Minute by Minute

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Minute by Minute
Studio album by The Doobie Brothers
Released	December, 1978
Recorded	Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood
Genre	Rock,Yacht Rock
Length	36:16
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer(s)	Ted Templeman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide AllMusic
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Livin' on the Fault Line (1977)	Minute by Minute (1978)	One Step Closer (1980)

Minute by Minute is the eighth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1978. (see 1978 in music).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

1. "Here to Love You" (McDonald) – 3:58
2. "What a Fool Believes" (McDonald, Kenny Loggins) – 3:41
3. "Minute by Minute" (McDonald, Lester Abrams) – 3:26
4. "Dependin' on You" (Simmons, McDonald) – 3:44
5. "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels" (Simmons, Baxter, Michael Ebert) – 3:26
6. "Open Your Eyes" (McDonald, Abrams, Henderson) – 3:18
7. "Sweet Feelin'" (Simmons, Templeman) – 2:41
8. "Steamer Lane Breakdown" (Simmons) – 3:24
9. "You Never Change" (Simmons) – 3:26
10. "How Do the Fools Survive?" (McDonald, Carole Bayer Sager) – 5:12

[edit] Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

• Patrick Simmons - guitar, vocals
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar, steel guitar
• Michael McDonald - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
• Tiran Porter - bass, vocals
• John Hartman - drums
• Keith Knudsen - drums, vocals

Additional Players:

• Bobby LaKind - congas, vocals
• Tom Johnston - vocals on "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels"
• Nicolette Larson - vocals on "Sweet Feelin'" and "Dependin' on You"
• Rosemary Butler - vocals on "Here to Love You" and "Dependin' on You"
• Norton Buffalo - harmonica
• Herb Pedersen - banjo
• Byron Berline - fiddle, violin
• Lester Abrams - electric piano on "How Do the Fools Survive"
• Bill Payne - synthesizer (with Michael McDonald) on "What a Fool Believes" and "Minute by Minute"
• Andrew Love - saxophone
• Ben Cauley - trumpet
• Ted Templeman - percussion

[edit] Production

• Producer: Ted Templeman
• Engineer: Donn Landee
• Cover design: Bruce Steinberg
• Arranger: Michael McDonald
• Conductor: Bobby LaKind

[edit] 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