Released April 15, 1991 Artist The Doobie Brothers Producer Rodney Mills Genre Rock music | Length 44:52 Release date 15 April 1991 Label Capitol Records | |
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Recorded 1990 at The Plant, Sausalito, CA Brotherhood
(1991) Rockin' Down the Highway The Wildlife Concert
(1996) Similar Sibling Rivalry, Cycles, Farewell Tour, One Step Closer, Livin' on the Fault Line | ||
Brotherhood is the eleventh studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). It was their second and final album for Capitol. It also marked the final appearances on a Doobie Brothers album by bassist Tiran Porter and original drummer John Hartman.
Contents
Four out of the ten tracks were written entirely by outside musicians, though two of these, songwriter Jerry Lynn Williams and Jim Peterik of Survivor also collaborated with Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons on some of their compositions.
The album contained no major hit singles but "Dangerous", Simmons' anthem to his passion for Harley Davidson motorcycles peaked at #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and is still performed live by the band. Johnston's "Rollin' On" charted at #12 on the same listing.
Aftermath
The album was a critical and commercial failure, stalling at #82. Shortly after the album's release, the band was dropped by Capitol. There was also a shift in personnel as Tiran Porter left to pursue a brief solo career, frustrated that his own compositions were deemed unsuitable for the band while John Hartman quit music altogether. Two other former members, drummer Keith Knudsen and guitarist John McFee were recruited but for the next nine years, the band concentrated entirely on live work, frustrated by the lack of support they had received from Capitol. The Doobie Brothers would not release another studio album until Sibling Rivalry in 2000, a period of time that was three years longer than the gap between the Doobies' "Farewell Tour" album and Cycles, their reunion album with Tom Johnston.
Track listing
- "Something You Said" (M. Lunn, A. Gorrie) – 4:48
- "Is Love Enough" (J. L. Williams, W. Richmond) – 4:40
- "Dangerous" (Simmons) – 5:06
- "Our Love" (Jerry Lynn Williams) – 4:32
- "Divided Highway" (Simmons, Fox, Peterik) – 3:50
- "Under the Spell" (Peterik, Syniar, Wertico) – 4:23
- "Excited" (Johnston, J. L. Williams) – 5:02
- "This Train I'm On" (Simmons, D. Ockerman) – 3:55
- "Showdown" (Johnston) – 4:20
- "Rollin' On" (Johnston) – 4:15
Personnel
The Doobie Brothers
Additional players
Production
Charts
Album
Singles
Songs
1Something You Said4:49
2Is Love Enough4:41
3Dangerous5:07