What a Fool Believes
"What a Fool Believes" is 1979 song by The Doobie Brothers and was taken from their eighth studio album Minute by Minute. It went to number 1 in the United States and Canada, number 31 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in Australia, number 10 in the Netherlands and number 5 in New Zealand. It won 2 Grammy Awards in 1980.
| "What a Fool Believes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Doobie Brothers | ||||
| from Minute by Minute" | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels" | |||
| Released | January 1979 | |||
| Recorded | August 1978 | |||
| Studio | Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:41 (Album / Single Version) 5:28 (Extended Version) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins | |||
| Producer(s) | Ted Templeman | |||
| The Doobie Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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| "What a Fool Believes" at YouTube | ||||
References
- ↑ Phill (February 12, 2012). "Smokin' Doobie Brothers should roll into the Rock Hall of Fame". Goldmine. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ↑ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ↑ Breihan, Tom (January 27, 2020). "The Number Ones: The Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
"What A Fool Believes" stood out...Today, the song is considered a foundational yacht rock classic.
- ↑ "Michael McDonald". Goldstar.
