Released October 3, 2000 | Sibling Rivalry(2000) Divided Highway(2003) Release date 3 October 2000 Label Pyramid Records | |
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Similar World Gone Crazy, One Step Closer, Livin' on the Fault Line, Brotherhood, What Were Once Vices Are Now |
Sibling Rivalry is the twelfth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 2000. (see 2000 in music).
Contents
The album was the band's first studio recording since Brotherhood in 1991. It was also the only Doobie Brothers studio album to feature lead vocal contributions from drummer Keith Knudsen and multi-instrumentalist John McFee, both of whom had rejoined the group in 1993 after an eleven-year absence.
The group photograph in the inner booklet featured touring sidesmen Guy Allison (keyboards, backing vocals), Marc Russo (saxophone) and Skylark (bass, backing vocals). Allison and Russo also featured on the album, the former co-writing three tracks while occasional touring bassist John Cowan also featured and contributed the song Can't Stand to Lose written with Poco's Rusty Young.
Track listing
- "People Gotta Love Again" (Johnston) – 4:48 (vocal: Johnston)
- "Leave My Heartache Behind" (Simmons) – 3:54 (vocal: Simmons)
- "Ordinary Man" (Bob Bangerter, Michael Ruff, Neida Bequette) – 4:00 (vocal: Simmons)
- "Jericho" (Johnston) – 5:04 (vocal: Johnston)
- "On Every Corner" (Knudsen, Zeke Zirngiebel) – 4:11 (vocal: Knudsen)
- "Angels of Madness" (Guy Allison, Hossack, McFee) – 4:40 (vocal: McFee)
- "45th Floor" (Bill Champlin, Johnston) – 5:09 (vocal: Johnston)
- "Can't Stand to Lose" (John Cowan, Rusty Young) – 3:56 (vocal: Simmons)
- "Higher Ground" (Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Johnston) – 4:19 (vocal: Johnston)
- "Gates of Eden" (Allison, Knudsen) – 4:59 (vocal: Knudsen)
- "Don't Be Afraid" (Simmons, Cris Sommer-Simmons, Bangerter) – 5:47 (vocal: Simmons)
- "Rocking Horse" (Allison, Knudsen) – 6:27 (vocal: Johnston)
- "Five Corners" (McFee, Simmons) – 1:52 (instrumental)
- "Little Bitty Pretty Ones" (Bobby Day) – 4:42 (Japan bonus track)
Personnel
The Doobie Brothers
Additional personnel
Production
Songs
1People Gotta Love Again4:46
2Leave My Heartache Behind3:54
3Ordinary Man3:59