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"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 #73 on 20 January 1979, the single reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 14 April 1979 for one week.〔Joel Whitburn, ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 1996, Billboard Books, p.189〕 The song received Grammy Awards in 1980 for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. "What a Fool Believes" was one of the few non-disco No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during 1979. The song lyrics tell a story of a man who is reunited with an old love interest and attempts to rekindle a romantic relationship with her before discovering that one never really existed. Michael Jackson once claimed he contributed at least one backing track to the original Doobie Brothers recording, but was not credited for having done so. This was later denied by the band. ==Other versions by Loggins and McDonald== Kenny Loggins released a version of the song (five months prior to The Doobie Brothers) on his 1978 album ''Nightwatch'', and a live version on his 1980 album ''Kenny Loggins Alive''. Loggins' original version switches several of the gender pronouns, so that it is sung largely from the perspective of the woman in the encounter. There is a Loggins/McDonald live duet on Loggins' 1993 album ''Outside: From the Redwoods''.〔There is a video of this performance on YouTube titled: "Kenny Loggins What A Fool Believes Live 1992".〕 Warner Brothers also released a 12" single disco version by The Doobie Brothers (backed with "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels"). Mixed by disco producer Jim Burgess, at 5:31 the song is considerably longer than the 3:41 versions on the 7" single and the ''Minute by Minute'' LP. The 12" version also has a more pronounced bass-driven drumbeat.〔(What A Fool Believes (12") ), discomusic.com. They comment: ''Disco from an unlikely artist ... "What A Fool Believes" was remixed by the late Jim Burgess to enhance its dance floor appeal. Another good Doobie Brothers 12 inch release was "Real Love".〕〔This 12" single was recorded at 33⅓ rpm, which enables better bass response; see 12-inch single for more information.〕 Live versions of the song often feature a guitar bridge after the second verse. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「What a Fool Believes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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