On My Own - Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald - 1986

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Published 2009-06-08
"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 dayThe 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, for 3 weeks, the R&B and Adult Contemporary charts, as well as number two in the UK singles chart, going gold - (it was the 22nd best-selling single of 1986 in the UK). The song was initially not intended to be a duet at all, but LaBelle decided to invite McDonald to help her turn the song into a duet, as she stated: "The song was sent to me and I did a version of it but somehow it just didn't quite work. We were going over things I'd done and we talked about turning it into a duet. Someone asked, 'If you could do it with anyone, who would you sing it with,' and Michael was my first choice..."
All Comments (21)
  • @JessieTG
    The 80s. When music was about talent and meant something.
  • @danielthomas3127
    Here in 2023 and I still listen to this song and I still enjoy it music is what keeps me going
  • @zaneturner4478
    Wish they would do some more music together. They are both absolutely amazing. Still listening in 2024 .
  • @MrJunette
    This song brings me back to my youth days, everything was fresh, even me.❤❤❤❤❤❤
  • @sharonwilhelm2173
    See, this is the music that NEVER, EVER, EVER gets old or feels old! You can play the song, and it feels new every time❤
  • @barbarahill904
    This is when Music was Music & not the Garbage we have today
  • @barbarahill904
    The Best duet of all time ... Two giant voices that absolutely flow together. I absolutely love this song
  • @vivienned1934
    Could there be any two better singers for this song....magical.💝
  • @tamarafarris8909
    This was real music make you want to get a glass of wine and just chill
  • @janetnewton457
    Beautiful collaboration with this pair. Love listening to this even in 2023!❤️
  • @sandraswackhamer1075
    My husband passed away in April of this year, this song expresses my grief better than any words I can express
  • @hermanwilliams3092
    This was pure talent! It wasn't about the money. It was about putting good music out there for the world to hear. Absolute CLASSIC song 🎵 ❤
  • @user-wm7wj5vl3v
    This song has followed me through life… Michael’s voice still gives me goosebumps…
  • @cpr562
    ON MY OWN .....NOW THAT MY MOTHER IS UP N HEAVEN MISS HER EACH AND EVERY DAY 😢LOVE ALWAYS STINKY 🐕 DOTTIE 🐕 & PAUL 💔