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). Still, the album received modest critical acclaim. 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 they were not included on the final release. Much of this consistently mellow album has a jazz tinge, and the influences of R&B are palpable throughout. The track "Little Darling (I Need You)" is a remake of the Marvin Gaye 1966 hit.
David Paich – string and horn arrangements on "You're Made That Way", "Little Darling (I Need You)", "You Belong to Me" and "There's a Light", string arrangement on "Nothin' But a Heartache"
^"The Doobie Brothers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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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 Still the album received modest critical acclaim 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 they were not included on the final release Much of this consistently mellow album has a jazz tinge and the influences of R amp B are palpable throughout The track Little Darling I Need You is a remake of the Marvin Gaye 1966 hit Livin on the Fault LineStudio album by The Doobie BrothersReleasedAugust 19 1977Recorded1977 at Sunset Sound Recorders Hollywood CA Western Recorders Hollywood CA and Warner Bros Recording Studios North Hollywood CAGenrePop rock soft rock R amp BLength34 26LabelWarner Bros ProducerTed TemplemanThe Doobie Brothers chronologyBest of The Doobies 1976 Livin on the Fault Line 1977 Minute by Minute 1978 Singles from Livin on the Fault Line Little Darling I Need You Losin End Released July 1977 Echoes of Love There s a Light Released September 21 1977 Nothin But a Heartache Livin on the Fault Line Released November 9 1977Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 2 The Great Rock Discography5 10 3 Rolling Stone mixed 4 The Rolling Stone Album Guide 5 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 ReferencesTrack listing EditSide oneNo TitleWriter s VocalsLength1 You re Made That Way Michael McDonald Jeff Baxter Keith KnudsenMichael McDonald3 302 Echoes of Love Patrick Simmons Willie Mitchell Earl RandlePat Simmons2 573 Little Darling I Need You Holland Dozier HollandMcDonald3 244 You Belong to Me Carly Simon McDonaldMcDonald3 045 Livin on the Fault Line SimmonsSimmons McDonald4 42 Side twoNo TitleWriter s VocalsLength6 Nothin But a Heartache McDonaldMcDonald3 057 Chinatown SimmonsSimmons McDonald4 558 There s a Light McDonaldMcDonald4 129 Need a Lady Tiran PorterTiran Porter w cameos by Simmons McDonald 3 2110 Larry the Logger Two Step Simmonsinstrumental1 16Personnel EditThe Doobie Brothers Patrick Simmons electric and acoustic guitars lead and backing vocals Jeff Baxter electric and acoustic guitars Michael McDonald acoustic and electric pianos organ clavinet synthesizer lead and backing vocals Tiran Porter bass backing vocals lead vocals on Need a Lady Keith Knudsen drums percussion backing vocals John Hartman drums percussion Tom Johnston guitar vocals listed as band member in credits but does not appear on album Additional Players Bobby LaKind congas backing vocals Dan Armstrong electric sitar solo on Need a Lady Norton Buffalo harmonica on There s a Light Victor Feldman vibes on Livin on the Fault Line Rosemary Butler backing vocals on Little Darling I Need You You Belong to Me and There s a Light Maureen McDonald backing vocals on You re Made That Way Ted Templeman percussion David Paich string and horn arrangements on You re Made That Way Little Darling I Need You You Belong to Me and There s a Light string arrangement on Nothin But a Heartache Production EditProducer Ted Templeman Production coordination Beth Naranjo Engineer Donn Landee Second engineer Kent Nebergall Cover photography and album design Bruce Steinberg Inner sleeve photo Michael Zagaris Aerial photo pilot Roger Glenn Hand tinting Kristin Sundbom Management Bruce Cohn Publicity David GestCharts EditChart 1977 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 6 16Canada RPM magazine 7 12New Zealand RIANZ 8 14UK Official Charts 9 25US Top LPs amp Tape Billboard 10 10References Edit Peter Kurtz Livin on the Fault Line The Doobie Brothers AllMusic Retrieved 2018 08 24 Larkin Colin 2011 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5th concise ed Omnibus Press ISBN 978 0 85712 595 8 Strong Martin Charles 2002 The Doobie Brothers The Great Rock Discography The National Academies ISBN 1 84195 312 1 John Milward 1977 11 03 The Doobie Brothers Livin On The Fault Line Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 2007 12 01 Retrieved 2018 08 24 Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds 2004 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed Simon amp Schuster pp 253 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 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 RPM Search Engine PHP Library and Archives Canada March 31 2004 The Doobie Brothers ASP New Zealand Charts Hung Medien Retrieved June 28 2011 Artist Chart History Doobie Brothers Official Charts Company Retrieved October 1 2021 The Doobie Brothers Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved October 1 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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