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The Doobie Brothers: Tom Johnston – guitars, lead and backing vocals Patrick Simmons – guitars, lead and backing vocals Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitars, pedal steel guitar Tiran Porter – bass guitar, backing vocals John Hartman – drums, percussion Keith Knudsen – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Double Dealin' Four Flusher" Additional Musicians: Bill Payne – piano on "Sweet Maxine", "Neal's Fandango", "Texas Lullaby", "Take Me in Your Arms", "I Cheat the Hangman" and "Double Dealin' Four Flusher", organ on "Music Man" and "I Been Workin' on You", electric piano on "Double Dealin' Four Flusher", other keyboards Ry Cooder – bottleneck guitar on "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues" Karl Himmel – drums and percussion on "I Been Workin' on You" Bobbye Hall Porter – congas on "Take Me in Your Arms" Victor Feldman – marimba, percussion Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli – trumpets on "I Cheat the Hangman" Harry Bluestone – concertmaster on "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues" Maria Muldaur – backing vocals on "I Cheat the Hangman" Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields and Jessica Smith – backing vocals on "Take Me in Your Arms" and "I Been Workin' on You" Nick DeCaro – string arrangements on "Texas Lullaby", "I Cheat the Hangman" and "Rainy Day Crossroad Blues" Paul Riser – string and horn arrangements on "Take Me in Your Arms", horn arrangements on "Sweet Maxine" and "Double Dealin' Four Flusher" Curtis Mayfield – string and horn arrangements on "Music Man" Richard Tufo – orchestration on "Music Man"