"What a Fool Believes" is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins, and recorded by The Doobie Brothers for their 1978 album Minute by Minute (with McDonald singing lead vocals). The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 14, 1979, remaining in that position for just one week. However, the song received 1980 Grammy Awards for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Michael McDonald is an American blue-eyed soul singer, known for his trademark husky tenor voice. ... Kenny Loggins on the cover of his collection Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins Kenny Loggins (born Kenneth Clark Loggins on January 7, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter. ... The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band, best known for hit singles like Black Water, China Grove, Listen to the Music and What a Fool Believes. They sold millions of records throughout the 1970s. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Minute by Minute is the eighth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1978. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music... The Song of the Year is one of the two most prestigious awards in the Grammies, if not in all of the music industry. ... The Record of the Year is one of the two most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. ...