Minute by Minute
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This article is about the Doobie Brothers album. For other songs with the same title, see Minute by Minute (song).
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| Studio album by The Doobie Brothers | ||||
| Released | December 1, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 at Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Rock, Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 36:16 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed) [2] |
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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". "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.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Here to Love You" (McDonald) – 3:58
- "What a Fool Believes" (McDonald, Loggins) – 3:41
- "Minute by Minute" (McDonald, Abrams) – 3:26
- "Dependin' on You" (Simmons, McDonald) – 3:44
- "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels" (Simmons, Baxter, Michael Ebert) – 3:26
- "Open Your Eyes" (McDonald, Abrams, Henderson) – 3:18
- "Sweet Feelin'" (Simmons, Templeman) – 2:41
- "Steamer Lane Breakdown" (Simmons) – 3:24
- "You Never Change" (Simmons) – 3:26
- "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 Pederson - banjo
- Byron Berline - fiddle
- 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 |
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| 1979 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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 |
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