The Doobie Brothers - Minute By Minute (1978) {1990, Reissue}
Artist: The Doobie Brothers
Title: Minute By Minute
Year Of Release: 1978 / 1990
Label: Warner Bros. Records #3193-2
Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, R&B
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Tracks+Cue+m3u, Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 00:36:39
Total Size: 245 / 111 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
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. It was certified 3× Platinum. 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.Title: Minute By Minute
Year Of Release: 1978 / 1990
Label: Warner Bros. Records #3193-2
Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, R&B
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Tracks+Cue+m3u, Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 00:36:39
Total Size: 245 / 111 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
With Tom Johnston gone from the lineup because of health problems, this is where the "new" Doobie Brothers really make their debut, with a richly soulful sound throughout and emphasis on horns and Michael McDonald's piano more than on Patrick Simmons' or Jeff Baxter's guitars. Not that they were absent entirely, or weren't sometimes right up front in the mix, as the rocking, slashing "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels" and the bluegrass-influenced "Steamer Lane Breakdown" demonstrate. But given the keyboards, the funky rhythms, and McDonald's soaring tenor (showcased best on "What a Fool Believes"), it's almost difficult to believe that this is the hippie bar band that came out of California in 1970. There's less virtuosity here than on the group's first half-dozen albums, but overall a more commercial sound steeped in white funk. It's still all pretty compelling even if its appeal couldn't be more different from the group's earlier work (i.e., The Captain and Me, etc.). The public loved it, buying something like three million copies, and the recording establishment gave Minute by Minute four Grammy Awards, propelling the group to its biggest success ever.
~ Bruce Eder, All Music
Track List:
01. Here to Love You [4:01]
02. What a Fool Believes [3:44]
03. Minute by Minute [3:27]
04. Dependin’ on You [3:46]
05. Don’t Stop to Watch the Wheels [3:28]
06. Open Your Eyes [3:19]
07. Sweet Feelin’ [2:43]
08. Steamer Lane Breakdown [3:26]
09. You Never Change [3:29]
10. How Do the Fools Survive? [5:18]
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