Nobody (The Doobie Brothers song)
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- "Slippery St. Paul"
- "Flying Cloud" (reissue)
October 2, 1974 (reissue)
| "Nobody" | ||||
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| Single by the Doobie Brothers | ||||
| from the album The Doobie Brothers | ||||
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| Released | May 26, 1971 October 2, 1974 (reissue) | |||
| Recorded | Late 1970 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter | Tom Johnston | |||
| Producers | ||||
| The Doobie Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Nobody" (2010 version) on YouTube | ||||
"Nobody" is a song by the American rock band the Doobie Brothers, released on May 26, 1971 by Warner Bros. Records.[1] The single was reissued in 1974,[1] a re-recorded version was included on World Gone Crazy,[2] and was re-recorded again as a duet for Southbound in 2014 with Charlie Worsham.[3]
Tom Johnston was inspired to write "Nobody" while driving down U.S. Route 1, which runs down the west coast.[4] Its lyrical contents consist of the singer sailing down the Mendocino coastline to Jenner.[4]
Release and reception
Writing a review for the single's 1974 reissue in Cashbox magazine, the publication called it a "bouncy musical jaunt", adding that that "the vocals are gutsy and tight and the instrumentation is solid".[5] Record World said that the reissue's "total new production" had "captur[ed] some of the group's most dynamic moments yet on disc."[6]