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Sweet Freedom (Michael McDonald album)

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Released
  
1986 (1986)

Label
  
Warner Bros.

Genre
  
Pop

Sweet Freedom (1986)
  
Take It to Heart (1990)

Sweet Freedom is a compilation album by American singer and songwriter Michael McDonald issued in 1986 on the Warner Bros. label. It reached #6 in the UK Album Charts.

Contents

McDonald is known for a soulful baritone singing style. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan. He became a member of The Doobie Brothers from 1976 to 1982, a period which resulted in several hit songs for the band. He has won five Grammy Awards.

Track listing

  1. "Sweet Freedom" (Rod Temperton) 4:04
  2. "(I’ll Be Your) Angel" (Michael McDonald, Chuck Sabatino) 3:48
  3. "Yah Mo B There” (James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Rod Temperton, Quincy Jones) 4:29
  4. "I Gotta Try" (Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins) 3:49
  5. "I Keep Forgettin’" (Leiber, Stoller, Adpt. McDonald and Sanford) 3:39
  6. "Our Love (Remix)" (Michael McDonald, David Pack) 4:18
  7. "On My Own" (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) 4:39
  8. "No Looking Back" (Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Ed Sanford) 3:54
  9. "Any Foolish Thing" (Michael McDonald, Chuck Sabatino) 4:22
  10. "That’s Why" (Michael McDonald, Randy Goodrum) 4:22
  11. "What A Fool Believes" (Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins) 3:40
  12. "I Can Let Go Now" (Michael McDonald) 2:53

Duets

  • Track 3 with James Ingram
  • Track 7 with Patti Labelle
  • Track 11 with The Doobie Brothers
  • Production

  • Track 1 produced by Rod Temperton, Dick Rudolf and Bruce Sweden
  • Tracks 2, 6, 8 & 9 produced by Michael McDonald and Ted Templeman, Engineered and mixed by Ross Pallone.
  • Track 3 produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions.
  • Tracks 4, 5, 10 & 12 produced by Ted Templeman and Lenny Waronka
  • Track 6 remixed by Humberto Gatica
  • Track 7 produced and arranged by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager, executive producer Patti Labelle.
  • Track 11 produced by Ted Templeman, Engineered by Donn Landee
  • Album digitally remastered by Lee Herschberg
  • This compilation produced 1986 by WEA International Inc.
  • References

    Sweet Freedom (Michael McDonald album) Wikipedia