  McDonald won 2 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year ("What A Fool
Believes" with Kenny Loggins) and Best Arrangement
Accompanying Vocalist ("What A Fool
Believes"), and was nominated in the
same category for "Minute By
Minute" with Lester Abrams). McDonald
also won 2 more Grammy Awards with the Doobie Brothers.
 # 46
Singles Artist of the Year
 McDonald hit the Top 40 solo for
the first time with "I Keep Forgettin'
(Everytime You're Near)."
from the LP If
That's What It Takes
ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 25 - 20 - 16 - 13 - 8 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 21 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 35
McDonald hit the Top 10 with "I Keep Forgettin'
(Everytime You're Near)."
 McDonald hit the Top 40 with
"I Gotta Try."
from the LP If
That's What It Takes
ARC chart run: 39 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 246
McDonald was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("I Keep Forgettin'
(Everytime You're Near)").
 McDonald hit the Top 40 helping
out James Ingram with "Yah Mo B There."
from the James Ingram LP It's
Your Night
ARC chart run: 39 - 28 - 23 - 21 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 20 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 119
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
McDonald won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("Yah Mo B There" with James Ingram), and Best R&B Song (songwriting for
"Yah Mo B There" with James Ingram, Rod Temperton, and Quincy Jones).
McDonald hit the Top 40 with
"No Lookin' Back."
Year-End Chart
Position: # 184
 # 19
Singles Artist of the Year
 McDonald hit the Top 40 with Patti LaBelle with "On My Own."
from the Patti LaBelle LP The
Winner In You
ARC chart run: 31 - 21 - 15 - 11 - 8 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 15 - 25 - 38 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
McDonald hit the Top 10 with Patti LaBelle with "On My Own."
McDonald hit #1 for 3 weeks with Patti LaBelle with "On My Own" from Patti's LP The
Winner In You.
McDonald hit the Top 40 with
"Sweet Freedom."
McDonald hit the Top 10 with "Sweet Freedom."
McDonald was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("Sweet Freedom") and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("On My Own" with Patti LaBelle).
 McDonald was
nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Ain't No Mountain High
Enough") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Motown).
McDonald could be heard on the Ray Charles LP Genius
Loves Company.
McDonald was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.
 # 301 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
McDonald released Soul
Speak (Billboard peak: # 12).
McDonald released This
Christmas.
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