Denny Randell (also a hit for The Spinners in 1979, and in Ireland for Boyzone in 1994), "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)", and, with Bob Crewe, "Let's Hang On!". Randell and Crewe later co-wrote Valli's solo hit "Swearin' To God". In 1965, Randell and Linzer wrote and produced most of the songs for the R&B girl group, The Toys, including their singles "A Lover's Concerto" (adapted from "Minuet in G major", a classical music piece), and "Attack!" Another Toys recording written by the duo, "Can't Get Enough Of You Baby", was later covered by the garage band ? and the
Minute by Minute (The Doobie Brothers song) describes the song as a soulful, mid-tempo, piano-driven song that he compares to Motown songs. Most of "Minute by Minute" is in the key of C major, but the bridge is in E minor and the last refrains are in G major. "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide" praises McDonald's "suave vocal mastery" on the song. "Spin"s Rich Stim describes the sound of the song as "phlegmatic". "Minute by Minute" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year but lost to the Doobie Brothers' prior single, "What a Fool Believes". Co-writer Michael McDonald was surprised by the