''Toulouse Street'' is the second studio album by American

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. It was released on July 1, 1972, by

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. It was the band's first album with bassist

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and second with drummer

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to augment existing drummer

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. The cover and inside centerfold photos were taken at a former

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on Toulouse Street. The album peaked at number 21 on the

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Track listing

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers * Tom Johnston – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars *

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– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo on "Listen to the Music" *

– backing vocals, bass except “Toulouse Street” *Dave Shogren – bass and acoustic guitar on "Toulouse Street", backing vocals on "White Sun" * John (Little John) Hartman – drums, percussion *

– drums, steel drums on "Listen to the Music" Additional personnel *

Bill Payne William H. Payne (born March 12, 1949) is an American pianist who, with Lowell George, co-founded the American rock band Little Feat. He is considered by many other rock pianists, including Elton John, to be one of the finest American piano roc ...

– piano on "Rockin' Down the Highway" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'", organ on "Cotton Mouth" and "Jesus Is Just Alright" *

Jerry Jumonville Jerome Noel Jumonville (December 5, 1941 – December 7, 2019), better known as Jerry Jumonville, was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He began playing the saxophone as teenager. Jumonv ...

– tenor saxophone on "Cotton Mouth" and "Don't Start Me to Talkin'" *

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– 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'" *

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– additional percussion *''uncredited'' – flute on "Toulouse Street" Production *Producer:

*Associate Producers on Tracks 4, 8 & 10: Stephen Barncard and Marty Cohn *Engineer: Stephen Barncard, Marty Cohn,

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*Production Coordination: Benita Brazier *Design: Barbara Casado,

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*Remastering: Lee Herschberg *Photography: Jill Maggid, Michael Maggid *Art Direction:

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*Horn Arrangements on Tracks 5 & 6: Jerry Jumonville

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1972 albums The Doobie Brothers albums Albums produced by Ted Templeman Warner Records albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios Albums produced by Stephen Barncard