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Livin' on the Fault Line

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Livin' on the Fault Line
The Doobie Brothers - Livin' on the Fault Line.jpg
Studio album by
the Doobie Brothers
ReleasedAugust 19, 1977
Recorded1977
Studio Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA)
Western Recorders (Hollywood, CA)
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Genre
Length34:26
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Best of The Doobies
(1976)		Livin' on the Fault Line
(1977)		 Minute by Minute
(1978)
Singles from Livin' on the Fault Line
  1. "Little Darling (I Need You)" / "Losin' End"
    Released: July 1977
  2. "Echoes of Love" / "There's a Light"
    Released: September 21, 1977
  3. "Nothin' But a Heartache" / "Livin' on the Fault Line"
    Released: November 9, 1977

Livin' on the Fault Line is the seventh studio album by the American rock band the Doobie Brothers. The album was released on August 19, 1977, by Warner Bros. Records. It is one of the few Doobie Brothers albums of the 1970s which did not produce a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (although "You Belong to Me" was a hit as recorded by co-author Carly Simon). 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. He wrote and sang five songs during the sessions for the album, but subsequently quit the band and withdrew his permission for the Doobie Brothers to use these songs. [1] The track "Little Darling (I Need You)" is a remake of the Marvin Gaye 1966 hit.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Great Rock Discography 5/10 [4]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Rolling Stone said, "This half-effort lacks the energy of their previous albums. The Doobie Brothers continue to produce smooth, adult rock (more consistently than before, in fact), but without the threat of at least a little bite, their music slips too easily into the background." [5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."You're Made That Way" Michael McDonald, Jeff Baxter, Keith Knudsen Michael McDonald3:30
2."Echoes of Love" Patrick Simmons, Willie Mitchell, Earl RandlePat Simmons2:57
3."Little Darling (I Need You)" Holland–Dozier–Holland McDonald3:24
4."You Belong to Me" Carly Simon, McDonaldMcDonald3:04
5."Livin' on the Fault Line"SimmonsSimmons, McDonald4:42
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Nothin' But a Heartache"McDonaldMcDonald3:05
7."Chinatown"SimmonsSimmons, McDonald4:55
8."There's a Light"McDonaldMcDonald4:12
9."Need a Lady" Tiran Porter Tiran Porter (w/cameos by Simmons, McDonald)3:21
10."Larry the Logger Two-Step"SimmonsNone1:16

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

Tom Johnston is listed as a band member in the credits but does not play on the album.

Additional players:

Production

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [7] 16
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [8] 12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 40
UK Albums (Official Charts) [11] 25
US Billboard 200 [12] 10

References

  1. ↑ Robustelli, Anthony (2017). Steely Dan FAQ: All that's Left to Know about this Elusive Band. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. p. 44. ISBN   9781495025129.
  2. ↑ Peter Kurtz. "Livin' on the Fault Line - The Doobie Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN   1-84195-312-1.
  5. 1 2 Milward, John (November 3, 1977). "The Doobie Brothers: Livin' On The Fault Line". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  253. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 92. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Image 5431a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Charts.nz – The Doobie Brothers – Livin' On The Fault Line". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Doobie Brothers – Livin' On The Fault Line". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Artist Chart History: Doobie Brothers". Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  12. ↑ "The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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