{{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |Template:Short description|noreplace}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Livin' on the Fault Line1977One Step Closer1980AlbumMinute by MinuteThe_Doobie_Brothers_-_Minute_by_Minute.jpgyesthe Doobie BrothersDecember 1, 19781978Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles (mixing)Pop rock36:16Warner Bros.Ted Templemanx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Minute by Minute is the eighth studio album by American rock band the Doobie Brothers, released on December 1, 1978, by Warner Bros. Records. It was their last album to include members John Hartman (until Cycles) and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.
The album spent 87 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart. In the spring of 1979 Minute by Minute was the best-selling album in the U.S. for five non-consecutive weeks.<ref>Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top Pop Albums 1955-1985, Record Research Inc., 1985, p. 106, 506.</ref> It was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.<ref name=riaa>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The song "What a Fool Believes" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1979 and became the band's biggest hit. The title track and "Depending on You" were also released as singles and reached the top 30.
Minute by Minute made the Doobie Brothers one of the big winners at the 22nd Grammy Awards. The album got the trophy for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and received a nomination for Album of the Year. The single "What a Fool Believes" earned them three Grammys, including Song and Record of the Year.
Critical receptionEdit
Template:Album ratings Rolling Stone concluded that, "with all the firepower this band has—one of rock's strongest rhythm sections, several writers and vocalists, an excellent lead guitarist and a remarkable lead singer—the Doobie Brothers shouldn't be content merely to skirt greatness."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Track listingEdit
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PersonnelEdit
The Doobie BrothersEdit
- Patrick Simmons – lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals
- Michael McDonald – piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – lead and rhythm guitars
- Tiran Porter – bass, backing vocals
- John Hartman – drums, percussion
- Keith Knudsen – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musiciansEdit
- Ted Templeman – drums (with Keith Knudsen) on "What a Fool Believes",<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> additional percussion
- Bobby LaKind – congas, backing vocals
- Tom Johnston – backing vocals on "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels"
- Nicolette Larson – duet vocals on "Sweet Feelin'", backing vocals on "Dependin' on You"
- Rosemary Butler – backing vocals on "Here to Love You" and "Dependin' on You"
- Norton Buffalo – harmonica on "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels" and "Steamer Lane Breakdown"
- Herb Pedersen – banjo on "Steamer Lane Breakdown"
- Byron Berline – fiddle on "Steamer Lane Breakdown"
- 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"
- Novi Novog – synthesizer solo on "Open Your Eyes"
- Sumner Mering – guitar on "Open Your Eyes"
- Andrew Love – saxophone on "Here to Love You", "Dependin' on You" and "How Do the Fools Survive?"
- Ben Cauley – trumpet on "Here to Love You", "Dependin' on You" and "How Do the Fools Survive?"
ProductionEdit
- Producer – Ted Templeman
- Production Coordination – Beth Naranjo
- Engineer – Donn Landee
- Additional Engineer – Loyd Clifft
- Additional Engineer – Steve Malcolm
- Cover Design and Coordinator – Bruce Steinberg
- Photography – David Alexander
Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood; Mixed at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
ChartsEdit
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Weekly chartsEdit
Template:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chart| Chart (1978–79) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref> | 6 |
Year-end chartsEdit
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| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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29 |
| US Billboard 200<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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3 |
CertificationsEdit
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