Toulouse Street

Toulouse Street is the second studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers. The album was released on July 1, 1972, by Warner Bros. Records. It was their first album with new bassist Tiran Porter and second drummer Michael Hossack to augment existing drummer John Hartman, so it meant that they now had their trademark twin-drummer sound. Toulouse Street is the name of a street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The cover and inside centerfold photos were taken at a former brothel on Toulouse Street.

Toulouse Street
Studio album by The Doobie Brothers
Released	July 1, 1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	Warner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood and Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Rock
Length	35:33
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
The Doobie Brothers (1971) Toulouse Street (1972) The Captain and Me (1973)
Singles from Toulouse Street
"Listen to the Music" / "Toulouse Street" Released: July 19, 1972 "Jesus Is Just Alright" / "Rockin' Down the Highway" Released: November 15, 1972

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Great Rock Discography	6/10[4]
MusicHound Rock	3.5/5[5]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"Listen to the Music"	Tom Johnston	Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons	4:44
2.	"Rockin' Down the Highway"	Johnston	Johnston	3:18
3.	"Mamaloi"	Patrick Simmons	Johnston	2:28
4.	"Toulouse Street"	Simmons	Simmons	3:20
5.	"Cotton Mouth"	James Seals, Darrell Crofts	Johnston	3:44

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
6.	"Don't Start Me to Talkin'"	Sonny Boy Williamson	Johnston	2:41
7.	"Jesus Is Just Alright"	Arthur Reid Reynolds	Simmons	4:33
8.	"White Sun"	Johnston	Johnston	2:28
9.	"Disciple"	Johnston	Johnston	6:42
10.	"Snake Man"	Johnston	Johnston	1:35

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

• Tom Johnston – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• Patrick Simmons – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo on "Listen to the Music"[8]
• Tiran Porter – backing vocals, bass
• John (Little John) Hartman – drums, percussion
• Michael Hossack – drums

Additional personnel:

• Bill Payne – piano on "Rockin' Down the Highway" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'", organ on "Cotton Mouth" and "Jesus Is Just Alright"
• Dave Shogren – bass and acoustic guitar on "Toulouse Street", backing vocals on "White Sun"
• Jerry Jumonville – tenor saxophone on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
• Jon Robert Smith – tenor saxophone on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
• Joe Lane Davis – baritone saxophone on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
• Sherman Marshall Cyr – trumpet on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
• Ted Templeman – additional percussion
• uncredited – flute on "Toulouse Street"

Production

• Producer: Ted Templeman
• Associate Producers on Tracks 4, 8 & 10: Stephen Barncard and Marty Cohn
• Engineer: Stephen Barncard, Marty Cohn, Donn Landee
• Production Coordination: Benita Brazier
• Design: Barbara Casado, John Casado
• Remastering: Lee Herschberg
• Photography: Jill Maggid, Michael Maggid
• Art Direction: Ed Thrasher
• Horn Arrangements on Tracks 5 & 6 : Jerry Jumonville

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Pop Albums	21

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Listen to the Music"	Pop Singles	11
1973	"Jesus Is Just Alright"	Pop Singles	35

References

1. Bruce Eder. "Toulouse Street - The Doobie Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
4. Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
5. "The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street". Retrieved November 28, 2019.
6. Steve Ditlea (1972-10-12). "The Doobie Brothers: Toulouse Street". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
7. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 253. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
8. Mastropolo, Frank (November 29, 2012). "Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston Reflects on 'Listen to the Music' at 40". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved January 29, 2014.