Customer Reviews

Patrick Simmons Arcade

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I bought this album back when it was released and loved it. After it either wore out or got lost, and we moved into the CD age, I couldn't find it again. I'm very glad that this is out on CD. I totally disagree with the negative reviews. It's just good music from a great Doobie. Get over yourself and enjoy. :)

Pat Simmons released this album back in the early 80's and was pretty much forgotten about..until now. Amazingly, this music sounds refreshing nowadays. It has many different flavors of music on it, from the hard rocking "Out on the Streets" and "Knocking at Your Door" to the easy rock of "Dream About Me" "Don't Make Me Do It" and "Why You Givin' Up" to the jazzy "Sue Sad". The radio hit was the song "So Wrong" which hit the charts in the summer of 1983. Pick this one up and enjoy.

Track Listings
1. Out on the Streets
2. So Wrong
3. Don't Make Me Do It - Huey Lewis & the News, Patrick Simmons
4. Why You Givin' Up
5. Too Long
6. Knocking at Your Door - Andy Fraser, Patrick Simmons
7. If You Want a Little Love
8. Have You Seen Her?
9. Sue Sad
10. Dream About Me - Patrick Simmons, Jeff Wilson

Unless you're picky and want a "new" copy. What a great idea: Put a hundred copies out in 2007, delete it immediately, and make those of us who blinked scurry around for it at usurious prices. WTF?!!!

Coming from a band like the Doobie Brothers, Patrick Simmons was really jumping head first into the 80s by releasing an album with the synth and drum machine drenched "So Wrong" on it. It may have not been a huge Hot 100 chart hit, but it was a number 8 Billboard dance hit, and as such, the 12" version of this song has become much sought after by dance collectors. Therefore, this would have been the ultimate opportunity to put that 5:22 extended remix on here as a B-side.

Meanwhile, although none of the other songs on this CD have that dance sound, a couple of track move away from the Doobie sound and delve into total indulgent eighties rhythms and sounds.

1983 - Elektra / Asylum Records
Produced By John Ryan / Co-Produced By Ted Temleman
Songs Include :

Out On The Streets
So Wrong
Don't Make Me Do It
Why You Givin' Up
Too Long
Knocking At Your Door
If You Want A Little Love
Have You Seen Her
Sue Sad
Dream About Me

As the writter for many Doobie Brothers songs my expectations for this album were very disapointing. I am a collector of records like this one but Pats efforts were not at all what I expected. Sorry Pat.

What happens when you take 1 of the 3 main songwriters of the Doobie, pair him up with other members of the Doobies and employ the services of the great producer Ted Templeman?
Unfortunately, The same thing that happened when Tom Johnston tired to make a "hip 80's" album.
Come on people theres NOTHING classic about this album. And for a very GOOD reason; the songs are WEAK.
Patrick Simmons' strength lies in acoustic/electric based songs with layered harmonies and interesting chords (and oh yeah, real drums)lol.
Let's face it. There's NONE of that here. This is a very weak attempt at a solo album I really wish I could say differently, but MOST Doobies fans would be VERY disappointed with this