What a Fool Believes

"What a Fool Believes"
Single by The Doobie Brothers
from the album Minute by Minute
B-side"Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels"
ReleasedJanuary 1979
RecordedAugust 1978
StudioWarner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length3:41 (Album / Single Version)
5:28 (Extended Version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Michael McDonald,
Kenny Loggins
Producer(s)Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers singles chronology
"Nothin' But a Heartache"
(1977) 		"What a Fool Believes"
(1979) 		"Minute by Minute"
(1979)
Audio
"What a Fool Believes" on YouTube

"What a Fool Believes" is 1979 song by The Doobie Brothers. It 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.

References

  1. ↑ Phill (February 12, 2012). "Smokin' Doobie Brothers should roll into the Rock Hall of Fame". Goldmine. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Michael McDonald". Goldstar.