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.
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
Production
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
United Kingdom (BPI )
Platinum
300,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
"Sweet Freedom: The Best of Michael McDonald - Michael McDonald - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 20 September 2017.
^ "MICHAEL MCDONALD - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company" . www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 25 October 2018.
"British album certifications – Michael McDonald – Sweet Freedom: Best Of Michael Mcdonald" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 2018-10-26.
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