31 maart, 2013

The Doobie Brothers - Sweet Maxine b/w Double Dealin' Four Flusher (1975)


The second single from "Stampede", was "Sweet Maxine", released on July 8, 1975 which was more akin to the Doobie Brothers' earlier hits style-wise. "Patrick Simmons wrote the music to this and Tom Johnston wrote the words, "And Billy Payne had a lot to do with the sound of the song, because of his incredible keyboard playing." Many guest musicians contributed on the album including Maria Muldaur, Ry Cooder and Curtis Mayfield.

A - Sweet Maxine (3:42)
B - Double Dealin' Four Flusher (3:30)

Release:  1975
Label:  Warner Bros.
Genre:  Rock
Producer:  Ted Templeman
Written-by:  Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston