- Black Water (song)
Infobox Song
Name = Black Water
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Artist =The Doobie Brothers
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Album =What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
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Released = February 1, 1974
track_no = 4
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Genre = Rock
Length = 4:18
Writer =Patrick Simmons
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Label =Warner Brothers
Producer =Ted Templeman
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prev = "Pursuit on 53rd St."
prev_no = 3
next = "Eyes of Silver"
next_no = 5
Misc ="Black Water" is a song by the American music group
The Doobie Brothers for the album "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits ". Released late in1974 , it featuresPatrick Simmons on lead vocals.Introducing a bluegrass sound to traditional rock, "Black Water" hit #1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 in March1975 . The song was originally released as the B-side to "Another Park, Another Sunday," but became the more popular song. [cite book
last = Morse
first = Tim
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title = Classic Rock Stories: The Stories Behind the Greatest Songs of All Time
publisher = St. Martin's Griffin, New York
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pages = pg. 19
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isbn = 0-312-18067-5]The song is characterized by the melodious
a cappella section, with lyrics that are perhaps the most well-known in the entire song: "I'd like to hear some funkyDixieland /Pretty mama, come and take me by the hand."References
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