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What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1974. (see 1974 in music). The unique lettering on the album cover was suggested by drummer John Hartman after visiting his high school alma mater, J.E.B. Stuart in Falls Church, Virginia. The School's newspaper, Raiders Digest, had just changed its masthead to include those stylized fonts.
[edit] Track listing
- "Song to See You Through" (Johnston) – 4:06
- "Spirit" (Johnston, Simpson) – 3:15
- "Pursuit on 53rd St." (Johnston) – 2:33
- "Black Water" (Simmons) – 4:17
- "Eyes of Silver" (Johnston) – 2:57
- "Road Angel" (Hartman, Hossack, Johnston, Porter) – 4:49
- "You Just Can't Stop It" (Simmons) – 3:28
- "Tell Me What You Want (And I'll Give You What You Need)" (Simmons) – 3:53
- "Down in the Track" (Johnston) – 4:15
- "Another Park, Another Sunday" (Johnston) – 4:27
- "Daughters of the Sea" (Simmons) – 4:29
- "Flying Cloud" (Porter) – 2:00
[edit] Personnel
The Doobie Brothers:
Additional Players:
[edit] Production
- Producer: Ted Templeman
- Production Coordination: Benita Brazier, The Doobie Brothers
- Engineer: Lee Herschberg, Donn Landee
- Mastering: Lee Herschberg
- Horn Arrangements: Andrew Love, The Memphis Horns, Wayne Jackson
- Cover Design: Chas Barbour
- Art Direction: Chas Barbour
- Photography: Dan Fong
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1975 |
Pop Albums |
4 |
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1974 |
"Another Park, Another Sunday" |
Pop Singles |
32 |
| 1974 |
"Eyes of Silver" |
Pop Singles |
52 |
| 1975 |
"Black Water" |
Pop Singles |
1 |
- ^ New second drummer Keith Knudsen replaced Hossack during the recording of Vices. Hossack was thus credited as a guest musician on the back of the album, even though he had played drums throughout the recording sessions. The front and back covers of the album show concert photographs taken from behind the group, which makes it difficult to tell which drummers are seen; they are in fact Knudsen and Hartman, photographed on tour while the album was in production. Knudsen's only actual musical contribution to the album was to sing backing vocals.
