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"On My Own" is a duet by American singers Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald. It was written and produced by Burt Bacharach and his then-wife Carole Bayer Sager and originally recorded by singer Dionne Warwick for inclusion on her album Friends (1985).
In 1986, LaBelle released a number-one album, Winner in You, [3] and its number-one single "On My Own", a duet with Michael McDonald. [4] In 1989, the standard " If You Asked Me To " (later covered by Celine Dion ) was released on Be Yourself .
Wynn claims this is the album that made LaBelle's solo career. He enjoys the songs "Oh, People" and "Kiss Away the Pain", which he believed needed to chart higher on the Billboard Top 40. Robert Christgau gave the album a B, [10] praising the duet with Michael McDonald as well as LaBelle's singing abilities. Christgau also compliments her and ...
Prior to its release, LaBelle's biggest-charting song was the Grover Washington ballad, "The Best Is Yet to Come", which reached #14 on the R&B chart in early 1983, resulting in the singer's first Grammy nomination. "Lady Marmalade" with Labelle, "On My Own" with Michael McDonald, and "If Only You Knew" are Patti's's three #1 hits on the R&B chart.
The Best of Michael McDonald: The Christmas Collection — — 2005 The Ultimate Collection: 19 20 ... "On My Own" (w/ Patti LaBelle) 1 1 2 — 2 BPI: Silver [8]
"On My Own" (Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald song), 1986; covered by Reba McEntire, 1995 "On My Own" (Peach Union song) , 1996 " On My Own (Ricki-Lee Coulter song) , 2023
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").
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