Released August 19, 1977 Artist The Doobie Brothers Genres Rock music, Yacht Rock | Length 34:26 Release date 19 August 1977 Label Warner Bros. Records | |
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Recorded 1977 at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA and Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA Similar The Doobie Brothers albums, Rock music albums | ||
Livin' on the Fault Line is the seventh studio album by the American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1977. It is one of the few Doobie Brothers albums which did not produce a hit (although "You Belong to Me" was a hit as recorded by co-author Carly Simon). Still, the album received modest critical acclaim. Tom Johnston (guitar, vocals) left the band early in the sessions. He is listed as part of the band (appearing in the inside group photo) but appears on little or none of the actual album. Much of this consistently mellow album has a jazz tinge, and the influences of R&B are palpable throughout. The track "Little Darling (I Need You)" is a remake of the Marvin Gaye 1966 hit.
Contents
The doobie brothers livin on the fault line
Track listing
Side One
- "You're Made That Way" (McDonald, Baxter, Knudsen) – 3:30
- "Echoes of Love" (Simmons, Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle) – 2:57
- "Little Darling (I Need You)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 3:24
- "You Belong to Me" (Carly Simon, McDonald) – 3:04
- "Livin' on the Fault Line" (Simmons) – 4:42
Side Two
- "Nothin' But a Heartache" (McDonald) – 3:05
- "Chinatown" (Simmons) – 4:55
- "There's a Light" (McDonald) – 4:12
- "Need a Lady" (Porter) – 3:21
- "Larry the Logger Two-Step" (Simmons) – 1:16
Personnel
The Doobie Brothers:
Additional Players:
Production
Charts
Album
Singles
Songs
1You're Made That Way3:37
2Echoes of Love3:03
3Little Darling (I Need You)3:29