''Sibling Rivalry'' is the twelfth

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by American rock band

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. The album was released on October 3, 2000, by Pyramid Records and

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. The album was the band's first studio recording since ''

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'', in 1991. It was also the only Doobie Brothers studio album to feature a lead vocal by multi-instrumentalist

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and full lead vocals by drummer

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, both of whom had rejoined the group in 1993 after an eleven-year absence. The group photograph in the inner booklet featured touring sidesmen Guy Allison (keyboards, backing vocals), Marc Russo (saxophone) and Skylark (bass, backing vocals). Allison and Russo also featured on the album, the former co-writing three tracks while occasional touring bassist John Cowan also featured and contributed the song ''Can't Stand to Lose'' written with

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's Rusty Young.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the band were "struggling vainly to put their formula to work again ... ichaelMcDonald wisely stayed far away." The ''

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'' deemed the album "vintage soft rock, but not an entirely painful experience."

Track listing

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers * Tom Johnston – guitars, vocals *

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– guitars,

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, vocals *

– guitars,

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, harmonica, violin,

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, vocals *

– drums, percussion, vocals *

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– drums, percussion Additional personnel * Guy Allison – keyboards, vocals, background vocals *

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– background vocals *Marc Russo – horn, saxophone * John Cowan – bass, vocals *Yvonne Williams – background vocals

Production

*Producers: Guy Allison, Terry Nelson, The Doobie Brothers *Production coordination: Terry Nelson *Engineers: Guy Allison, John McFee, Lynn Peterson, Dave Russell, Terry Nelson *Assistant engineer: Steve Genewick *Mixing: Steve Genewick, Joe Peccerillo, Elliot Scheiner *Mastering: Ted Jensen *Recorder: Terry Nelson *House sound: Terry Nelson *Arranger: Guy Allison *Creative consultant: Josh Leo *Cover art:

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*Art Director: Michael A. Beck

References

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