What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits is the fourth studio album by American

United States

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 rock

Rock music

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 band The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers

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, released in 1974

1974 in music

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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.

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.

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

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. The School's newspaper, Raiders Digest, had just changed its masthead to include those stylized fonts.

Side One

1. "Song to See You Through" (Johnston) – 4:06
2. "Spirit" (Johnston, Simpson) – 3:15
3. "Pursuit on 53rd St." (Johnston) – 2:33
4. "Black Water" (Simmons) – 4:17
5. "Eyes of Silver" (Johnston) – 2:57
6. "Road Angel" (Hartman, Hossack, Johnston, Porter) – 4:49

Side Two

1. "You Just Can't Stop It" (Simmons) – 3:28
2. "Tell Me What You Want (And I'll Give You What You Need)" (Simmons) – 3:53
3. "Down in the Track" (Johnston) – 4:15
4. "Another Park, Another Sunday" (Johnston) – 4:27
5. "Daughters of the Sea" (Simmons) – 4:29
6. "Flying Cloud" (Porter) – 2:00

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

• Patrick Simmons
  Patrick Simmons
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   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
• Tom Johnston
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   - guitar, vocals
• Tiran Porter
  Tiran Porter
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   - bass
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• John (Little John) Hartman
  John Hartman
  John Hartman is a U.S. drummer who was a co-founder and original drummer of the Doobie Brothers. At the band's inception, Hartman was the sole drummer. However, in late 1971, the group added second drummer Michael Hossack, and the dual-drummers formation has persisted ever since...
  
   - drums
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• Michael Hossack
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   - drums

Additional Players:

• Keith Knudsen
  Keith Knudsen
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   - backing vocals
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• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar, pedal steel, steel guitar
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• James Booker
  James Booker
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   - piano
  Piano
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   on "Down In The Track"
• Arlo Guthrie
  Arlo Guthrie
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   - autoharp
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  , harmonica
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• Eddie Guzman - conga
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  , timbales
  Timbales
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  , and other percussion instruments
• Jack Hale
  Jack Hale
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   - trombone
  Trombone
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• Milt Holland
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   - tabla
  Tabla
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  , marimba
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  , pandeiro
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  , and other percussion instruments
• Wayne Jackson
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   - trumpet
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• Andrew Love
  Andrew Love
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   - tenor saxophone
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• James Mitchell
  James Mitchell
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   - baritone saxophone
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• Novi Novog
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   - viola
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   on "Black Water"
• Bill Payne
  Bill Payne
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   - keyboards
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• Ted Templeman
  Ted Templeman
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   - percussion

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
  The Memphis Horns
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  , 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"	Pop Singles	32
1974	"Eyes of Silver"	Pop Singles	52
1975	"Black Water"	Pop Singles	1