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Track listing

1. "You're Made That Way" (McDonald, Baxter, Knudsen) - 3:30
2. "Echoes of Love" (Simmons, Mitchell, Randle) - 2:57
3. "Little Darling (I Need You)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 3:24
4. "You Belong to Me" (McDonald, Carly Simon) - 3:04
5. "Livin' on the Fault Line" (Simmons) - 4:42
6. "Nothin' But a Heartache" (McDonald) - 3:05
7. "Chinatown" (Simmons) - 4:55
8. "There's a Light" (McDonald) - 4:12
9. "Need a Lady" (Porter) - 3:21
10. "Larry the Logger Two-Step" (Simmons) - 1:16

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Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

• Keith Knudsen - drums, vocals
• John Hartman - drums
• Tom Johnston - guitar, vocals
• Jeff Baxter - guitar, steel guitar
• Pat Simmons - guitar, vocals
• Michael McDonald - keyboards, vocals
• Tiran Porter - bass, vocals

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• Bobby LaKind - congas, vocals
• Dan Armstrong - electric sitar solo on "Need A Lady"
• Norton Buffalo - harmonica on "There's A Light"
• Victor Feldman - vibes on "Livin' On The Fault Line"
• Rosemary Butler - backup vocals on "Little Darling (I Need You)", "You Belong To Me", and "There's A Light"
• Maureen McDonald - backup vocals on "You're Made That Way"
• Ted Templeman - percussion

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Production

• Producer: Ted Templeman
• Engineer: Donn Landee
• Art direction: Bruce Steinberg
• Photography: Bruce Steinberg
• Cover design: Bruce Steinberg
• Conductor: Bobby LaKind
• String arrangements: David Paich
• Horn arrangements: David Paich

Charts

Album

Singles