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Black Water is my favourite Doobies song by far.

I admit my ignorance as I have no idea as to whether McDonald or Johnston sings it.

Can you tell me R&RF ?  Ta
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Please, don't be so hard on yourself FussBedgetVanPelt :) It was sung by Tom Johnston in 1974.  McDonald joined in 1976 when Tom had taken ill.  Tom came back after Michael left in the early 80's and they had a nice comeback in 1991.. The LP, which I forget the name of (Your turn to forgive MY ignorance)  ;) yielded a couple hits...my favorite being "Rollin' On  :D

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Please, don't be so hard on yourself FussBedgetVanPelt :) It was sung by Tom Johnston in 1974.  McDonald joined in 1976 when Tom had taken ill.  Tom came back after Michael left in the early 80's and they had a nice comeback in 1991.. The LP, which I forget the name of (Your turn to forgive MY ignorance)  ;) yielded a couple hits...my favorite being "Rollin' On  :D
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Thanks R&RF

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Tom came back after Michael left in the early 80's and they had a nice comeback in 1991.. The LP, which I forget the name of (Your turn to forgive MY ignorance)  ;) yielded a couple hits...my favorite being "Rollin' On  :D
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Actually, the group's "comeback" w/ TJ up front started in 1989, w/ the release of their album Cycles, and the hits "The Doctor" and "Need a Little Taste of Love". 1991 was when they released that album's follow-up, Brotherhood, which included the AOR hits "Dangerous" and your fave, "Rollin' On"...

My picks by the band:
01) "It Keeps You Runnin'"
02) "Real Love"
03) "What a Fool Believes"
04) "You Belong to Me"  (love Carly Simon's hit version, too)
05) "Long Train Runnin'"

Yeah, I favor the MM tunes. :-) (My three picks by him solo: "I Gotta Try", "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)", and "Yah Mo B There" .) Saw MM in concert a couple years ago, and even got to meet him before the show. :-) He still performs many of the DB hits that he wrote/sang lead vocals on...

However, I'm always surprised by how so few people ever seem to give Patrick Simmons any vocal credit in the band, especially during the pre-MM years - after all, he did sing lead on at least a couple of their hits. Also really like his 1983 solo album, Arcade, which I quickly ran out and bought on cassette after first hearing the killer hit, "So Wrong". But I guess I'm the only one who remembers that one... :-(

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From Michael, I like "What a Fool Believes" and his solo effort "I Keep Forgettin'".

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So you liked nothing from Tom?  :o

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So you liked nothing from Tom?  :o
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Of course silly.  ;)

Besides, in an ealier post as to my favorite Doobie Brothers songs, I stated:

"My favorites are within RnRF's list."

I just happen to like Michael's distinctive (not sock in the mouth) voice more, overall.

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Of course silly.  ;)

Besides, in an earlier post as to my favorite Doobie Brothers songs, I stated:

"My favorites are within RnRF's list."

I just happen to like Michael's distinctive (not sock in the mouth) voice more, overall.
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Oh Okay..sorry about that.  Hey I like Michaels voice too, just not as much.  IMO, it's sort of like the case of two separate bands with different sounds...ie: Van Halen/Van Hagar...very nice
Journey with/without Steve Perry....I'll definately take Mr. Perry!

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What are some of your favorite songs by the Doobie Brothers and did you prefer Michael (Sings like he has a sock in his mouth) McDonald or the original lead singer, Tom Johnston?

1. Listen To The Music-1972
2. Long Train Runnin'-1973
3. Black Water-1974
4. Tolouse Street-1972
5. Another Park, Another Sunday-1974
6. Minute By Minute-1979
7. Takin' It To The Streets-1976
8. South City Midnight Lady-1976

I definately preffered Johnston, although McDonald did add another dimension to the group.
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80smusicfreak, I remember "So Wrong" well.  I have it on a K-Tel cassette from the id 80s.  I remember radio air play of it, but few people I know remember it at all.
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Yep, I have that K-tel collection on cassette as well - it came out in 1983, and is titled Hot Tracks... ;)