Toulouse Street

Toulouse Street
Studio album by
the Doobie Brothers
ReleasedJuly 1972
Recorded1972
Studio
Genre
Length35:33
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTed Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
The Doobie Brothers
(1971) 		Toulouse Street
(1972) 		The Captain and Me
(1973)
Singles from Toulouse Street
  1. "Listen to the Music" / "Toulouse Street"
    Released: July 19, 1972
  2. "Jesus Is Just Alright" / "Rockin' Down the Highway"
    Released: November 15, 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3.5/5[5]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Toulouse Street is the second studio album by American rock band the Doobie Brothers. It was released in July 1972, by Warner Bros. Records. It was the band's first album with bassist Tiran Porter and also the first with drummer Michael Hossack to augment existing drummer John Hartman, putting in place their trademark twin-drummer sound. Toulouse Street is the name of a street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The cover and inside centerfold photos were taken at a former brothel on Toulouse Street.

The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Listen to the Music"Tom JohnstonTom Johnston, Pat Simmons4:44
2."Rockin' Down the Highway"JohnstonJohnston3:18
3."Mamaloi"Patrick SimmonsJohnston2:28
4."Toulouse Street"SimmonsSimmons3:20
5."Cotton Mouth"James Seals, Darrell CroftsJohnston3:44
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
6."Don't Start Me to Talkin'"Sonny Boy Williamson IIJohnston2:41
7."Jesus Is Just Alright"Arthur Reid ReynoldsSimmons4:33
8."White Sun"JohnstonJohnston2:28
9."Disciple"JohnstonJohnston6:42
10."Snake Man"JohnstonJohnston1:35

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers

Additional personnel

  • Dave Shogren – bass and acoustic guitar on "Toulouse Street", backing vocals on "White Sun"
  • Bill Payne – piano on "Rockin' Down the Highway" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'", organ on "Cotton Mouth" and "Jesus Is Just Alright"
  • Jerry Jumonville – tenor saxophone and horn arrangements on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
  • Jon Robert Smith – tenor saxophone on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
  • Joe Lane Davis – baritone saxophone on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
  • Sherman Marshall Cyr – trumpet on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
  • Ted Templeman – additional percussion

Production

  • Producer: Ted Templeman
  • Associate Producers on Tracks 4, 8 & 10: Stephen Barncard and Marty Cohn
  • Engineer: Stephen Barncard, Marty Cohn, Donn Landee
  • Production Coordination: Benita Brazier
  • Design: Barbara Casado, John Casado
  • Remastering: Lee Herschberg
  • Photography: Jill Maggid, Michael Maggid
  • Art Direction: Ed Thrasher

Tracks A4, B3 and B5, which were recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco.

Charts

Chart (1972–73) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] 57
Canada (RPM)[12] 24
New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] 24
US (Billboard 200)[14] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Bruce Eder. "Toulouse Street - The Doobie Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  4. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
  5. ^ "The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street". Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Steve Ditlea (October 12, 1972). "The Doobie Brothers: Toulouse Street". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 253. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ^ Mastropolo, Frank (November 29, 2012). "Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston Reflects on 'Listen to the Music' at 40". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  9. ^ Renoff, Greg (February 2024). "Donn Landee: Keeping an Open Mind, Part Two". Tape Op. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Templeman, Ted; Renoff, Greg (2020). Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music. ECW Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-1770414839.
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 92. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
  13. ^ "The Doobie Brothers" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  14. ^ "The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  15. ^ "Was It Any of These Men?" (PDF). Cash Box. February 28, 1974. p. 51. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via World Radio History.