Minute by Minute

This article is about the Doobie Brothers album. For other songs with the same title, see Minute by Minute (song).
Minute by Minute
Studio album by The Doobie Brothers
Released December 1, 1978
Recorded 1978 at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles (mixing)
Genre Rock, R&B
Length 36:16
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Livin' on the Fault Line
(1977)		 Minute by Minute
(1978)		 One Step Closer
(1980)
Singles from Minute by Minute
  1. "What a Fool Believes"
    Released: January 1979
  2. "Minute by Minute"
    Released: April 1979
  3. "Dependin' on You"
    Released: July 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed) [3]
"What A Fool Believes"
The Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes" from Minute by Minute
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Minute by Minute is the eighth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1978. The album contains their biggest hit, the Grammy-winning "What a Fool Believes," which was co-written by Kenny Loggins and simultaneously released on his 1978 album Nightwatch. "Depending on You" and the title track were also released as singles. The album would be the last to include members Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and John Hartman. It is also the most-honored Doobie Brothers album, having won four Grammys at the 22nd Grammy Awards, more than any other album.

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Here to Love You" (McDonald) – 3:58 (Lead Vocals: Michael McDonald)
  2. "What a Fool Believes" (McDonald, Loggins) – 3:41 (Lead Vocals: Michael McDonald)
  3. "Minute by Minute" (McDonald, Abrams) – 3:26 (Lead Vocals: Michael McDonald)
  4. "Dependin' on You" (Simmons, McDonald) – 3:44 (Lead Vocals: Patrick Simmons)
  5. "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels" (Simmons, Baxter, Michael Ebert) – 3:26 (Lead Vocals: Patrick Simmons)

Side Two

  1. "Open Your Eyes" (McDonald, Abrams, Henderson) – 3:18 (Lead Vocals: Michael McDonald)
  2. "Sweet Feelin'" (Simmons, Templeman) – 2:41 (Lead Vocals: Patrick Simmons)
  3. "Steamer Lane Breakdown" (instrumental) (Simmons) – 3:24
  4. "You Never Change" (Simmons) – 3:26 (Lead Vocals: Patrick Simmons)
  5. "How Do the Fools Survive?" (McDonald, Carole Bayer Sager) – 5:12 (Lead Vocals: Michael McDonald)

Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

Additional Players:

Michael Jackson said he contributed back up vocals on "What a Fool Believes", "Here to Love You" and "Minute by Minute" for the album, but he is not credited on the album.

Production

Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood Mixed at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1979 Pop Albums 1

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "Dependin' on You" Pop Singles 25
1979 "Minute by Minute" Black Singles 74
1979 "Minute by Minute" Pop Singles 14
1979 "What a Fool Believes" Black Singles 72
1979 "What a Fool Believes" Club Play Singles 40
1979 "What a Fool Believes" Pop Singles 1
Preceded by
Spirits Having Flown by Bee Gees		 Billboard 200 number-one album
April 7–20, 1979
April 28 - May 18, 1979 		Succeeded by
Breakfast in America by Supertramp

References

  1. ↑ Minute by Minute at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The Doobie Brothers: Minute by Minute". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone magazine review
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