He continued to collaborate with other artists during this period . McDonald co-wrote Van Halen 's top-20 hit " I 'll Wait " , from their biggest-selling album '' 1984 '' . " Yah Mo B There " , a duet with James Ingram , won the 27th Annual Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals . In 1985 , he released his second studio album '' No Lookin ' Back '' , which for the first time , he coproduced , as well as wrote or cowrote all of the tracks and featured a minor hit with the title-track , cowritten by Kenny Loggins . By June 1986 , the album had met little success , but McDonald then had a huge boost with the release of the single " Sweet Freedom " , which appeared on the soundtrack to the Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines film '' Running Scared '' , and was McDonald 's last top-10 hit on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 chart . The '' No Lookin ' Back '' album was then re-released in some markets with the new hit single included , as well as a few songs remixed . The single " On My Own " , a duet with Patti LaBelle , reached number one on the U.S. charts in 1986 . Mid that year , he performed as a backing vocalist on Toto 's album '' Fahrenheit '' , appearing on the hit single " I 'll Be Over You " , and its accompanying video . On August 22 , 1986 , McDonald appeared in an episode of '' The Young and the Restless '' . Later that year , he provided backing vocals on the Wang Chung song " A Fool and His Money " from their album '' Mosaic '' . In 1987 , McDonald did a featured collaboration with Gospel quartet the Winans from their '' Decisions '' album titled " Love Has No Color "
27th Annual Grammy
27th Annual Grammy Awards
Michael McDonald (musician)