Best of The Doobies Volume II

Best of the Doobies, Vol. II is a compilation album by the Doobie Brothers released in November 1981. It features ten songs from the three albums the band released between 1977 and 1980. The album peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers

• 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

• 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

Certifications

References