| arranged |
|---|
| Don’t Kid Yourself | | | Amy Holland | 3:53 |
| Forgetting You | | | Amy Holland | 2:32 |
| Here in the Light | | | Amy Holland | 3:57 |
| Holding on to You | | | Amy Holland | 3:48 |
| How Do I Survive | | | Amy Holland | 4:00 |
| I’m Wondering | | | Amy Holland | 3:07 |
| Looking for Love | | | Amy Holland | 3:37 |
| Show Me the Way Home | | | Amy Holland | 3:42 |
| Stars | | | Amy Holland | 4:24 |
| Strengthen My Love | | | Amy Holland | 3:58 |
| instruments |
|---|
| 1974-07-03 | Bodhisattva | | keyboard | Steely Dan | 7:41 |
| 1978-08 | What a Fool Believes | | keyboard | The Doobie Brothers | 3:43 |
| 1978-08 | What a Fool Believes | | synthesizer | The Doobie Brothers | 3:43 |
| (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher | | keyboard [keyboards] | Michael McDonald | 3:03 |
| Any Way You Can | | Rhodes piano | Patti Austin | 4:31 |
| Baby Can I Change My Mind | | keyboard [keyboards] | Michael McDonald | 3:43 |
| Believe in It | | Rhodes piano | Michael McDonald | 4:40 |
| Deaf, Dumb and Blind | | piano | Robben Ford | 4:07 |
| Don’t Kid Yourself | | electric piano | Amy Holland | 3:53 |
| Enemy Within | | keyboard [keyboards] | Michael McDonald | 4:06 |
| For Once in My Life | | keyboard [keyboards] | Michael McDonald | 3:40 |
| Forgetting You | | piano [acoustic piano] | Amy Holland | 2:32 |
| Hallelujah | | piano | Michael McDonald | 4:59 |
| Heart to Heart | | Rhodes piano | Kenny Loggins | 5:22 |
| Here in the Light | | piano [acoustic piano] | Amy Holland | 3:57 |
| Hey Girl | | keyboard | Ray Charles with Michael McDonald | 5:16 |
| Holding on to You | | electric piano | Amy Holland | 3:48 |
| How Do I Survive | | electric piano | Amy Holland | 4:00 |
| Hurts a Little Bit | | Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes] | Amy Holland | 3:42 |
| I Can Let Go Now | | piano | Michael McDonald | 2:57 |
| I Gotta Try | | keyboard | Kenny Loggins | 3:53 |
| I Gotta Try | | piano | Michael McDonald | 3:55 |
| I Gotta Try | | synthesizer | Michael McDonald | 3:55 |
| I Hang on Your Every Word | | piano [acoustic piano] | Amy Holland | 3:52 |
| I Hang on Your Every Word | | synthesizer [synthesizers] | Amy Holland | 3:52 |
| I Keep Forgettin’ | | Rhodes piano | Michael McDonald | 3:42 |
| I Keep Forgettin’ | | synthesizer | Michael McDonald | 3:42 |
| I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) | | piano | Michael McDonald | 4:04 |
| I Still Run to You | | synthesizer [synthesizers] | Amy Holland | 4:15 |
| I Still Run to You | | piano [acoustic piano] | Amy Holland | 4:15 |
| I’ll Never Give Up | | Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes] | Amy Holland | 3:40 |
| I’m Wondering | | clavinet | Amy Holland | 3:07 |
| I’m Wondering | | electric piano | Amy Holland | 3:07 |
| If That’s What It Takes | | synthesizer | Michael McDonald | 4:20 |
| If That’s What It Takes | | Rhodes piano | Michael McDonald | 4:20 |
| Into the Mystic | | keyboard [keyboards] | Michael McDonald | 4:12 |
| Into the Mystic | | guitar | Michael McDonald | 4:12 |
| It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry | | Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer piano] | Phoebe Snow featuring Michael McDonald | 3:59 |
| Looking for Love | | electric piano | Amy Holland | 3:37 |
| Losin’ End | | Rhodes piano | Michael McDonald | 4:15 |
| Love Lies | | synthesizer | Michael McDonald | 3:25 |
| Love Lies | | Rhodes piano | Michael McDonald | 3:25 |
| Moments Like This | | Rhodes piano | Alison Krauss & Union Station | 4:58 |
| No Such Luck | | piano | Michael McDonald | 3:48 |
| No Such Luck | | synthesizer | Michael McDonald | 3:48 |
| No Way Out | | keyboard | Paul Anka | 4:25 |
| Only a Miracle | | piano | Kenny Loggins | 5:13 |
| Only God Can Help Me Now | | keyboard [keyboards] | Michael McDonald | 5:00 |
| Playin’ by the Rules | | Rhodes piano | Michael McDonald | 5:01 |
| Rollin’ By | | Rhodes piano [Rhodes] | Amy Holland | 4:37 |
| Rollin’ By | | synthesizer [synthesizers] | Amy Holland | 4:37 |
| Second Chance | | keyboard | Paul Anka | 3:53 |
| Shake Me, Wake Me (When It’s Over) | | synthesizer [synthesizers] | Amy Holland | 3:05 |
| Show Me the Way Home | | electric piano | Amy Holland | 3:42 |
| Show You the Way | | keyboard | Thundercat feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins | 3:34 |
| So Sentimental | | synthesizer [synthesizers] | Amy Holland | 3:15 |
| So Sentimental | | Rhodes piano [Rhodes] | Amy Holland | 3:15 |
| Stars | | piano [acoustic piano] | Amy Holland | 4:24 |
| Still Not Over You (Getting Over Me) | | keyboard [keyboards] | Michael McDonald | 3:57 |
| Strengthen My Love | | electric piano | Amy Holland | 3:58 |
| Take Me in Your Arms | | keyboard | Paul Anka | 3:29 |
| That's How You Start Over | | keyboard | Diana Ross | 4:12 |
| That’s Why | | piano | Michael McDonald | 4:26 |
| That’s Why | | synthesizer | Michael McDonald | 4:26 |
| This Is It | | piano | Kenny Loggins | 3:59 |
| Walk a Fine Line | | keyboard | Paul Anka | 4:47 |
| Walk On By | | keyboard [keyboards] | Michael McDonald | 2:47 |
| You Don’t Know Me | | keyboard [keyboards] | Michael McDonald | 3:13 |
| performed |
|---|
| Cry Myself to Sleep | | | Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra feat. Michael McDonald & Candy Dulfer | 4:20 |
| Don’t Give Up | | | Máire Brennan feat. Michael McDonald | 6:52 |
| Everyday | | | Darwin Hobbs feat. Michael McDonald | 5:03 |
| Fortfarande här | | | Mauro Scocco feat. Michael McDonald | 4:20 |
| Hey Girl | | | Ray Charles with Michael McDonald | 5:16 |
| I've Got News for You | | guest | Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra | 4:34 |
| Sweet Freedom | | guest | Safri Duo feat. Michael McDonald | 3:24 |
| Sweet Freedom (extended club version) | | guest | Safri Duo feat. Michael Mcdonald | 5:12 |
| Sweet Freedom (radio version) | | | Safri Duo feat. Michael McDonald | 3:22 |
| Yah Mo B There | | | James Ingram with Michael McDonald | 4:03 |
| produced |
|---|
| Anytime You Want Me | | | Amy Holland | 3:21 |
| Blink of an Eye | | | Michael McDonald | 4:56 |
| By Heart | | | Michael McDonald | 4:36 |
| Don’t Kid Yourself | | | Amy Holland | 3:53 |
| Forgetting You | | | Amy Holland | 2:32 |
| Here in the Light | | | Amy Holland | 3:57 |
| Higher Ground | | | Michael McDonald | 4:03 |
| Holding on to You | | | Amy Holland | 3:48 |
| How Do I Survive | | | Amy Holland | 4:00 |
| Hurts a Little Bit | | | Amy Holland | 3:42 |
| I Hang on Your Every Word | | | Amy Holland | 3:52 |
| I Still Run to You | | | Amy Holland | 4:15 |
| I’ll Never Give Up | | | Amy Holland | 3:40 |
| I’m Wondering | | | Amy Holland | 3:07 |
| Looking for Love | | | Amy Holland | 3:37 |
| No Lookin’ Back | | | Michael McDonald | 3:56 |
| Rollin’ By | | | Amy Holland | 4:37 |
| Shake Me, Wake Me (When It’s Over) | | | Amy Holland | 3:05 |
| Show Me the Way Home | | | Amy Holland | 3:42 |
| So Sentimental | | | Amy Holland | 3:15 |
| Stars | | | Amy Holland | 4:24 |
| Strengthen My Love | | | Amy Holland | 3:58 |
| Take It to Heart | | | Michael McDonald | 5:54 |
| You & I | | | Amy Holland | 3:09 |
| vocals |
|---|
| 1974-07-01 | Show Biz Kids | | lead vocals | Steely Dan | 6:46 |
| 1974-07-03 | Bodhisattva | | | Steely Dan | 7:41 |
| 1974-11 – 1975-01 | Any World (That I’m Welcome To) | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 3:55 |
| 1974-11 – 1975-01 | Bad Sneakers | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 3:20 |
| 1974-11 – 1975-01 | Bad Sneakers | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 3:17 |
| 1976 – 1977 | Gamblin’ Man | | guest | Bonnie Raitt | 3:28 |
| 1976 – 1977 | Runaway | | additional | Bonnie Raitt | 3:56 |
| 1976 – 1977 | Sweet Forgiveness | | guest | Bonnie Raitt | 4:12 |
| 1976 – 1977 | Two Lives | | guest | Bonnie Raitt | 3:50 |
| 1978-08 | What a Fool Believes | | lead vocals | The Doobie Brothers | 3:43 |
| 1978 – 1980 | Time out of Mind | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 4:14 |
| 1978 – 1980 | Time Out of Mind | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 4:13 |
| 1991-03 | Knock on Wood | | | Michael McDonald & Phoebe Snow | 3:55 |
| 1991-03 | Lonely Teardrops | | | Michael McDonald | 5:25 |
| 1991-03 | Minute by Minute | | | Michael McDonald | 6:26 |
| 1991-03 | Pretzel Logic | | | Donald Fagen & Michael McDonald | 4:58 |
| 2002 | Act of Faith / Physical | | | Olivia Newton‐John with Michael McDonald / Olivia Newton‐John | 9:16 |
| ’til I Hurt You | | | Larry Carlton | 4:18 |
| (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 3:03 |
| A Fool and His Money | | | Wang Chung | 4:46 |
| All Right | | additional | Christopher Cross | 4:17 |
| All Through the Christmas Night | | | Brian Culbertson feat. Michael McDonald | 5:29 |
| All Through the Christmas Night | | guest and lead vocals | Brian Culbertson feat. Michael McDonald | 5:29 |
| Anytime You Want Me | | background vocals | Amy Holland | 3:21 |
| Baby Can I Change My Mind | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 3:43 |
| Believe in It | | | Michael McDonald | 4:40 |
| Believe in It | | background vocals | Michael McDonald | 4:40 |
| Can’t Get Away From You | | background vocals | Nicolette Larson | 3:18 |
| Dancing Nancies | | additional and guest | Dave Matthews Band | 6:05 |
| Deaf, Dumb and Blind | | background vocals | Robben Ford | 4:07 |
| Enemy Within | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 4:06 |
| Ever Changing Times | | | Aretha Franklin feat. Michael McDonald | 4:55 |
| Fool for You | | background vocals [harmony vocals] | Craig Fuller / Eric Kaz | 3:22 |
| For Once in My Life | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 3:40 |
| Good Friends | | | Joni Mitchell | 4:30 |
| Hallelujah | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 4:59 |
| Here to Love You | | lead vocals | The Doobie Brothers | 4:01 |
| How Do I Survive | | background vocals | Amy Holland | 4:00 |
| How Do the Fools Survive? | | lead vocals | The Doobie Brothers | 5:17 |
| Hurts a Little Bit | | background vocals | Amy Holland | 3:42 |
| I Can Let Go Now | | | Michael McDonald | 2:57 |
| I Got the News | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 5:07 |
| I Gotta Try | | background vocals | Michael McDonald | 3:55 |
| I Gotta Try | | | Michael McDonald | 3:55 |
| I Hang on Your Every Word | | background vocals | Amy Holland | 3:52 |
| I Keep Forgettin’ | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 3:42 |
| I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 4:04 |
| I Really Don’t Know Anymore | | background vocals | Christopher Cross | 3:53 |
| I Still Believe | | lead vocals | Norman Brown | 4:03 |
| I Still Run to You | | background vocals | Amy Holland | 4:15 |
| I’ll Be Over You | | background vocals | Toto | 3:50 |
| I’ll Never Give Up | | background vocals | Amy Holland | 3:40 |
| I’m Wondering | | background vocals | Amy Holland | 3:07 |
| If That’s What It Takes | | background vocals | Michael McDonald | 4:20 |
| If That’s What It Takes | | | Michael McDonald | 4:20 |
| If There’s Anything I Can Do | | background vocals | Vince Gill | 3:49 |
| Into the Mystic | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 4:12 |
| It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry | | guest | Phoebe Snow featuring Michael McDonald | 3:59 |
| Jesus Loves Me / They'll Know We Are Christians / Helping Hand | | background vocals | Amy Grant | 4:45 |
| Kid Charlemagne | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 3:56 |
| Kid Charlemagne | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 3:56 |
| Kid Charlemagne | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 4:39 |
| Kid Charlemagne | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 4:15 |
| Let Me Go, Love | | | Nicolette Larson with Michael McDonald | 3:49 |
| Living for the City | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 4:59 |
| Losing Myself in You | | background vocals | Stephen Bishop | 3:58 |
| Lost Without Your Love | | background vocals | Lisa Dal Bello | 3:52 |
| Love Lies | | | Michael McDonald | 3:25 |
| Love Lies | | background vocals | Michael McDonald | 3:25 |
| Love T.K.O. | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 4:59 |
| Love T.K.O. | | background vocals | Michael McDonald | 4:59 |
| Minute by Minute | | lead vocals | The Doobie Brothers | 3:28 |
| Miracle Maker | | background vocals | Lisa Dal Bello | 3:40 |
| Miracle River | | guest | Judy Collins & Michael McDonald | 4:39 |
| No Such Luck | | | Michael McDonald | 3:48 |
| No Such Luck | | background vocals | Michael McDonald | 3:48 |
| No Time for Talk | | additional | Christopher Cross | 4:23 |
| No Time for Talk | | background vocals | Christopher Cross | 4:24 |
| No Way Out | | background vocals | Paul Anka | 4:25 |
| Old Wing Mouth | | background vocals | Jimmy Webb | 3:48 |
| On My Own | | lead vocals | Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | 4:50 |
| On My Own | | | Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | 4:50 |
| One of the Few | | background vocals | Jimmy Webb | 4:27 |
| Only God Can Help Me Now | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 5:00 |
| Open Your Eyes | | lead vocals | The Doobie Brothers | 3:20 |
| Peg | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 3:58 |
| Peg | | background vocals | Steely Dan | 3:58 |
| Playin’ by the Rules | | background vocals | Michael McDonald | 5:01 |
| Playin’ by the Rules | | | Michael McDonald | 5:01 |
| Prelude / Vagabond From Heaven | | background vocals | Stephen Bishop | 4:24 |
| Pretty Girls | | background vocals | Lisa Dal Bello | 3:00 |
| Red Streamliner | | guest | Little Feat | 4:47 |
| Redemption Song | | lead vocals | Michael McDonald | 3:57 |
| Ride Like the Wind | | background vocals | Christopher Cross | 4:31 |
| Right to the End | | guest | Phoebe Snow featuring Michael McDonald | 5:27 |
| Second Chance | | background vocals | Paul Anka | 3:53 |
| Shake Me, Wake Me (When It’s Over) | | background vocals | Amy Holland | 3:05 |
| Show You the Way | | | Thundercat feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins | 3:34 |
| Slipaway | | background vocals | The Bliss Band | ?:?? |
| Smilin’ Song | | guest | Vince Gill feat. Michael McDonald | 2:59 |
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| arranged |
|---|
| Minute by Minute | | | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Minute by Minute | | | The Doobie Brothers | |
| instruments |
|---|
| Livin’ on the Fault Line | | keyboard | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Livin’ on the Fault Line | | keyboard | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Minute by Minute | | keyboard and synthesizer | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Minute by Minute | | keyboard and synthesizer | The Doobie Brothers | |
| One Step Closer | | keyboard and synthesizer | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Takin' It to the Streets | | keyboard | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Takin' It to the Streets | | keyboard | The Doobie Brothers | |
| The Doobie Brothers Farewell Tour | | keyboard and synthesizer | The Doobie Brothers | |
| performed |
|---|
| Sweet Freedom | | guest | Safri Duo feat. Michael McDonald | |
| Sweet Freedom | | guest | Safri Duo feat. Michael McDonald | |
| vocals |
|---|
| Livin’ on the Fault Line | | | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Livin’ on the Fault Line | | | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Minute by Minute | | | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Minute by Minute | | | The Doobie Brothers | |
| One Step Closer | | | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Rickie Lee Jones | | background vocals | Rickie Lee Jones | |
| Rickie Lee Jones | | background vocals | Rickie Lee Jones | |
| Rickie Lee Jones | | background vocals | Rickie Lee Jones | |
| Rickie Lee Jones | | background vocals | Rickie Lee Jones | |
| Rickie Lee Jones | | background vocals | Rickie Lee Jones | |
| Single | | background vocals | Bill Champlin | |
| Takin' It to the Streets | | | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Takin' It to the Streets | | | The Doobie Brothers | |
| The Doobie Brothers Farewell Tour | | background vocals | The Doobie Brothers | |
| The Works | Michael Macdonald | background vocals | Nik Kershaw | |
| composed |
|---|
| Carry Me Away | | | | |
| Here to Love You | | | | |
| I Can Let Go Now | | | | |
| It Don’t Matter Now | | | | |
| It Keeps You Runnin’ | | | | |
| Keep This Train A‐Rollin’ | | | | |
| Losin' End | | | | |
| Olana | | | | |
| Only God Can Help Me Now | | | | |
| Show Me the Way Home | | | | |
| Takin’ It to the Streets | | | | |
| That Kind of Love | | | | |
| That's How You Start Over | | | | |
| lyrics |
|---|
| Here to Love You | | | | |
| I Can Let Go Now | | | | |
| It Keeps You Runnin’ | | | | |
| Keep This Train A‐Rollin’ | | | | |
| Olana | | | | |
| Only God Can Help Me Now | | | | |
| Show Me the Way Home | | | | |
| Takin’ It to the Streets | | | | |
| wrote |
|---|
| Act of Faith | | | | |
| Anything You Want | | | | |
| Baby, Don’t Look Down | | | | |
| Before Tomorrow Falls on Love | | | | |
| Dedicate This Heart | | | | |
| Dependin’ on You | | | | |
| Empty Hearts | | | | |
| Enemy Within | | | | |
| Happiness | | | | |
| Heart to Heart | | | | |
| Here in the Light | | | | |
| Home Free | | | | |
| How Do the Fools Survive? | | | | |
| I Gotta Try | | | | |
| I Hang on Your Every Word | | | | |
| I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) | | | | |
| I Still Run to You | | | | |
| I Still Run to You | | | | |
| I’ll Wait | | | | |
| Ladder of Love | | | | |
| Let Me Go Love | | | | |
| Love Lies | | | | |
| Matters of the Heart | | | | |
| Minute by Minute | | | | |
| Moments Like This | | | | |
| No Lookin’ Back | | | | |
| No Stoppin’ Us Now | | | | |
| No Way Out | | | | |
| Nothin’ but a Heartache | | | | |
| One by One | | | | |
| Only a Miracle | | | | |
| Open Your Eyes | | | | |
| Peace | | | | |
| Real Love | | | | |
| Rollin’ By | | | | |
| Second Chance | | | | |
| She's Got a Way With Me | | | | |
| Show You the Way | | | | |
| So Sentimental | | | | |
| Someone Like You | | | | |
| Still Not Over You (Getting Over Me) | | | | |
| Tell Me Everything | | | | |
| The Kind of Fool Love Makes | | | | |
| There’s a Light | | | | |
| This Is It | | | | |
| Tonight I’m Coming Through (The Border) | | | | |
| Walk a Fine Line | | | | |
| What a Fool Believes | Mike McDonald | | | |
| When I Was Your Baby | | | | |
| Where Would I Be Now | | | | |
| Yah Mo B There | | | | |
| You Belong to Me | | | | |
| You Made Me Feel | | | | |
| You’re Made That Way | | | | |
| You’re Out to Lose | | | | |
| さよならの瞬間 | | | | |
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