''Farewell Tour'' is the first

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by American rock band

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, released in 1983. It documents the group's 1982 Farewell Tour and is a double album set. By the early 1980s, the Doobie Brothers had evolved from the guitar-boogie sound under original band frontman Tom Johnston to a soulful keyboard-driven AOR sound under Michael McDonald. Despite the many personnel changes in the group,

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remained from the original incarnation of the group. In 1982, Simmons decided to retire from the group after years of constant touring and recording. When the band decided to break up in light of his impending departure, Simmons encouraged the group to make one last tour during the summer of 1982 as a way of thanking the group's loyal fanbase. This tour became known as the "Farewell Tour." The front cover shows drummer

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cutting the strings on

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's guitar as a symbolic gesture.According to a post at the forum (now retired) at the Doobie Brothers Official Website, by the Webmaster/Forum Administrator, who is John McFee's son. The last two songs on the album were recorded at the final concert of the tour in

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, on September 11, 1982, with vocals by original lead vocalist and guitarist Tom Johnston. For a long time the album was available on CD only in Japan, but ultimately it was re-released on CD by Rhino/WEA on August 26, 2008. The reissue deleted approximately 1 minutes of onstage talk from Patrick Simmons between 'Jesus' and 'Minute by Minute', including mentioning that the band were going to "light up a '

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'" during intermission, suggesting the audience do the same.

Track listing

*"Can't Let It Get Away" and "Olana" are songs that the band had recorded in the studio but not released on albums. The studio version of "Can't Let It Get Away" was released only in Japan in 1981, while the studio version of "Olana" remained unreleased until it appeared on ''Long Train Runnin': 1970-2000''.

Personnel

– electric and acoustic guitars, lead and backing vocals *

– electric and acoustic guitars,

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on "Steamer Lane Breakdown" and "South City Midnight Lady",

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on "Black Water", backing vocals *

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– bass, backing vocals * Michael McDonald –

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s, lead and backing vocals *

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on "Black Water",

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, synthesizers, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Jesus Is Just Alright" *

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on "Black Water", backing vocals, lead vocal on "Don't Start Me Talkin'" *

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– drums,

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on "You Belong to Me" and "South City Midnight Lady", tambourine and

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on "Long Train Runnin'" *

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, backing vocals Guests * Tom Johnston – electric guitar and lead vocals on "China Grove" and "Long Train Runnin'" (and "Slippery St. Paul") *Joe Crowley –

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on "Don't Start Me Talkin'" Dave Shogren &

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Production

*Producer: Ted Templeman *Engineer: Jim Isaacson *Management: Bruce Cohn *Mastered by Bobby Hata at Warner Bros. Recording Studios,

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*Production coordinator: Joan Parker *Publicity: David Gest & Associates *Album recorded by the Record Plant (technicians: Jack Crymes, Mark Eschelman, Gary Singleman, Jim Scott) *Tour manager: Joe Crowley, Jeff Mills (assistant) *Production manager: Lol Halsey, Rollie Clasen (assistant) *Live sound mixer: David Morgan *Monitor mixer: Mike Kelley *Guitar technician/Stage manager: Mark Brown *Guitar, violin, pedal steel technician: David Bowers *Keyboard technician: Alan Bartz *Drum technician: Greg Winter *Live sound technicians: Mark Drale, Alan Bonomo, Philip Ashley at Innovative Audio *Lighting director: Martin Wolff *Art direction and design: Jay Vigon *Photography: Chris Callis, Michael Simpson (assistant) *Special thanks to Sam Schniable, Michael Barbieri, Doug Brunkow, Bob Walker, Tad Inferrera, Brent Anderson, Shep Lonsdale, Oscar Harris, Ralph Cain, Dalton Perry, Harry Hughes, Sam & Donna Stewart, Linda Patrick, Leslie Wiener, Bob Gordon, Kathy Nelson, Carol Miller

Charts

References

{{Authority control Albums produced by Ted Templeman The Doobie Brothers live albums 1983 live albums Warner Records live albums Rhino Records live albums