I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
| "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" | ||||
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| Single by Michael McDonald | ||||
| from the album If That's What It Takes | ||||
| B-side | "Losin' End" | |||
| Released | August 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Warner Bros. Recording Studio (North Hollywood, Los Angeles) | |||
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| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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"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.