Real Love (Doobie Brothers song)
| "Real Love" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Thank You Love" |
"Real Love" is a hit song by The Doobie Brothers. It was the first of two single releases from their 1980 LP, 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" and "What a Fool Believes." The song reached #12 in Canada. It was also a Top 20 Adult Contemporary hit in both nations.
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 the title, the biggest one being the Jody Watley song.
Personnel
- Patrick Simmons — guitar, background vocals
- John McFee — guitar, background vocals
- Michael McDonald — keyboards, organ, synthesizers, vocals
- Cornelius Bumpus — tenor saxophone, background vocals
- Tiran Porter — bass guitar, background vocals
- Keith Knudsen — drums, background vocals
- Chester 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
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-11-29. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-11-25. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ 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
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