The Doobie Brothers - The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers - Music & Performance - CD

THE VERY BEST OF The Doobie Brothers is Rhino's first ever 2-CD compilation spotlighting hits and classics from this all-time favorite American band. The two discs are packed with 33 classic tracks, forming over two hours of remastered music. Tracks include: "Minute By Minute", "Real Love", "What a Fool Believes" and many more.

There have been plenty of single-disc Doobie Brothers collections released over the years. There have been two-part vinyl Best of the Doobies, there have been budget-line collections, and there have been OK overviews as well as excellent generous discs with all the big hits. There's even been a comprehensive four-disc box, but what there hasn't been is a double-disc set -- something that falls between the conciseness of 2001's terrific Greatest Hits (the first CD to contain all the big hits on one CD) and 1999's four-disc Long Train Runnin' 1970-2000. That's what 2007's The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers is, a double-disc helping of the Doobies' biggest songs from "Listen to the Music" to "The Doctor." Actually, this Very Best stretches a little further than "The Doctor," which arrives five songs from the end, illustrating the point that for the average listener, this may be just a little too generous at 33 tracks. That's a long running time, providing room for all the hits plus a bunch of album tracks that weren't necessarily on album rock radio, so this may be too much for listeners who just want the hits; they should stick to that 2001 Greatest Hits. But for fans who want a lot of the Doobies' best without investing in either the original albums or the box, this Very Best is welcome. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Performer	The Doobie Brothers
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	Pop
Music release type	Compilation
Media format	CD
Original release date	2007
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Number of tracks	33
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	2
Series title	The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers
Track listing	Listen to the Music, Jesus Is Justalright, Rockin' Down the Highway, Long Train Runnin', China Grove, South City Midnight Lady, Another Park, Another Sunday, Eyes of Silver, Nobody, Black Water, Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me), Sweet Maxine, I Cheat the Hangman, Takin' It to the Streets, Wheels of Fortune, It Keeps You Runnin', Little Darling (I Need You), Echoes of Love, What a Fool Believes, Minute By Minute, Depending on You, Real Love, One Step Closer, Wynken, Blynken and Nod, Keep This Train A-Rollin', Here to Love You, You Belong to Me, The Doctor, South of the Border, Need a Little Taste of Love, Dangerous, Rollin' on, Ordinary Man
Record label	Rhino
Composer	DOOBIE BROTHERS THE
Songwriter	Doobie Brothers
Track name	Minute By Minute; Real Love;, What a Fool Believes
Duration	2 h
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N