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"Sweet Freedom" is a song by Michael McDonald, written by Rod Temperton originally featured on Running Scared ' s soundtrack, before the 1986 re-release of McDonald's 1985 album No Lookin' Back. The track peaked at No.7 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (his last Top 10 hit in that chart), No.12 in the UK, and No.14 in Canada.
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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 February 2025. American musician, singer, and keyboardist (born 1952) For other people named Michael McDonald, see Michael McDonald (disambiguation). Michael McDonald McDonald performing live in 2019 Background information Born (1952-02-12) February 12, 1952 (age 73) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Genres ...
That Was Then – The Early Recordings of Michael McDonald * — — Arista: 1986 Sweet Freedom — 6 BPI: Platinum [8] Warner Bros. 2000 The Voice of Michael McDonald — — BPI: Silver [8] Warner Bros. / Rhino: 2001 The Very Best of Michael McDonald — 21 RIAA: Gold [7] Warner Bros. / Rhino: 2004 The Best of Michael McDonald: The Christmas ...
"Sweet Freedom" (song), 1986 song by Michael McDonald "Sweet Freedom", 1968 single by The Outer Limits, also recorded by Christie "Sweet Freedom", 1998 single by Shawn Christopher
It was included on McDonald's 1986 compilation album Sweet Freedom and was credited here as Michael McDonald with the Doobie Brothers. It reached No. 57 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1987. [42] There is a Loggins/McDonald live duet version on Loggins' 1993 album Outside: From the Redwoods. [citation needed]
No Lookin' Back is the second solo studio album by American musician Michael McDonald.It was released on July 30, 1985 by Warner Bros. Records, three years after his debut studio album, If That's What It Takes (1982); this was his last album to be released by Warner Bros. [5] For the first time, he co-produced and wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks.
Later in 1986, the buddy-cop action-comedy Running Scared was released, featuring five new songs written by Temperton, including "Sweet Freedom", [2] performed by Michael McDonald; and "Man Size Love", performed by Klymaxx. [15] Temperton also composed the film's score.