Mamaloi | |
Artist: | The Doobie Brothers |
Album: | Toulouse Street |
Released: | July 1, 1972 |
Recorded: | 1972 |
Genre: | Rock/Reggae |
Length: | 2:30 |
Label: | Warner Brothers |
Producer: | Ted Templeman |
"Mamaloi" is a song on the Doobie Brothers' second album, Toulouse Street. It was written by guitarist and vocalist Patrick Simmons and featured Tom Johnston on lead vocals. The song is unlike the others on the album, with Toulouse Street being a rock record and this song being reggae. Allmusic critic Bruce Eder described "Mamaloi" as a "laid-back Caribbean idyll".[1]