Label : Warner Archives / Rhino Entertainment Company
01 - No Lookin' Back (Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins & Ed Sanford)02 - I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Michael McDonald & Ed Sanford)
03 - I Gotta Try (Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins)
04 - Our Love (Theme 'From No Mercy') (Single Version) (Michael McDonald & David Pack)
05 - Yah Mo B There (Single Version) (James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Rod Temperton & Quincy Jones)
06 - On My Own (Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager)
07 - By Heart (Michael McDonald, Chuck Sabatino & David Pack)
08 - Bad Times (Michael McDonald)
09 - Matters Of The Heart (Michael McDonald)
10 - Sweet Freedom (Single Version) (Rod Temperton)
11 - Get The Word Started (David Pack & Michael McDonald)
12 - Any Foolish Thing (Michael McDonald & Chuck Sabatino)
13 - Take It To Heart (Diane Warren & Michael McDonald)
14 - Higher Ground (Previously Unissued) (Stevie Wonder)
15 - Lost In The Parade (Michael McDonald & Grady Walker)
16 - Blink Of An Eye (George Perilli & Michael McDonald)
Original Recordings Produced by Ted Templeman, Lenny Waronker, Quincy Jones, Michael McDonald, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Rod Temperton, Dick Rudolph, Bruce Swedien, Don Was & Russ Titelman
Compilation Produced by Michael McDonald & Gary Peterson
Executive Producer : David McLees
Project Coordination : Jo Motta
Sound Producer by Bill Inglot
Remastering : Dan Hersch & Bill Inglott at Digiprep
Original Album Sources (& Recording Information) :
(A) - "IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES"
Warner Bros. #23703 (8/4/82) ; Pop #6, R1B #10
Produced by Ted Templeman & Lenny Waronker
Engineered by Lee Herschberg, Jim Isaacson, Donn Landee & Mark Linett
Assisted by Ken Deane & Steve McManus
Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studio (Amigo), North Hollywood, CA ; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
(B) - "IT'S YOUR NIGHT" (by James Ingram)
Qwest #23970 (10/19/83) ; Pop #6, R&B #10
Produced by Quincy Jones
Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Swedien
Technical Director : Matt Forger
Assisted by Ted Bates, Mark Ettel, Ric Butz & Greg Laney
Recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
(C) - "NO LOOKIN' BACK"
Warner Bros. #25291 (8/12/85) ; Pop #45
Produced by Michael McDonald & Ted Templeman
Engineered & Mixed by Ross Pallone
Additional Engineering : Lee Herschberg, Jim Page & Grady Walker
Assisted by Mike Wuellner
"Our Love" (Single Version) Remixed by Humberto Gatica
Recorded at Dilling Street Studio, North Hollywood, CA ; The Villa Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA
(D) - "WINNER IN YOU" (by Patti LaBelle)
MCA #5737 (5/86) ; Pop #1, R&B #1
"On My Own" Produced by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
Engineered by Mick Guzauski & Joel Moss
Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA ; Lion Share Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA ; Bill Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
(E) - Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack "RUNNING SCARED" (Various Artists)
MCA #6169 (6/86) ; Pop #43, R&B #38
Produced by Rod Temperton, Dick Rudolph & Bruce Swedien
Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Swedien
Additional Engineering : Gene Eichelberger & Mike Stone
Recorded & Mixed at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
Additional Recording at Bullet Recording, Nashville, TN
(F) - "TAKE IT TO HEART"
Reprise #25979 (5/15/90) ; Pop #110
"Get The Word Started" & "Take It To Heart" Produced by Don Was & Michael McDonald
"Higher Ground" Produced by Ted Templeman & Michael McDonald
Engineered by Jeff Hendrickson, Ed Cherney, Ross Pallone & Bob Schaper
Additional Engineering : Brian Scheuble & Ed Goodreau
Assisted by Scott Symington, Rob Jaczko, Michael Douglass, Toby Wright, John Jackson, Michael Tacci, Elaine Anderson, Calvin Loser, Michael Mason, Lori Fumar & Eric Rudd
Recorded & Mixed at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA ; Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA ; Smoketree Ranch, Chatsworth, CA ; One On One Recording, North Hollywood, CA ; Axis Studios, New York, NY
Additional Recording at Circle 7 Recording, Pacific Palisades, CA ; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA ; John Tesh Studios, Santa Monica, CA
(G) - "BLINK OF AN EYE"
Reprise #45293 (8/3/93)
Produced by Russ Titelman & Michael McDonald
Engineered by Ben Fowler, Mark Linett & Bruce Barris
Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge
Assisted by Chris Fogel, Chris Albert, Charles Paakkari, U.E. Nastasi, Steve Elder, Mikael Ifversen & Tim Leitner
Recorded at The Power Station, New York, NY ; East Hill Studios, New York, NY ; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA ; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Unique Recording Studios, New York, NY
01 - No Lookin' Back
From The Album "NO LOOKIN' BACK" (C)
Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #28960 (7/10/85) ; Pop #34, AC #18
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Keyboards
David Pack : Guitar
Willie Weeks : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
George Perilli : Tom (Drum) Solo
02 - I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
From The Album "IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES" (A)
Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #29933 (7/21/82) ; Pop #4, R&B #7, AC #8
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer
Greg Phillinganes : Clavinet
Steve Lukather : Guitar
Louis Johnson : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Maureen McDonald : Background vocals
03 - I Gotta Try
From The Album "IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES" (A)
Also issued as Warner Bros. Single #29862 (10/20/82) ; Pop #44, AC #28
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer
Greg Phillinganes : Fender Rhodes
Steve Lukather : Guitar
Willie Weeks : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa & Ted Templeman : Percussion
Kenny Loggins : Background vocals
04 - Our Love (Theme 'From No Mercy')
Single Version
From The Album "NO LOOKIN' BACK" (C)
This remixed version was issued as Warner Bros. single #28596 (10/17/86)
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Synthesizer
Brian Mann : Synthesizer
Steve Lukather : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums, Percussion
Bobby LaKing : Congas
05 - Yah Mo B There
Single Version
With James Ingram
From The James Ingram Album "IT'S YOUR NIGHT" (B)
This remixed version was issued as Qwest single #29394 (10/12/83) ; Pop #19, R&B #5 ; AC #10
Featuring / Michael McDonald & James Ingram : Vocals, Synthesizer
Michael Boddicker & Rod Temperton : Synthesizer
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Quincy Jones : African Voices
06 - On My Own
With Patti LaBelle
From The Patti LaBelle Album "WINNER IN YOU" (D)
An edited version was also issued as MCA single #52770 (3/!§) ; Pop #1, R1B #1, AC #2
Featuring / Michael McDonald & Patti LaBelle : Vocals
Burt Bacharach : Acoustic Piano
Greg Phillinganes : DX-7
David Foster & Peter Wolf : Synthesizer
Dann Huff : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram, Clydene Jackson, Julia Tillman Waters & Maxine Willard Waters : Background vocals
07 - By Heart
From The Album "NO LOOKIN' BACK" (C)
Also issued as Warner Bros. Singles #28847 (10/9/85) & #28787 (1/29/86)
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Synthesizer
Scott Plunkett : Synth Horns
Chris Pelonis : Emulator Programming
David Pack : Guitar, Synthesizer
Willie Weeks : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
George Perilli : Drum Programming
Staff Fieldhouse : Simmons Toms
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
08 - Bad Times
From The Album "NO LOOKIN' BACK" (C)
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Synthesizer
Michael Hanna : Synthesizer
David Pack : Guitar
Joe Walsh : Slide Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
09 - Matters Of The Heart
From The Album "BLINK OF AN EYE" (G)
A remixed version featuring a duet with Vince Gill was also issued as Reprise single #18164 (4/21/94)
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Keyboards
Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar
Jimmy Bralower : Drum Programming
Lenny Castro : Triangle, Finger Cymbals
Vince Gill & Alison Krauss : Background vocals
10 - Sweet Freedom
Single Version
From The Album Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack "RUNNING SCARED" (Various Artists) (E)
This edited version was issued as MCA single #52857 (5/86) ; Pop #7, R&B #17, AC #4
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals
Larry Williams : Keyboards, Synthesizer, Horns
Anthony Patler, Greg Phillinganes, Danny Sembello & Rod Temperton : Keyboards
Wells Christy : Synclavier
Paul Jackson Jr. & Michael Thompson : Guitar
Chuck Findley, Gary Grant & Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Dave Boruff & Kim Hutchcroft : Sax, Flute
Rod Temperton & Larry Williams : Horn Arrangement
Siedah Garrett : Background vocals
11 - Get The Word Started
From The Album "TAKE IT TO HEART" (F)
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Keyboards
Michael Hanna : Keyboards
Bernie Chiaravalle : Guitar
Charles Frichtel : Bass
George Perilli : Drums
Deborah Dobkin : Congas
Vince Denham : Sax Solo
Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens, David Lasley & Kathy Walker : Background vocals
Paul Riser : String Arrangement
12 - Any Foolish Thing
From The Album "NO LOOKIN' BACK" (C)
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Synthesizer, B-3 Organ
Chuck Sabatino : Synthesizer, Background vocals
Willie Weeks : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Cornelius Bumpus : Tenor Sax
13 - Take It To Heart
From The Album "TAKE IT TO HEART" (F)
Also issued as Reprise single #19828 (4/27/90) ; Pop #98 ; AC #4
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Synthesizer
Michael Hanna, Michael Mason, John Tesh & Don Was : Synthesizer Programming & Sequencer
George Perilli : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens & David Lasley : Background vocals
Paul Riser : String Arrangement
14 - Higher Ground
Previously Unissued
From Sessions for The Album "TAKE IT TO HEART" (F)
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer Programming & Sequencing, Drum Programming
Bernie Chiaravalle : Guitar
15 - Lost In The Parade
From The Album "NO LOOKIN' BACK" (C)
Also issued as Warner Bros. single #28847 (10/9/85) ; AC #40
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Synthesizer
Brian Mann : Synthesizer
Robben Ford : Guitar
Willie Weeks : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Staff Fieldhouse : Simmons Drums
16 - Blink Of An Eye
From The Album "BLINK OF AN EYE" (G)
Featuring / Michael McDonald : Vocals, Wurlitzer Piano
Benmont Tench : Hammond Organ
Jeff Bova : Clavinet, Synth Bass
David Frank : Synth Horns, Horn Arrangement
Warren Haynes : Guitar Solo
Robben Ford & Randy Jacobs : Rhythm Guitar
Pino Palladino : Bass
Manu Katché, George Perilli & John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Jimmy Bralower : Drum Programming
Lee Thornberg : Trumpet
Brandon Fields : Alto Sax
Albert Wing : Tenor Sax
