Real Love (Doobie Brothers song)
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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
Personnel
- Michael McDonald — keyboards, organ, synthesizers, vocals
- 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
- bongos, background vocals
- Nicolette Larson – background vocals
- Patrick Henderson – keyboards
- string arrangements
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "The Doobie Brothers – Real Love".
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 6, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- 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.
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- 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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