Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert
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Rockin’ Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert is the second live album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band. The group has sold over 40 million units worldwide throughout their career. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.-Original incarnation:...

, released in 1996. (see 1996 in music
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...

).

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "Dangerous
    Dangerous (Doobie Brothers song)
    "Dangerous" is a song off of the Doobie Brothers' 1991 studio record Brotherhood with Patrick Simmons singing the lead vocal. The song deals with riding down a road where danger is surrounding the protagonist of the song at every turn...

    " (Simmons) – 5:58
  2. "Jesus Is Just Alright
    Jesus Is Just Alright
    "Jesus Is Just Alright" is a gospel song written by Arthur Reid Reynolds and first recorded by Reynolds' own group, The Art Reynolds Singers, on their 1966 album, Tellin' It Like It Is....

    " (A. Reynolds) – 4:51
  3. "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)
    Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)
    "Take Me in Your Arms " is a song written by the premier Motown songwriting/production team of the 1960's Holland–Dozier–Holland: the song had its highest profile via a 1975 recording by the Doobie Brothers.-Motown versions:...

    " (Holland-Dozier-Holland
    Holland-Dozier-Holland
    Holland–Dozier–Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. They are considered to be one of the greatest songwriting teams in popular music...

    ) – 3:48
  4. "Slow Burn" (Johnston, McFee, Knudsen, Hossack) – 4:44
  5. "Dependin' on You" (Simmons, McDonald) – 4:13
  6. "Another Park, Another Sunday" (Johnston) – 5:04
  7. "The Doctor
    The Doctor (Doobie Brothers song)
    "The Doctor" is a hit single released by the Doobie Brothers on their 1989 studio effort, Cycles. The song, so far, is the last hit single that the band has released; it reached the number one spot on the Billboard mainstream rock chart and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.The song...

    " (Johnston, Midnight, Schwartz) – 4:31
  8. "Slack Key Soquel Rag [instrumental]" (Simmons) – 1:59
  9. "South City Midnight Lady" (Simmons) – 5:37
  10. "Eyes of Silver" (Johnston) – 3:12
  11. "Black Water" (Simmons) – 4:32
  12. "Takin' It to the Streets
    Takin' It to the Streets (song)
    "Takin' It to the Streets" is a song by the American rock band The Doobie Brothers from the album of the same name. It was their first single with Michael McDonald on vocals and was written by McDonald.-Chart performance:...

    " (McDonald) – 4:42


Disc 2
  1. "Rockin' Down the Highway" (Johnston) – 3:28
  2. "Minute by Minute
    Minute by Minute
    Minute by Minute is the eighth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1978. The album contains their biggest hit, the Grammy-winning "What a Fool Believes". "Depending on You" and the title track were also released as singles...

    " (McDonald. Lester Abrams) – 4:22
  3. "Wild Ride" (Simmons. Midnight) – 3:54
  4. "China Grove
    China Grove (song)
    "China Grove" is a song from The Doobie Brothers' 1973 album The Captain and Me. It was written by original lead singer Tom Johnston, before he fell ill in 1975 and was replaced by Michael McDonald. The song is based on a real town in Texas with the same name. The connection is obvious given its...

    " (Johnston) – 4:02
  5. "Dark Eyed Cajun Woman" (Johnston) – 5:58
  6. "Neal's Fandango" (Simmons) – 3:27
  7. "Without You" (Johnston) – 6:45
  8. "Clear as the Driven Snow" (Simmons) – 5:22
  9. "Excited" (Johnston, J. L. Williams) – 5:30
  10. "What a Fool Believes
    What a Fool Believes
    "What a Fool Believes" is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. The best-known version was recorded by The Doobie Brothers for their 1978 album Minute by Minute. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 14, 1979, remaining in that position for one week...

    " (McDonald, Kenny Loggins
    Kenny Loggins
    During the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...

    ) – 3:54
  11. "Long Train Runnin'
    Long Train Running
    "Long Train Runnin" is a song written by musician Tom Johnston and recorded by The Doobie Brothers. It was included on the band's 1973 album The Captain and Me and released as a single, becoming a top-ten hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eight...

    " (Johnston) – 5:55
  12. "Listen to the Music" (Johnston) – 5:29

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers
  • Michael Hossack
    Michael Hossack
    Michael Hossack is the drummer in the band The Doobie Brothers.Hossack, known as "Big Mike," learned his craft drumming in the Boy Scouts and later served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. His musical career began in a short-lived band called Mourning Reign, but upon their break-up...

     - drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

  • Tom Johnston
    Tom Johnston (US musician)
    Tom Johnston is an American musician. He is a guitarist and vocalist, and co-founded The Doobie Brothers with drummer John Hartman, guitarist Patrick Simmons and bassist Dave Shogren....

     - guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    s, vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

  • Keith Knudsen
    Keith Knudsen
    Keith Knudsen was an American rock drummer, vocalist and songwriter.-Career:Knudsen was born in Le Mars, Iowa. He began drumming while attending Princeton High School in Princeton, Illinois, where he graduated from in 1966...

     - drums, vocals
  • John McFee
    John McFee
    John McFee is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist, and long time member of the Doobie Brothers.-Biography:...

     - guitars, slide guitar
    Slide guitar
    Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...

    , pedal steel guitar
    Pedal steel guitar
    The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...

    , violin
    Violin
    The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

    , vocals
  • Patrick Simmons
    Patrick Simmons
    Patrick Simmons is an American musician best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the rock band The Doobie Brothers. His fingerstyle guitar playing complements the strumming style of Tom Johnston. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, he has been the band's only consistent member throughout their tenure...

     - guitars, vocals
  • Michael McDonald
    Michael McDonald (singer)
    Michael McDonald is a five-time Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter. McDonald is known for a soulful baritone singing style and a multi-octave range. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan...

     - keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
    A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

    , vocals (disc 1 track 12, disc 2 tracks 2 & 10)


Additional personnel
  • Guy Allison - keyboards
  • Cornelius Bumpus
    Cornelius Bumpus
    Cornelius Bumpus was an American woodwind, keyboard player and vocalist from Santa Cruz, California.He began his career playing alto saxophone at ten for the school band and by 12 was playing at Luso-American dances...

     - saxophone
    Saxophone
    The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

    , keyboards, vocals
  • Carlos Guaico - background vocals
  • Danny Hull - saxophones, harmonica
    Harmonica
    The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...

    , keyboards, vocals
  • Buck Johnson - background vocals
  • Dale Ockerman - keyboards, guitar, vocals
  • Skylark - bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , vocals

Production

  • Producers: Charlie Midnight, The Doobie Brothers
  • Executive Producers: Jeff Jones, Andy Kadison
  • Engineer: John Harris
  • Assistant Engineer: Tom Cadley
  • Mastering: Gavin Lurssen, Doug Sax
  • Mixing: Joel Soyffer
  • Mixing Assistant: Joe Warlick
  • Photography: Danny Clinch
  • Design: Erwin Gorostiza
  • Art Direction: Erwin Gorostiza
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