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1986 compilation album by Michael McDonald
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Sweet Freedom (also known as Sweet Freedom – The Best of Michael McDonald in some countries) is a
compilation album by American singer and songwriter
Michael McDonald , released in 1986 on the
Warner Bros. label.
Content
The album includes singles and album tracks from McDonald's first two solo albums,
If That's What It Takes (1982) and
No Lookin' Back (1985), along with duets with
James Ingram ("
Yah Mo B There "),
Patti LaBelle ("
On My Own ") and one song from when McDonald was lead singer of the rock band
The Doobie Brothers ("
What a Fool Believes "). The album's title track, "
Sweet Freedom ", was a newly recorded song and featured on the
soundtrack to the 1986 film
Running Scared .
Commercial performance
The album reached No. 6 in the
UK Albums Chart and is McDonald's most successful album in that country.
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Track listing
"
Sweet Freedom " (
Rod Temperton ) – 4:04
"(I’ll Be Your) Angel" (Michael McDonald, Chuck Sabatino) – 3:48
"
Yah Mo B There " – with
James Ingram (James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Rod Temperton,
Quincy Jones ) – 4:29
"I Gotta Try" (Michael McDonald,
Kenny Loggins ) – 3:49
"
I Keep Forgettin’ " (
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller , Adpt. Michael McDonald and
Ed Sanford ) – 3:39
"Our Love (Remix)" (Michael McDonald,
David Pack ) – 4:18
"
On My Own " – with
Patti LaBelle (
Burt Bacharach ,
Carole Bayer Sager ) - 4:39
"
No Looking Back " (Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Ed Sanford) – 3:54
"Any Foolish Thing" (Michael McDonald, Chuck Sabatino) – 4:22
"That’s Why" (Michael McDonald,
Randy Goodrum ) – 4:22
"
What a Fool Believes " – with
The Doobie Brothers (Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins) – 3:40
"I Can Let Go Now" (Michael McDonald) – 2:53
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