What a Fool Believes
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What a Fool Believes is a 1979 song by the Doobie Brothers written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins . It appeared on the Minute by Minute album and was produced by Ted Templeman .
history
What a Fool Believes is about a man who reunites with his ex-girlfriend and later realizes the futility of the endeavor. Michael Jackson is rumored to have contributed the backing vocals, but this has been debunked and denied by the band.
Released on January 19, 1979, the soft rock number became a number one hit in the United States and Canada . What a Fool Believes is one of the few number one hits of 1979 on the Billboard Hot 100 that does not belong to the disco genre . At the Grammy Awards in 1980 , the song was awarded in the categories of Single of the Year and Song of the Year . In the video game Grand Theft Auto V , the song can be heard on the radio station Los Santos Rock Radio .
Cover versions
- 1979: Kenny Loggins
- 1980: Aretha Franklin
- 1986: Michael McDonald
- 1991: Matt Bianco
- 1996: Ten Sharp
- 1998: M People
- 2007: Carol Welsman
- 2007: Max Mutzke
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart placements: chartsurfer.de accessed March 28, 2020
- ↑ Michael Jackson Singing Doobie Brothers Minute By Minute _ What a Fool Believes - RARE . YouTube. January 31, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ↑ Rumor Debunked: Michael Jackson Never Sang on a Doobie Brothers Record . Ultimate Classic Rock. April 18, 2014. Accessed June 23, 2015.