Minute by Minute

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Minute by Minute
Studio album by The Doobie Brothers
Released December 1, 1978
Recorded 1978 at Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood, California
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau B[2]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [3]
Piero Scaruffi (6/10)[4]
"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", although the song is a cover version from the album Nightwatch by Kenny Loggins. "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.

Track listing

  1. "Here to Love You" (McDonald) – 3:58
  2. "What a Fool Believes" (Kenny Loggins cover) (McDonald, Loggins) – 3:41
  3. "Minute by Minute" (McDonald, 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

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

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

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
  4. Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "Doobie Brothers". pieroscaruffi.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013. 
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