Michael McDonald "Take It To Heart" (1990) -Blue-Eyed Soul / Westcoast Rock-

  Label : Reprise Records

 Side 1

01 - All We Got (Peter Leinheiser & Michael McDonald)
02 - Get The Word Started* (David Pack & Michael McDonald)
03 - Love Can Break Your Heart (Paul Carrack & Michael McDonald)
04 - Take It To Heart* (Diane Warren & Michael McDonald)
05 - Tear It Up** (Gardner Cole & Seth Swirsky)

Side 2

01 - Lonely Talk (Chuck Sabatino & Michael McDonald)
02 - Searchin' For Understanding (Darrell Brown & Michael McDonald)
03 - Homeboy (Ed Sanford & Michael McDonald)
04 - No Amount Of Reason (George Hawkins Jr. & Michael McDonald)
05 - One Step Away (Tom Whitlock & Chris Thompson)
06 - You Show Me (Harry Garfield & Michael McDonald)


Produced by Ted Templeman & Michael McDonald
*Produced by Don Was & Michael McDonald
**Produced by David Gamson, Gardner Cole & Michael McDonald
Engineers : Jeff Hendrickson, Ed Cherney, Ross Pallone & Bob Schaper
"All We Got" Remixed by Shep Pettibone
Recorded & Mixed at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California; Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, California; Smoketree Ranch, Chatsworth, California; One On One Studios, North Hollywood, California & Axis Studios, New York City, New York
Additional Recording at Circle 7 Recording, Pacific Palisades, California; Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California & John Tesh Studios, Santa Monica, California
Additional Engineers : Brian Scheuble, Ed Goodreau & Bob Schaper
Assistant Engineers : Scott Symington, Rob Jaczko, Michael Douglass, Toby Wright, John Jackson, Michael Tacci, Elaine Anderson, Calvin Loser, Michael Mason, Lori Fumar & Eric Rudd
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City, New York
Production Coordinator : Joan Parker


Side 1

01 - All We Got

Peter Leinheiser & Michael McDonald : Synth Programming & Sequencing
Peter Leinheiser : Guitar
Michael McDonald, Chuck Sabatino & Brian McKnight : Background vocals

02 - Get The Word Started

George Perilli : Drums
Charles Fritchel : Bass
Bernie Chiaravalle : Guitar
Debra Dobkin : Congas
Michael McDonald & Michael Hanna : Keyboards
Vince Denham : Saxophone Solo
Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens, David Lasley, Kathy Walker & Michael McDonald : Background vocals
Paul Riser : String Arrangement

03 - Love Can Break Your Heart

Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Michael Landau : Guitar
Michael McDonald : Keyboards
Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Amy Holland & Michael McDonald : Background vocals

04 - Take It To Heart

Michael McDonald, Michael Mason, Michael Hanna, Don Was & John Tesh : Synth Programming & Sequencing
George Perilli : Acoustic Drums
Bernie Chiaravalle : Guitar & Coral Sitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Brown, David Lasley & Michael McDonald : Background vocals
Paul Riser : String Arrangement

05 - Tear It Up

David Gamson & Gardner Cole : Synth Programming & Sequencing
Michael Landau : Guitar
Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens, David Pack & Michael McDonald : Background vocals

Side 2

01 - Lonely Talk

Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Michael Landau : Guitar
Michael McDonald : Keyboards
Terry McMillan & Jeff Porcaro : Percussion
Chuck Sabatino, Terry McMillan & Michael McDonald : Background vocals

02 - Searchin' For Understanding

Jeff Porcaro : Drums & Percussion
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Michael Landau & Bernie Chiaravalle : Guitar
Michael McDonald : Keyboards
Terry McMillan : Percussion
Maureen McDonald Ferguson, David Pack & Michael McDonald : Background vocals

03 - Homeboy

Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Michael Landau : Guitar
Michael McDonald : Keyboards

04 - No Amount Of Reason

Jeff Porcaro : Drums & Percussion
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Michael Landau : Guitar
Michael McDonald : Keyboards

05 - One Step Away

Michael McDonald : Synth Programming & Sequencing
Bernie Chiaravalle : Guitar
Jeff Porcaro : Percussion
Michael McDonald : Background vocals

06 - You Show Me

Jeff Porcaro : Drums, Percussion & African Log Drum
Abraham Laboriel : Bass & Acoustic Guitar
Michael Landau : Electric Guitar
Michael McDonald : Keyboards
Stan Getz : Saxophone