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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.
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 .
The album reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart and is McDonald's most successful album in that country.[ 2]
"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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