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"Real Love"
"Real Love"
Single by Doobie Brothers
from the album One Step Closer
B-side	"Thank You Love"
Released	August 21, 1980
Recorded	1980
Studio	Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Pop, soft rock
Length	4:16
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Michael McDonald, Patrick Henderson
Producer(s)	Ted Templeman
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"Real Love" is a hit song by The Doobie Brothers, the first of three singles from their 1980 LP, One Step Closer.

"Real Love" became the greatest hit from the album, reaching No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the fall of the year. It is the group's third highest-charting U.S. single after their two number-one hits, "Black Water" and "What a Fool Believes". The song reached No. 12 in Canada. It was also a Top 20 Adult Contemporary hit in both nations.

Record World said that its "blue-eyed soul and melodic keyboard finesse translate into another multi-format charttopper."^[2]

The song became the second of nine songs entitled "Real Love" charting on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 between 1980 and 1996, with the final being the Beatles hit. It is also the second biggest hit with this title, behind Jody Watley's.

Personnel

Michael McDonald — keyboards, organ, synthesizers, vocals
Patrick Simmons — guitar, background vocals
John McFee — guitar, background vocals
Cornelius Bumpus — tenor saxophone, background vocals
Tiran Porter — bass guitar, background vocals
Keith Knudsen — drums, background vocals
Chet McCracken – drums

Additional personnel

Bobby LaKind — congas, bongos, background vocals
Nicolette Larson – background vocals
Patrick Henderson – keyboards
Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1980–81)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)^[3]	53
Canada RPM Top Singles^[4]	12
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[5]	15
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[7]	10
US Cash Box Top 100	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Rank
Canada^[8]	84
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[9]	49
US Cash Box^[10]	54

References

^ "The Doobie Brothers – Real Love".
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 6, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 92. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 29, 1980. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 25, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "The Doobie Brothers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
^ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1980

External links

Listen to "Real Love" on YouTube

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[1] "The Doobie Brothers – Real Love".

[2] "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 6, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 92. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[4] "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 29, 1980. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[5] "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 25, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2018.

[6] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_The_Doobie_Brothers-7] "The Doobie Brothers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[8] "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

[9] Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

[10] ttp://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1980

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 | album      = [[One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album)|One Step Closer]]
 | B-side     = Thank You Love
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-| format     = [[Single (music)|Single]]
 | recorded   = 1980
-| studio     = [[Sunset Sound Recorders]], [[Hollywood, CA]]
+| studio     = [[Sunset Sound Recorders]], Hollywood, California
 | venue      =
-| genre      = [[Pop Music|Pop]], [[Soft Rock]]
+| genre      = Pop, [[soft rock]]
 | length     = 4:16
-| label      = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner]]
+| label      = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
 | writer     = [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]], [[Patrick Henderson]]
 | producer   = [[Ted Templeman]]
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+"'''Real Love'''" is a hit song by [[The Doobie Brothers]], the first of three singles from their 1980 LP, ''[[One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers album)|One Step Closer]]''.
-"Real Love" became the greatest hit from the album, reaching #5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during the fall of the year.  The song is the group's third highest-charting U.S. single after their two number-one hits, "[[Black Water (song)|Black Water]]" and "[[What a Fool Believes]]." The song reached #12 in Canada.  It was also a Top 20 Adult Contemporary hit in both nations.
+"Real Love" became the greatest hit from the album, reaching No. 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during the fall of the year. It is the group's third highest-charting U.S. single after their two number-one hits, "[[Black Water (song)|Black Water]]" and "[[What a Fool Believes]]". The song reached No. 12 in Canada.  It was also a Top 20 Adult Contemporary hit in both nations.
+''Record World'' said that its "blue-eyed soul and melodic keyboard finesse translate into another multi-format charttopper."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=September 6, 1980|page=1|accessdate=2023-02-07|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/RW-1980-09-06.pdf}}</ref>
-The song became the second of nine songs entitled "Real Love" charting on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 between 1980 and 1996, with the final being [[Real Love (The Beatles song)|the Beatles' hit]].  It is also the second biggest hit with the title, the biggest one being [[Real Love (Jody Watley song)|the Jody Watley song]].
+The song became the second of nine songs entitled "Real Love" charting on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 between 1980 and 1996, with the final being [[Real Love (The Beatles song)|the Beatles hit]]. It is also the second biggest hit with this title, behind [[Real Love (Jody Watley song)|Jody Watley's]].
 ==Personnel==
-*[[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]] — [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[organ (music)|organ]], [[synthesizers]], [[vocals]]
+*[[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]] — keyboards, organ, synthesizers, vocals
-*[[Patrick Simmons]] — [[guitar]], [[background vocals]]
+*[[Patrick Simmons]] — guitar, [[background vocals]]
 *[[John McFee]] — guitar, background vocals
 *[[Cornelius Bumpus]] — [[tenor saxophone]], background vocals
-*[[Tiran Porter]] — [[bass guitar]], background vocals
+*[[Tiran Porter]] — bass guitar, background vocals
-*[[Keith Knudsen]] — [[drums]], background vocals
+*[[Keith Knudsen]] — drums, background vocals
-* Chester McCracken — drums
+*[[Chet McCracken]] – drums
-===Additional Personnel===
+===Additional personnel===
 *[[Bobby LaKind]] — [[congas]], [[bongos]], background vocals
 *[[Nicolette Larson]] – background vocals
 *[[Patrick Henderson]] – keyboards
-*[[Jimmie Haskell]] – [[ string arrangements ]]
+*[[Jimmie Haskell]] – [[string arrangements]]
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+|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' – {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref>
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v t e The Doobie Brothers
Tom Johnston Patrick Simmons Michael McDonald John McFee John Hartman Dave Shogren Michael Hossack Tiran Porter Keith Knudsen Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Chet McCracken Cornelius Bumpus Bobby LaKind Willie Weeks
Studio albums	The Doobie Brothers Toulouse Street The Captain and Me What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits Stampede Takin' It to the Streets Livin' on the Fault Line Minute by Minute One Step Closer Cycles Brotherhood Sibling Rivalry World Gone Crazy Southbound Liberté
Live albums	Farewell Tour Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert Live at Wolf Trap
Compilations	Best of The Doobies Best of The Doobies Volume II Listen to the Music: The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers Greatest Hits Divided Highway The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers
Singles	"Listen to the Music" "Jesus Is Just Alright" / "Rockin' Down the Highway" "Long Train Runnin'" "China Grove" "Another Park, Another Sunday" / "Black Water" "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" "Takin' It to the Streets" "Wheels of Fortune" "It Keeps You Runnin'" "Little Darlin' (I Need You)" "Echoes of Love" "What a Fool Believes" "Minute by Minute" "Dependin' on You" "Real Love" "Wynken, Blynken & Nod" "You Belong to Me" (live) "The Doctor" "Dangerous"
Related articles	Discography Band members Southern Pacific