Artist	Song
The Doobie Brothers	What a Fool Believes
from Rhino Hi-Five: The Doobie Brothers, Vol. 2 - EP (2007)
Michael McDonald	Ain't No Mountain High Enough
from Motown (Japan) (2003)
Michael McDonald & Patty Labelle	On My Own
from Patti LaBelle: Greatest Hits (1996)
The Doobie Brothers	Takin' It to the Streets
from Takin' It to the Streets (2005)
Michael McDonald	You Don't Know Me
from Soul Speak (2008)
Michael McDonald	(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
from Soul Speak (2008)
Michael McDonald	Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
from Motown (Japan) (2003)
The Doobie Brothers	It Keeps You Runnin'
from Takin' It to the Streets (2005)
Michael McDonald	I Heard It Through the Grapevine
from Motown (Japan) (2003)
The Doobie Brothers	Minute By Minute
from Rhino Hi-Five: The Doobie Brothers - EP (2005)
Michael McDonald	Reach Out, I'll Be There
from Motown Two (2004)
Michael McDonald	Walk On By
from Soul Speak (2008)
Michael McDonald	I Want You
from Blink of an Eye (2010)
The Doobie Brothers	Real Love
from One Step Closer (2005)
Michael McDonald	No Lookin' Back
from No Lookin' Back (2005)
Michael McDonald	I Can Let Go Now
from If That's What It Takes (2010)
The Doobie Brothers	One Step Closer
from One Step Closer (2005)
Michael McDonald	Our Love
from No Lookin' Back (2005)
The Doobie Brothers	You Belong to Me
from Livin' On the Fault Line (2005)
Michael McDonald	I Gotta Try
from If That's What It Takes (2010)
The Doobie Brothers	Keep This Train A-Rollin'
from One Step Closer (2005)
The Doobie Brothers	Here to Love You
from Minute By Minute (2009)
Michael McDonald	What Makes a Man Hold On
from Blink of an Eye (2010)
Michael McDonald	No Such Luck
from If That's What It Takes (2010)
Michael McDonald	Love T.K.O.
from Soul Speak (2008)
Michael McDonald	Take It to Heart
from Take It to Heart (2010)
Aretha Franklin	Ever Changing Times (feat. Michael McDonald)
from Greatest Hits 1980-94 (1994)
Eric Benét, Michael McDonald, Terry Dexter & Wynonna Judd	Heart of America (Single Version)
from Heart of America - Single (2005)
Michael McDonald	Bad Times
from No Lookin' Back (2005)
Michael McDonald	I Stand for You
from Blink of an Eye (2010)
Michael McDonald	Tear It Up
from Take It to Heart (2010)
Michael McDonald	Lost In the Parade
from No Lookin' Back (2005)
Michael McDonald	All We Got
from Take It to Heart (2010)
Michael McDonald & Twinkie Clark	Children Go
from The Pinnacle Project: Last Say So (2005)
Christopher Cross	Ride Like the Wind
from Christopher Cross (2009)
The Doobie Brothers	Dedicate This Heart
from One Step Closer (2005)
Michael McDonald	Get the Word Started
from Take It to Heart (2010)
Michael McDonald	Losin' End
from If That's What It Takes (2010)
Michael McDonald	When Scarlett Smiles
from Golden Slumbers - A Father's Love (2005)
Michael McDonald	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
from Prancer Returns (2001)
The Doobie Brothers	Little Darling (I Need You)
from The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers (2007)
Michael McDonald	Enemy Within
from Soul Speak (2008)
Michael McDonald	Hey Girl
from Blink of an Eye (2010)
Michael McDonald & Toni Braxton	Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)
from Motown Two (2004)
Michael McDonald	Reflections
from Motown (Japan) (2003)

Comment:

If you’ve ever turned on a radio, you’ve likely heard “What a Fool Believes,” the late-’70s smooth-rock milestone by the Doobie Brothers — a band then newly fronted by one Michael McDonald. With his rich, enticingly emotional vocals and knack for polished-pop and smooth-soul dovetails, McDonald helped transform not only the band, but also the way that popular music intermingled genres (check out the too-cool jazz-funk of “It Keeps You Runnin’” for proof). On his own, McDonald indulged a love for classic R&B, infusing it with his own brand of blue-eyed brilliance . . . and these Essentials represent his best work.

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