Which artist won the 1980 Grammy for Record of the Year with 'What a Fool Believes'?

The Doobie Brothers won the 1980 Grammy Award for Record of the Year with “What a Fool Believes.”

The song was written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. McDonald, then a member of the Doobie Brothers, sang lead on the recording, whose polished keyboard sound helped define the group’s late-1970s transition toward blue-eyed soul and sophisticated pop-rock.

The recording also won Song of the Year and Best Arrangement for Voices at the 1980 ceremony. Those awards reflect different parts of the achievement: the band’s recording, the underlying composition, and the vocal arrangement.

Kenny Loggins is sometimes named as the Grammy winner because he co-wrote the song and recorded his own version. The Record of the Year award went to the Doobie Brothers’ recording.