The Very Best of Michael McDonald

Original Release Date:  1986

Track Listing

• 1. No Lookin' Back
• 2. I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
• 3. I Gotta Try
• 4. Our Love [Single Version]
• 5. Yah Mo B There [Single Version]
• 6. On My Own
• 7. By Heart
• 8. Bad Times
• 9. Matters of the Heart
• 10. Sweet Freedom [Single Version]
• 11. Get the World Started
• 12. Any Foolish Thing
• 13. Take It to Heart
• 14. Higher Ground [#]
• 15. Lost in the Parade
• 16. Blink of an Eye

Credits

• John Jackson: Assistant Engineer
• Alison Krauss: Vocals (Background)
• Brian Mann: Synthesizer
• John Tesh: Sequencing, Synthesizer Programming
• Siedah Garrett: Vocals (Background)
• James Ingram: Vocals
• Patti LaBelle: Vocals
• Kenny Loggins: Vocals (Background)
• Michael McDonald: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Compilation Producer, Original Recording Producer
• Joe Walsh: Slide Guitar
• Robben Ford: Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
• Quincy Jones: Voices, Original Recording Producer
• David Lasley: Vocals (Background)
• Burt Bacharach: Piano, Original Album Producer
• David Foster: Synthesizer
• Carole Bayer Sager: Original Recording Producer
• Cornelius Bumpus: Sax (Tenor)
• Sweet Pea Atkinson: Vocals (Background)
• Warren Haynes: Guitar
• Tom Lord-Alge: Mixing
• Elaine Anderson: Assistant Engineer
• Bruce Barris: Engineer
• Steve Bates: Assistant Technical Director
• Benmont Tench: Organ (Hammond)
• Carla Benson: Vocals (Background)
• Evette Benton: Vocals (Background)
• Michael Boddicker: Synthesizer
• Rev. Dave Boruff: Flute, Saxophone
• Jeff Bova: Clavinet, Synthesizer Bass
• Sir Harry Bowens: Vocals (Background)
• Jimmy Bralower: Drum Programming
• Hugh Brown: Art Direction
• Lenny Castro: Triangle, Finger Cymbals
• Ed Cherney: Engineer
• Bernie Chiaravalle: Guitar, Coral Sitar
• Wells Christy: Synclavier
• Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
• Ken Deane: Assistant Engineer
• Vince Denham: Saxophone
• Debra Dobkin: Conga
• Nathan East: Bass
• Gene Eichelberger: Engineer
• Mark Ettel: Assistant Technical Director
• Brandon Fields: Sax (Alto)
• Staff Fieldhouse: Drums, Simmons Drums
• Chuck Findley: Trumpet
• Matt Forger: Technical Director
• Ben Fowler: Engineer
• David Frank: Horn Arrangements, Synthesizer Horn
• Steve Gadd: Drums
• Humberto Gatica: Remixing
• Vince Gill: Vocals (Background)
• Ed Goodreau: Engineer
• Gary Grant: Trumpet
• Mick Guzauski: Engineer
• Michael Hanna: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Sequencing, Synthesizer Programming
• Jeff Hendrickson: Engineer
• Dan Hersch: Remastering
• Lee Herschberg: Engineer
• Jerry Hey: Trumpet
• Dann Huff: Guitar
• Kim Hutchcroft: Flute, Saxophone
• Bill Inglot: Producer, Remastering
• Barbara Ingram: Vocals (Background)
• James Isaacson: Engineer
• Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitar
• Clydene Jackson: Vocals (Background)
• Louis Johnson: Bass
• Manu Katché: Drums
• Bobby LaKind: Conga
• Abraham Laboriel, Sr.: Bass
• Donn Landee: Engineer
• Greg Laney: Assistant Technical Director
• Tim Leitner: Mixing
• Mark Linett: Engineer
• Steve Lukather: Guitar
• Michael Mason: Sequencing, Assistant Engineer, Synthesizer Programming
• Maureen McDonald: Vocals (Background)
• David McLees: Executive Producer
• Joel Moss: Engineer
• Charles Paakkari: Mixing
• Jim Pace: Engineer
• David Pack: Synthesizer, Guitar
• Pino Palladino: Bass
• Ross Pallone: Engineer, Mixing
• Jeff Porcaro: Percussion, Drums
• Dean Parks: Guitar (Acoustic)
• Anthony Patler: Keyboards
• Chris Pelonis: Emulator
• George Perilli: Drums, Tom-Tom, Drum Programming
• Gary Peterson: Compilation Producer, Remastering, Discographical Annotation, Tape Research
• Greg Phillinganes: Keyboards, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, DX-7
• Scott Plunkett: Synthesizer Horn
• Paul Riser: String Arrangements
• John "J.R." Robinson: Drums
• Chuck Sabatino: Synthesizer, Vocals (Background)
• Julia Tillman Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Bob Schaper: Engineer
• Brian Scheuble: Engineer
• Danny Sembello: Keyboards
• Neil Stubenhaus: Bass
• Mike "Clay" Stone: Engineer
• Bruce Swedien: Engineer, Mixing, Original Recording Producer
• Mike Tacci: Assistant Engineer
• Rod Temperton: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Horn Arrangements, Original Recording Producer
• Ted Templeman: Percussion, Original Recording Producer
• Russ Titelman: Original Recording Producer, Original Album Producer
• Carlos Vega: Drums
• Kathy Walker: Vocals (Background)
• Lenny Waronker: Original Recording Producer
• Don Was: Sequencing, Original Recording Producer, Synthesizer Programming
• Maxine Willard Waters: Vocals (Background)
• Willie Weeks: Bass
• Albert Wing: Sax (Tenor)
• Toby Wright: Assistant Engineer
• Charles Frichtel: Bass
• Randy Jacobs: Guitar (Rhythm)
• Steve McManus: Assistant Engineer
• Michael Hart Thompson: Guitar
• Barry Alfonso: Liner Notes
• Dick Rudolph: Original Recording Producer
• Grady Walker: Engineer
• Rob Jaczko: Assistant Engineer
• Lee Thornberg: Trumpet
• Eric Rudd: Assistant Engineer
• Scott Symington: Assistant Engineer
• Mike Wuellner: Assistant Engineer
• Calvin Loser: Assistant Engineer
• Chris Fogel: Mixing
• Nancy L. Hopkins: Design
• Steven Chean: Editorial Supervision
• Michael Douglass: Assistant Engineer
• Lori Fumar: Assistant Engineer
• UE Nastasi: Mixing
• Emily Cagan: Project Assistant
• Ken Levitan: Project Assistant
• Randy Perry: Project Assistant
• Amy Utstein: Project Assistant
• Jo Motta: Project Coordinator
• Larry Williams: Synthesizer, Horn, Keyboards, Horn Arrangements
• Peter Wolf: Synthesizer