Minute by Minute

~ Release by The Doobie Brothers (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Label: Warner Bros. Records - Catalog #: BSK 3193 (LP)/M5-3193 (CS)/2-3193 (CD)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Length
A1	Here to Love You additional engineer: Loyd Clifft engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman guest vocals: Rosemary Butler lead vocals: Michael McDonald phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Here to Love You lyricist and composer: Michael McDonald publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. and Snug Music sub-publisher: Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)	4:03
A2	What a Fool Believes additional engineer: Loyd Clifft engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman additional congas and additional vocals: Bobby LaKind (in 1978-08) additional synthesizer: Bill Payne (in 1978-08) bass guitar: Tiran Porter (in 1978-08) drums (drum set): John Hartman (in 1978-08) guitar: Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (in 1978-08) and Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08) keyboard and lead vocals: Michael McDonald (in 1978-08) synthesizer: Michael McDonald (in 1978-08) and Bill Payne (in 1978-08) vocals: Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08) part of: Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 3), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 147) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 343) recording of: What a Fool Believes (in 1978-08) writer: Ken Loggins and Mike McDonald publisher: Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Snug Music (in 1978) sub-publisher: シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部	3:47
A3	Minute by Minute additional engineer: Loyd Clifft engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman synthesizer: Bill Payne lead vocals: Michael McDonald phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Minute by Minute writer: Lester Abrams and Michael McDonald publisher: BMG Firefly, Bughouse, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. and Snug Music sub-publisher: Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)	3:29
A4	Dependin' on You additional engineer: Loyd Clifft engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman guest vocals: Rosemary Butler lead vocals: Patrick Simmons vocals: Nicolette Larson phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Dependin’ on You writer: Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons publisher: Snug Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Soquel Songs, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) sub-publisher: Victor Music Arts, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部	3:48
A5	Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels additional engineer: Loyd Clifft engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman lead vocals: Patrick Simmons vocals: Tom Johnston phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Don’t Stop to Watch the Wheels writer: Michael Ebert, Jeff Baxter and Pat Simmons publisher: Quark Music and Soquel Songs sub-publisher: Victor Music Arts and 日音 Synch事業部	3:30
B1	Open Your Eyes additional engineer: Loyd Clifft engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman lead vocals: Michael McDonald phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Open Your Eyes writer: Lester Abrams, Michael McDonald and Patrick Henderson publisher: BMG Firefly, EMI April Music Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Loresta Music, Monosteri Music and Snug Music sub-publisher: Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)	3:20
B2	Sweet Feelin' additional engineer: Loyd Clifft engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman lead vocals: Patrick Simmons vocals: Nicolette Larson phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Sweet Feelin’ writer: Pat Simmons and Ted Templeman publisher: Eagle Point Publishing Co. and Soquel Songs sub-publisher: Victor Music Arts and 日音 Synch事業部	2:45
B3	Steamer Lane Breakdown additional engineer: Loyd Clifft engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Steamer Lane Breakdown composer: Pat Simmons and Ted Templeman publisher: Soquel Songs sub-publisher: Victor Music Arts and 日音 Synch事業部	3:28
B4	You Never Change additional engineer: Loyd Clifft engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman choir vocals: Michael McDonald lead vocals: Patrick Simmons phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: You Never Change lyricist and composer: Pat Simmons publisher: Soquel Songs sub-publisher: Victor Music Arts	3:30
B5	How Do the Fools Survive? additional engineer: Loyd Clifft engineer: Donn Landee producer: Ted Templeman guest electric piano: Lester Abrams lead vocals: Michael McDonald phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: How Do the Fools Survive? writer: Carole Bayer Sager and Michael McDonald publisher: Begonia Melodies Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. and Snug Music sub-publisher: Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部	5:17

Credits

Release

engineer:	Donn Landee
producer:	Ted Templeman
bass:	Tiran Porter
congas:	Bobby LaKind
guest banjo:	Herb Pedersen
guest fiddle:	Byron Berline
guest harmonica:	Norton Buffalo
guest saxophone:	Andrew Love
guest trumpet:	Ben Cauley
guitar:	Jeff “Skunk” Baxter Patrick Simmons
keyboard and synthesizer:	Michael McDonald
membranophone:	John Hartman Keith Knudsen
vocals:	Keith Knudsen Bobby LaKind Michael McDonald Tiran Porter Patrick Simmons
arranger:	Michael McDonald

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/395838 [info]

Release group

included in:	Livin’ on the Fault Line / Minute by Minute Original Album Series, Vol. 2 The Warner Bros. Years 1971–1983

part of:	Rolling Stone: Yacht Rock: Album Guide (order: 5) Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (number: 37) (order: 37) Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1980) (order: 86)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/111118 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-doobie-brothers/minute-by-minute/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000189716 [info]
Wikidata:	Q2564612 [info]

Discogs