played every motorcycle tavern you can think of, their richly melodic and Southern-indebted sound enduring them a fanbase right off the bat, easy rock radio staples soon rolling out of them on a consistent pace. However, in the mid-’70s lead singer and frontman Tom Johnston had to step out, which lead to the recruitment of Michael McDonald. McDonald would soon turn the band’s sound completely, rendering the group more soulful and pop-friendly, but losing a lot of their rock roots in the process. To say the band’s legacy is divisive to this day even to hardcore fans is nothing short of an understatement.
Artist: The Doobie Brothers
Album: The Warner Bros. Years 1971-1983
Year: 2015
Label: Warner Bros. / Rhino
Style: Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Soft Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul
Format: mp3/320
CD1 The Doobie Brothers (1971)
01 Nobody 3:29
02 Slippery St. Paul 2:14
03 Greenwood Creek 3:05
04 It Won't Be Right 2:40
05 Travelin' Man 4:27
06 Feelin' Down Farther 4:19
07 The Master 3:31
08 Growin' A Little Each Day 3:22
09 Beehive State 2:44
10 Closer Every Day 4:21
11 Chicago 1:43
CD2 Toulouse Street (1972)
01 Listen To The Music 4:47
02 Rockin' Down The Highway 3:19
03 Mamaloi 2:30
04 Toulouse Street 3:20
05 Cotton Mouth 3:42
06 Don't Start Me To Talkin' 2:44
07 Jesus Is Just Alright 4:34
08 White Sun 2:30
09 Disciple 6:44
10 Snake Man 1:38
CD3 The Captain And Me (1973)
01 Natural Thing 3:18
02 Long Train Runnin' 3:27
03 China Grove 3:15
04 Dark Eyed Cajun Woman 4:13
05 Clear As The Driven Snow 5:18
06 Without You 4:58
07 South City Midnight Lady 5:29
08 Evil Woman 3:20
09 Busted Down Around O'Connelly Corners 0:48
10 Ukiah 3:01
11 The Captain And Me 4:48
CD4 What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974)
01 Song To See You Through 4:07
02 Spirit 3:16
03 Pursuit On 53rd St. 2:34
04 Black Water 4:15
05 Eyes Of Silver 2:59
06 Road Angel 4:48
07 You Just Can't Stop It 3:30
08 Tell Me What You Want (And I'll Give You What You Need) 3:55
09 Down In The Track 4:16
10 Another Park, Another Sunday 4:27
11 Daughters Of The Sea 4:34
12 Flying Cloud 1:59
CD5 Stampede (1975)
01 Sweet Maxine 4:23
02 Neal's Fandango 3:07
03 Texas Lullaby 5:00
04 Music Man 3:31
05 Slat Key Soquel Rag 1:52
06 Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) 3:39
07 I Cheat The Hangman 6:36
08 Precis 0:59
09 Rainy Day Crossroad Blues 3:46
10 I Been Workin' On You 4:26
11 Double Dealin' Four Flusher 3:29
CD6 Takin' It To The Streets (1976)
01 Wheels Of Fortune 4:57
02 Takin' It To The Streets 3:51
03 8th Avenue Shuffle 4:44
04 Losin' End 3:46
05 Rio 3:51
06 For Someone Special 5:05
07 It Keeps You Runnin' 4:17
08 Turn It Loose 3:57
09 Carry Me Away 4:07
CD7 Livin' On The Fault Line (1977)
01 You're Made That Way 3:36
02 Echoes Of Love 2:58
03 Little Darling (I Need You) 3:26
04 You Belong To Me 3:05
05 Livin' On The Fault Line 4:48
06 Nothin' But A Heartache 3:08
07 Chinatown 4:59
08 There's A Light 4:14
09 Need A Lady 3:27
10 Larry The Logger Two-Step 1:18
CD8 Minute By Minute (1978)
01 Here To Love You 3:27
02 What A Fool Believes 3:39
03 Minute By Minute 3:27
04 Dependin' On You 3:43
05 Don't Stop To Watch The Wheels 3:30
06 Open Your Eyes 3:16
07 Sweet Feelin' 2:44
08 Steamer Lane Breakdown 3:26
09 You Never Change 3:29
10 How Do The Fools Survive? 5:17
CD9 One Step Closer (1980)
01 Dedicate This Heart 4:06
02 Real Love 4:19
03 No Stoppin' Us Now 4:41
04 Thank You Love 6:23
05 One Step Closer 4:11
06 Keep This Train A-Rollin' 3:29
07 Just In Time 2:45
08 South Bay Strut 4:04
09 One By One 3:45
CD10 Farewell Tour (1983)
01 Slippery St. Paul 00:53
02 Takin' It To The Streets 4:47
03 Jesus Is Just Alright 4:40
04 Minute By Minute 4:42
05 Can't Let It Get Away 4:00
06 Listen To The Music 3:40
07 Echoes Of Love 2:53
08 What A Fool Believes 4:05
09 Black Water 4:26
10 You Belong To Me 3:30
11 Slat Key Soquel Rag 2:02
12 Steamer Lane Breakdown 3:57
13 South City Midnight Lady 5:56
14 Olana 2:59
15 Don't Start Me Talkin' 2:47
16 Long Train Runnin' 6:15
17 China Grove 3:41
The Doobie Brothers – The Warner Bros. Years 1971-1983 [10 CD box set] (2015)
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