Cycles

| The Doobie Brothers

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Cycles

Cycles is the tenth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers. The album was released on May 17, 1989, by Capitol Records.

It marked the band's reunion after breaking up in 1982. Instead of the later configurations with Michael McDonald at the helm, the band reverted to their 1972-4 lineup although Bobby LaKind who had played percussion with later configurations also rejoined. Tom JohnstonJohn Hartman and Michael Hossack returned to the studio lineup for the first time since 1977, 1978 and 1974 respectively.

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  • Phoenix New Times

    Cycles, certainly didn't feel like a big, long-awaited  

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  • L.A. Times

    A successful reunion album. 

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  • All Music

    Thanks to a successful tour and single ("The Doctor"), the album went gold, but the music was just a rehashed version of the bluesy boogie of their early albums, only stiffer and less inspired. 

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  • All Music

    Casual listeners should pick up Greatest Hits on Rhino before delving into these recordings.  

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  • Sputnik Music

    Average.  

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