Hannah and Her Sisters is a comedy-drama from America.
`` What a Fool Believes '' is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins .. Michael McDonald. Michael McDonald ( singer ). Kenny Loggins. Kenny Loggins. The best-known version was recorded by The Doobie Brothers -LRB- with McDonald singing lead vocals -RRB- for their 1978 album Minute by Minute .. The Doobie Brothers. The Doobie Brothers. Minute by Minute. Minute by Minute. 1978 in music. Debuting at number 73 on January 20 , 1979 , the single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 14 April 1979 for one week .. The song received Grammy Awards in 1980 for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year .. Grammy Awards. Grammy Awards of 1980. Song of the Year. Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Record of the Year. Grammy Award for Record of the Year. `` What a Fool Believes '' was one of the few non-disco No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 during the first eight months of 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 .. love interest. Romantic interest. 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 .. Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson. This was later denied by the band .