"Minute by Minute" is a song written by Michael McDonald and Lester Abrams originally released by Doobie Brothers on their 1978 album Minute by Minute . The single was released in April 1979, debuting at number 67 on May 5, 1979, and reached number 14 on June 23-30, 1979 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year, but lost to The Doobie Brothers itself "What a Fool Believes". Since then it has been covered by other artists, including The Temptations, Larry Carlton, Stanley Clarke, Peabo Bryson, Kim Pensyl, Helen Reddy, Bobby Lyle, and Rick Janus.
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Lyrics and music
AllMusic critic Matthew Greenwald described "Minutes to Minutes" as one of the songs that reflects the Doobie Brothers transformation into "light and soul-oriented clothing." The keyboard is more prominent in the song than in some previous hits The Doobie Brothers. Greenwald praised the lyrics "simple and literate" and noted the possible effects of Booker T. & amp; M.G. in music. In their book Inside Hit , writers Wayne Wadhams (The Fifth Estate), David Nathan, and Susan Lindsay described the tempo as "medium shuffle". AXS's contribution, Bill Craig, describes the song as a song that is played with feeling, mid-tempo, and piano that he compares with Motown songs. Most of the "Minutes after Minutes" is the key of C major, but the bridge in E minor and the last refrain is in the G major. New Rolling Stone Album Guide praised McDonald's "mastery of vocal suave" on the song. Spin ' Rich Stim describes the song sound as "phlegmatic".
"Minute by Minute" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year, but lost to the previous single Doobie Brothers, "What a Fool Believes". Co-writer Michael McDonald was surprised by the song's success after a friend told him that the song "did not have it." Craig judged it as the 6th biggest Doobie Brothers song.
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Performance chart
In the US, "Minutes by Minute" is a follow-up single for their number 1 hit "What a Fool Believes". "Minute by Minute" did not repeat the success of its predecessor, but reached the Top 20, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also reached number 74 on Billboard ' s R & amp; B singles as well as number 13 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
The song also has some successful charts outside the US, reaching number 34 in New Zealand and 47 in the UK.
Chart history
Personnel
- Patrick Simmons - guitar, vocals
- Michael McDonald - keyboard, synthesizer, main vocal
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar
- Tiran Porter - bass guitar, vocals
- John Hartman - drum
- Keith Knudsen - drums, vocals
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- Bill Payne - synthesizer (with Michael McDonald)
- Bobby LaKind - congas, vocals
Other appearances
"Minute by Minute" has appeared on a number of Doobie Brothers compilation albums since its initial release. It is included in Best of the Doobies, Vol. 2 in 1981, Hits Largest in 2001 and The Best of the Doobie Brothers in 2007. It has also appeared on a number of live albums, including < i> Farewell Tour in 1983, The Best of the Doobie Brothers Live in 1999 and Live at the Greek Theater 1982 in 2011. On July 30 1979, Doobie Brothers displays "Minutes by Minutes" at the show Dinah! .
cover version
The Temptations closed "Minute by Minute" on their 2007 album Back Forward . It has also been borne by jazz musicians Larry Carlton, Stanley Clarke, Kim Pensyl and Bobby Lyle. JazzTimes describes the cover of Stanley Clarke as a "live joystop". Helen Reddy covered the song on her 1979 album Reddy . Billboard selected the Reddy version as one of the best cuts on the album, calling it "a single super possibility." Peabo Bryson entered "Minute by Minute" on his 2001 album Anthology . Phish covered "Minutes after Minutes" at several concerts in 1990.
Meek Mill uses this song in the single "Amen" featuring Drake and Jeremih.
References
External links
- Minute Lines by Minutes from the official website
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