Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. American musician, singer, and keyboardist (born 1952) For other people named Michael McDonald, see Michael McDonald (disambiguation). Michael McDonald McDonald performing live in 2019 Background information Born (1952-02-12) February 12, 1952 (age 73) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Genres ...
"What a Fool Believes" is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. The best-known version was recorded by The Doobie Brothers (with McDonald singing lead vocals) for their 1978 album Minute by Minute. Debuting at number 73 on January 20, 1979, the single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 14, 1979, for one week. [7]
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell , and became a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross .
Prodded by a friend — actor and comedian Paul Reiser — McDonald is finally owning his story this spring in the unvarnished and humble memoir “What a Fool Believes,” out May 21.
The album includes singles and album tracks from McDonald's first two solo albums, If That's What It Takes (1982) and No Lookin' Back (1985), along with duets with James Ingram ("Yah Mo B There"), Patti LaBelle ("On My Own") and one song from when McDonald was lead singer of the rock band The Doobie Brothers ("What a Fool Believes").
I'm a little too high,' and I said, 'I'm gonna go lay down,' " McDonald says in the documentary. "So I went into my room and I leave the TV on, and as I walked in, SCTV was on, and I thought maybe ...
The second and final single, "Easy Driver", peaked at number 60 in early 1979. This album also featured the first released version of the Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes", which Loggins co-wrote with the Doobies' Michael McDonald. [4] Most of the artists on this album represent Loggins' original band from 1977 to 1980.
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.