Minute by Minute
Studio album by The Doobie Brothers
Released	December, 1978
Recorded	Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood
Genre	Rock,Yacht Rock
Length	36:16
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer(s)	Ted Templeman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide AllMusic
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Livin' on the Fault Line (1977)	Minute by Minute (1978)	One Step Closer (1980)

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Track listing

1. "Here to Love You" (McDonald) – 3:58
2. "What a Fool Believes" (McDonald, Kenny Loggins) – 3:41
3. "Minute by Minute" (McDonald, Lester Abrams) – 3:26
4. "Dependin' on You" (Simmons, McDonald) – 3:44
5. "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels" (Simmons, Baxter, Michael Ebert) – 3:26
6. "Open Your Eyes" (McDonald, Abrams, Henderson) – 3:18
7. "Sweet Feelin'" (Simmons, Templeman) – 2:41
8. "Steamer Lane Breakdown" (Simmons) – 3:24
9. "You Never Change" (Simmons) – 3:26
10. "How Do the Fools Survive?" (McDonald, Carole Bayer Sager) – 5:12

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Personnel

The Doobie Brothers:

• Patrick Simmons - guitar, vocals
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar, steel guitar
• Michael McDonald - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
• Tiran Porter - bass, vocals
• John Hartman - drums
• Keith Knudsen - drums, vocals

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• Bobby LaKind - congas, vocals
• Tom Johnston - vocals on "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels"
• Nicolette Larson - vocals on "Sweet Feelin'" and "Dependin' on You"
• Rosemary Butler - vocals on "Here to Love You" and "Dependin' on You"
• Norton Buffalo - harmonica
• Herb Pedersen - banjo
• Byron Berline - fiddle, violin
• 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"
• Andrew Love - saxophone
• Ben Cauley - trumpet
• Ted Templeman - percussion

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Production

• Producer: Ted Templeman
• Engineer: Donn Landee
• Cover design: Bruce Steinberg
• Arranger: Michael McDonald
• Conductor: Bobby LaKind

Charts

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Singles