On Our Way Up
On Our Way Up | |
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Studio album by The Doobie Brothers | |
Released | May 22, 2001 |
Recorded | 1970 |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 47:00 |
Label | Delta |
On Our Way Up is one of several unauthorized releases of an early Doobie Brothers demo recorded in 1970. Other unauthorized releases of some or all of the tracks on this recording include Runaround Ways, Introducing The Doobie Brothers, Still Smokin' and Excitement, among other titles. The covers of the releases commonly show pictures of later Doobie Brothers lineups, including members that don't appear on the recording.
Track listing
- "By Yourself" (Patrick Simmons) – 2:48
- "Make It Easy" (Tom Johnston) – 2:54
- "Quicksilver Princess" (Johnston) – 2:18
- "Blue Jay" (Johnston) – 4:42
- "Coke Can Changes" (Johnston) – 3:24
- "Runaround Ways" (Simmons) – 2:45
- "Pauper's Diary" (Johnston) – 3:24
- "I'll Keep on Givin'" (Johnston) – 3:27
- "Excitement" (Johnston) – 4:00
- "Song to J.C." (Simmons) – 2:29
- "Another Way" (Johnston) – 2:54
- "On Our Way Up" (Johnston, Simmons) – 3:39
- "Tilted Park Crud Hunchery" (Johnston, Simmons) – 7:57
A later recording of "Blue Jay" (in a modified version) appears on the 1999 box set Long Train Runnin'. The melody & chord changes for "I'll Keep On Givin'" were later reworked on "Another Park, Another Sunday" (from What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits). None of the remaining songs on this collection appear on any official Doobie Brothers release in any form. Some CD releases of the demos erroneously swap the titles of "Song to J.C." and "Another Way." "Tilted Park Crud Hunchery" is unique in that it includes a short lead vocal by bassist Dave Shogren.
Personnel
- Tom Johnston - guitar, vocals
- Patrick Simmons - guitar, vocals
- Dave Shogren - bass, vocals
- John Hartman - drums
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- Tom Johnston
- Patrick Simmons
- Michael McDonald
- John McFee
- John Hartman
- Dave Shogren
- Michael Hossack
- Tiran Porter
- Keith Knudsen
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
- Chet McCracken
- Cornelius Bumpus
- Bobby LaKind
- Willie Weeks
- The Doobie Brothers
- Toulouse Street
- The Captain and Me
- What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
- Stampede
- Takin' It to the Streets
- Livin' on the Fault Line
- Minute by Minute
- One Step Closer
- Cycles
- Brotherhood
- Sibling Rivalry
- World Gone Crazy
- Southbound
- Liberté
- Farewell Tour
- Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert
- Live at Wolf Trap
- Best of The Doobies
- Best of The Doobies Volume II
- Listen to the Music: The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers
- Greatest Hits
- Divided Highway
- The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers
- "Listen to the Music"
- "Jesus Is Just Alright" / "Rockin' Down the Highway"
- "Long Train Runnin'"
- "China Grove"
- "Another Park, Another Sunday" / "Black Water"
- "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)"
- "Takin' It to the Streets"
- "Wheels of Fortune"
- "It Keeps You Runnin'"
- "Little Darlin' (I Need You)"
- "Echoes of Love"
- "What a Fool Believes"
- "Minute by Minute"
- "Dependin' on You"
- "Real Love"
- "Wynken, Blynken & Nod"
- "You Belong to Me" (live)
- "The Doctor"
- "Dangerous"
- Discography
- Band members
- Southern Pacific