No Lookin' Back

No Lookin' Back is the second solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. It was originally released in July 1985, on the label Warner Bros. Records, three years after his debut album, If That's What It Takes, this was his last album to be released by Warner Bros. For the first time, he co-produced and wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks. It featured contributions by guitarists Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang), Robben Ford, David Pack from Ambrosia, Jeff Porcaro on drums (Toto, Steely Dan), plus the former Doobie Brothers member Willie Weeks on bass guitar, and Cornelius Bumpus providing horns.

Contents

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• Personnel
• Sales chart performance
• Songs
• References

On release, the album was received favorably by the majority of music critics and peaked at No. 45 on the US Billboard 200. Three singles were issued from No Lookin' Back: "No Lookin' Back", "Bad Times", and "Lost in the Parade". The album's first and leading single, "No Lookin' Back", was co-written by Kenny Loggins and was a commercial success, peaking at No. 4 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

The album was re-released one year later in 1986 with different album cover artwork, along with the inclusion of the hit single "Sweet Freedom" from the soundtrack of the Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines film Running Scared.