What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits [Clear Vinyl]

by The Doobie Brothers

Overview

The Doobies team up with the Memphis Horns for an even more Southern-flavored album than usual, although also a more uneven one. By this time, Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and company had pretty well inherited the mantle and the core (and then some) of the audience left behind by Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty, with Johnston songs like "Pursuit on 53rd Street," "Down in the Track," and "Road Angel" recalling pieces like "Travelin' Band," while Simmons' "Black Water" (their first number one hit) evoked the softer side of the "swamp rock" popularized by CCR. Actually, in some respects, given the range of instruments employed here, including an autoharp (courtesy of Arlo Guthrie) and viola, the songs on the original LP's first side suffer somewhat from a sameness that makes What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits a little less interesting than the albums that preceded it. The original side two had a lot more variety, which is as good as any full album the band ever recorded: Simmons' "Tell Me What You Want (And I'll Give You What You Need)" and Johnston's "Another Park, Another Sunday," which both outdo the Eagles and Poco at their respective country-rock games (and keep a certain soulful edge, too), Simmons' lyrical, ethereal, slightly spacy "Daughters of the Sea," and the very spacy, shimmering instrumental "Flying Cloud" (written by bassist Tiran Porter). In all, despite the weakness of its original first side, it's got a lot more to offer than the single hit, and has at least six numbers (out of 12) that rate with the better album tracks the group has ever done. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	10/04/2024
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0603497824618

Tracks

1. Song to See You Through [2016 Remaster]
2. Spirit [2016 Remaster]
3. Pursuit on 53rd St. [2016 Remaster]
4. Black Water [2016 Remaster]
5. Eyes of Silver [2016 Remaster]
6. Road Angel [2016 Remaster]
7. You Just Can't Stop It [2016 Remaster]
8. Tell Me What You Want (And I'll Give You What You Need) [2016 Remaster]
9. Down in the Track [2016 Remaster]
10. Another Park, Another Sunday [2016 Remaster]
11. Daughters of the Sea [2016 Remaster]
12. Flying Cloud [2016 Remaster]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Doobie Brothers   Primary Artist
Wayne Jackson   Trumpet,Horn
Andrew Love   Saxophone,Horn,Sax (Tenor)
The Memphis Horns   Guest Artist,Horn
Arlo Guthrie   Guest Artist,Harp,Autoharp,Harmonica
Novi Novag   Viola
Novi   Viola,Viola
Patrick Simmons   Guitar,Vocals
Ted Templeman   Percussion
Keith Knudsen   Drums,Vocals
Bill Payne   Organ,Piano,Clavinet,Keyboards
James Booker   Piano
Jack Hale   Trombone
James Mitchell   Horn,Sax (Baritone)
John Hartman   Drums
Tiran Porter   Bass,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Tom Johnston   Guitar,Vocals
Jeff Baxter   Guitar,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel)
Michael Hossack   Drums
Milt Holland   Tabla,Marimba,Pandeiro,Percussion,Vibraphone
Novi Novog   Viola
Eddie Guzman   Congas,Timbales,Percussion

Technical Credits

Donn Landee   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Ted Templeman   Audio Production,Producer
Chas Barbour   Art Direction,Design,Cover Design
Benita Brazier   Production Coordination
Patrick Simmons   Composer
Andrew Love   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
John Hartman   Composer
Wayne Jackson   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
The Memphis Horns   Horn Arrangements
Tiran Porter   Composer
Tom Johnston   Composer
Lee Herschberg   Engineer,Mastering
Michael Hossack   Composer
Dan Fong   Photography