No Lookin' Back (song)
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| "No Lookin' Back" | ||||
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| Single by Michael McDonald | ||||
| from the album No Lookin' Back | ||||
| A-side | "No Lookin' Back" | |||
| B-side | "Don't Let Me Down" / "I Gotta Try" (UK 12" only) | |||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| "No Lookin' Back" on YouTube | ||||
"No Lookin' Back" is a song written by Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and Ed Sanford. The best-known version was recorded by American recording artist Michael McDonald and is the first single from his second solo studio album, No Lookin' Back (1985).
The song was included in the soundtrack to the 1991 movie Thelma and Louise.
Track listing
[edit]- 12" Single (Warner Bros. W 8960 T)
- "No Lookin' Back"
- "Don't Let Me Down"
- "I Gotta Try"
- 7" Single (Warner Bros. 928 960-7)
- "No Lookin' Back"
- "Don't Let Me Down"
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Musicians
- Michael McDonald – lead vocals; keyboards
- George Perilli – tom (drum) solo
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar
- David Pack – guitar
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1985) | Position |
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| Billboard Hot 100[2] | 34 |
| Billboard Adult Contemporary[2] | 9 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock[2] | 4 |
Kenny Loggins version
[edit]"No Lookin' Back" was originally recorded by co-writer Kenny Loggins and released on his 1985 solo studio album Vox Humana, four months prior to the McDonald version.
References
[edit]- ^ No Lookin' Back liner notes. Warner Bros. Records. 1985.
- ^ a b c "allmusic ((( Michael McDonald > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
External links
[edit]- No Lookin' Back at Discogs (list of releases)
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