Farewell Tour

Infobox Album |
Name = Farewell Tour
Type = Live album
Artist = The Doobie Brothers


Released = June, 1983
Recorded = ???
Genre = Rock
Length = 67:06
Label = Warner Brothers
Producer = Ted Templeman
Last album = "One Step Closer"
(1980)
This album = "Farewell Tour"
(1983)
Next album = "Cycles"
(1989)

"Farewell Tour" is the first live album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1983. (see 1983 in music). It documents what they thought would be their final concert. The front cover shows Keith Knudsen cutting the strings on John McFee's guitar as a symbolic gesture. [According to a post at the forum (now retired) at the Doobie Brothers Official Website, by the Webmaster/Forum Administrator, who is John McFee's son.] Original lead vocalist and guitarist Tom Johnston is featured on the final two songs. For a long time the album was available on CD only in Japan. However, it is slated to be released by Rhino/WEA on August 26, 2008.

Track listing

#"Slippery St. Paul" (Simmons) [excerpt from THE DOOBIE BROTHERS, 1971]
#"Takin' It to the Streets" (McDonald)
#"Jesus Is Just Alright" (A. Reynolds)
#"Minute by Minute" (McDonald, Abrams)
#"Can't Let It Get Away" (McFee, Nicolette Larson, Simmons)
#"Listen to the Music" (Johnston)
#"Echoes of Love" (Simmons, Mitchell, Randle)
#"What a Fool Believes" (McDonald, Kenny Loggins)
#"Black Water" (Simmons)
#"You Belong to Me" (McDonald, Carly Simon)
#"Slat Key Soquel Rag" (Simmons)
#"Steamer Lane Breakdown" (Simmons)
#"South City Midnight Lady" (Simmons)
#"Olana" (McDonald)
#"Don't Start Me to Talkin'" ("Sonny Boy" Williamson)
#"Long Train Runnin'" (Johnston)
#"China Grove" (Johnston)
#*"Can't Let It Get Away" and "Olana" are new songs.

Personnel

*Patrick Simmons - guitars, lead vocals
*John McFee - guitars, pedal steel guitar, violin, vocals
*Michael McDonald - keyboards, synthesizers, lead vocals
*Cornelius Bumpus - saxophone, synthesizer, organ, vocals, lead vocal on "Jesus Is Just Alright"
*Willie Weeks - bass, vocals
*Keith Knudsen - drums, vocals, lead vocal on "Don't Start Me To Talkin'"
*Chet McCracken - drums, vibraphone, marimbas
*Bobby LaKind - congas, percussion, vocals

with

Tom Johnston - guitar and lead vocals on "China Grove" and "Long Train Runnin'"'

(Tom Johnston, Dave Shogren & John Hartman appear, uncredited, on "Slippery St. Paul")

Production

*Producer: Ted Templeman
*Conductor: Bobby LaKind

Charts

Album

Singles

References