On My Own (song)
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| "On My Own" | ||
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| Single by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald | ||
| from the album Winner in You | ||
| Released | May 1986 | |
| Format | Maxi single, CD | |
| Genre | R&B, Soul, Pop | |
| Length | 4:50 | |
| Label | MCA | |
| Producer(s) | Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager | |
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald singles chronology | ||
LaBelle: "Stir It Up" (1985) McDonald: "No Lookin' Back" (1985) |
 "On My Own" (1986) |
LaBelle: "Oh, People" (1986) McDonald: "Sweet Freedom" (1986) |
"On My Own" was a hit duet by singers Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald when it was released as a single in 1986. It was released from LaBelle's first platinum album, Winner in You and was written and produced by Burt Bacharach and his former wife Carole Bayer Sager. The song was based on a relationship that had reached its end with both parties going their separate ways in a melancholy state with the occasional option of coming back together again one day.
[edit] Chart performance
The song became the biggest single ever for both singers, both of whom were members of respective funk/R&B groups in the 1970s: LaBelle and The Doobie Brothers - as it hit number one on the Billboard magazine pop, R&B and adult contemporary charts as well as number two in the UK singles chart, going gold. The song was intended to be a duet between Dionne Warwick and Michael McDonald.
| Preceded by "Live to Tell" by Madonna |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single June 14, 1986 |
Succeeded by "There'll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry)" by Billy Ocean |
| Preceded by "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" by Stephanie Mills |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number-one single May 17, 1986 |
Succeeded by "Nasty" by Janet Jackson |
