Best of The Doobies Volume II explained

Best of The Doobies Volume II
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	The Doobie Brothers
Cover:	Bestofthedoobiesvol2.jpg
Released:	November 1981
Genre:	Rock
Length:	36:50
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Ted Templeman
Prev Title:	One Step Closer
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Farewell Tour
Next Year:	1983

Best of the Doobies, Vol. II is a compilation album by the Doobie Brothers released in November 1981. It was released with ten tracks, all of them selected from albums released before 1981. The album peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Top LPs chart^[1] and was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[2]

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

Chart (1981/82)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	46
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)^[4]	39

Notes and References

Web site: Billboard Top 100. Billboard. 2 April 2018.
Web site: June 5, 2022. RIAA – Searchable Database: The Doobie Brothers.
Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 92.
Web site: The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200 . . October 1, 2021.