Minute by Minute
by The Doobie Brothers
- Type: Album
- Released: December 1978
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:38
- Community rating: 3.3/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Patrick Simmons, Michael McDonald, Tiran Porter, Byron Berline, Herb Pedersen, Keith Knudsen, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Ben Cauley, Norton Buffalo, Bobby LaKind, Andrew Love
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Spending five weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, this release cemented Michael McDonald's immense influence over the band's sonic direction. The smooth, blue-eyed soul and yacht rock arrangements yielded the Grammy-winning hit single "What a Fool Believes".
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic, soulful, polished, glossy
Tracklist
- Here to Love You (4:00)
- What a Fool Believes (3:43)
- Minute by Minute (3:26)
- Dependin' on You (3:45)
- Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels (3:27)
- Open Your Eyes (3:18)
- Sweet Feelin' (2:42)
- Steamer Lane Breakdown (3:25)
- You Never Change (3:28)
- How Do the Fools Survive? (5:17)
Credits
- The Doobie Brothers - primary artist
- Lester Abrams - written-by
- Michael McDonald - written-by, arranger, keyboard synthesizer, vocal
- Patrick Simmons - written-by, guitar, vocal
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter - guitar
- Byron Berline - fiddle guest
- Norton Buffalo - guest harmonica
- Ben Cauley - guest trumpet