What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
Studio album by The Doobie Brothers
Released February 1, 1974
Recorded 1973 at Warner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, CA, Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA, and Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA
Genre Rock
Length 44:29
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
The Captain and Me
(1973)The Captain and Me1973		 What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
(1974)		 Stampede
(1975)Stampede1975
Singles from What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
  1. "Another Park, Another Sunday"
    Released: 1974
  2. "Eyes of Silver"
    Released: 1974
  3. "Black Water"
    Released: November 15, 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC-[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[3]

What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers. The album was released on February 1, 1974, by Warner Bros. Records.

Recording and content

Tom Johnston's "Another Park, Another Sunday" was chosen to be the album's first single. "It's about losing a girl," stated Johnston. "I wrote the chords and played it on acoustic, and then Ted [Templeman] had some ideas for it, like running the guitars through Leslie speakers." The song did moderately well on the charts, peaking at #32.

The second single released was "Eyes of Silver", another Johnston penned tune. According to him, "Wordwise, that one really isn't that spectacular. I wrote them at the last minute." That song didn't have much success on the charts either. Grasping for chart action, Warner Brothers re-released the band's first single, "Nobody". This release was soon overshadowed when radio stations discovered "Black Water". Other stations joined in and the song was officially released as a single that went on to sell over a million copies and became the Doobie Brothers' first #1 hit.[4] "Black Water" had been featured as the B-side of "Another Park, Another Sunday" eight months earlier.

Artwork

The unusual 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. The cover photo is by Dan Fong, their touring "Media Coordinator". The cover photo was taken at a live concert on December 4, 1973, at E.A. Diddle Arena, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He also did the cover photo for their album Takin' It to the Streets.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Song to See You Through"Tom Johnston4:06
2."Spirit"Johnston3:15
3."Pursuit on 53rd St."Johnston2:33
4."Black Water"Patrick Simmons4:17
5."Eyes of Silver"Johnston2:57
6."Road Angel"John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Johnston, Tiran Porter4:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."You Just Can't Stop It"Simmons3:28
8."Tell Me What You Want (And I'll Give You What You Need)"Simmons3:53
9."Down in the Track"Johnston4:15
10."Another Park, Another Sunday"Johnston4:27
11."Daughters of the Sea"Simmons4:29
12."Flying Cloud"Porter2:00

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

Additional Musicians:

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

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1975 Pop Albums 4

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1974 "Another Park, Another Sunday" U.S. Pop Singles 32
1974 "Another Park, Another Sunday"[5] Canada RPM Top Singles 33
1974 "Another Park, Another Sunday" Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 36
1974 "Another Park, Another Sunday"[6] New Zealand (Listener) 18
1974 "Eyes of Silver" U.S. Pop Singles 52
1975 "Black Water" U.S. Pop Singles 1

References

  1. ↑ Bruce Eder. "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits - The Doobie Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The Doobie Brothers: What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ Alan Nlester (1974-05-09). "The Doobie Brothers: What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Old Black Water Keep on Rollin': 30 Years of the Doobie Brothers". Long Train Runnin': The Doobie Brothers 1970 - 2000 (CD Booklet). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1999. p. 20. 75876.
  5. ↑ RPM Top Singles, June 22, 1974
  6. ↑ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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