I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)

"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"
Single by Michael McDonald
from the album If That's What It Takes
B-side"Losin' End"
ReleasedAugust 1982
RecordedWarner Bros. Recording Studio (North Hollywood, Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:39
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Michael McDonald singles chronology
"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"
(1982)
"I Gotta Try"
(1982)
Music video
"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" on YouTube

"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" (also known as "I Keep Forgettin'") is a 1982 song by American musician Michael McDonald, from his debut studio album If That's What It Takes (1982). It was written by McDonald and Ed Sanford. Released as a single, it peaked at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Singles charts, No. 7 R&B and No. 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Similarity to Chuck Jackson's 1962 song "I Keep Forgettin'", composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, resulted in Leiber and Stoller also being given a songwriting credit for the song.