Take It To Heart - Drummerszone

Take It To Heart

Michael Landau | Michael McDonald | Stan Getz

album 1990

Reprise

release notes

Take It to Heart is the third solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. It was originally released in May 1990, on the label Reprise, five years after his previous album, No Lookin’ Back.
McDonald’s 1990 album Take It to Heart, which featured a minor hit with the title-track, co-written by Diane Warren.

Tracks

1 All We Got (Peter Leinheiser; Michael McDonald) 05:46
2 Get the Word Started (Michael McDonald; David Pack) 05:41
3 Love Can Break Your Heart (Paul Carrack; Michael McDonald) 04:55
4 Take It to Heart (Michael McDonald; Diane Warren) 05:57
5 Tear It Up (Gardner Cole; Seth Swirsky) 04:27
6 Lonely Talk (Michael McDonald; Chuck Sabatino) 04:41
7 Searchin’ for Understanding (Michael McDonald; Darrell Brown) 03:44
8 Homeboy (Michael McDonald; Ed Sanford) 04:37
9 No Amount of Reason (George Hawkins; Michael McDonald) 04:39
10 One Step Away (Chris Thompson; Tom Whitlock) 04:14
11 You Show Me (Harry Garfield; Michael McDonald) 05:02

Musicians

1 All We Got

Guitar - Peter Leinheiser
Programming - Peter Leinheiser
Programming - Michael McDonald
Background Vocals - Chuck Sabatino
Background Vocals - Brian McKnight
Vocals - Michael McDonald

2 Get the Word Started

Bass - Charles Frichtel
Drums - George Perilli
Guitar - Bernie Chiaravalle
Keyboards - Michael McDonald
Keyboards - Mike Hanna
Sax - Vince Denham
Percussion - Debra Dobkin
Background Vocals - Sweet Pea Atkinson
Background Vocals - Harry Bowens
Background Vocals - David Lasley
Background Vocals - Kathy Walker
Vocals - Michael McDonald

3 Love Can Break Your Heart

Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Mike Landau
Keyboards - Michael McDonald
Sax - Kirk Whalum
Background Vocals - Amy Holland
Vocals - Michael McDonald

4 Take It to Heart

Drums - George Perilli
Guitar - Bernie Chiaravalle
Programming - Michael McDonald
Programming - Michael Mason
Programming - Mike Hanna
Programming - Don Was
Programming - John Tesh
Percussion - Coral Sitar - Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals - Sweet Pea Atkinson
Background Vocals - Harry Bowens
Background Vocals - David Lasley
Vocals - Michael McDonald

5 Tear It Up

Guitar - Mike Landau
Programming - David Gamson
Programming - Gardner Cole
Background Vocals - Sweet Pea Atkinson
Background Vocals - Harry Bowens
Background Vocals - David Lasley
Vocals - Michael McDonald

6 Lonely Talk

Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Mike Landau
Keyboards - Michael McDonald
Percussion - Terry McMillan
Percussion - Jeffrey Porcaro
Background Vocals - Chuck Sabatino
Background Vocals - Terry McMillan
Vocals - Michael McDonald

7 Searchin’ for Understanding

Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Mike Landau
Guitar - Bernie Chiaravalle
Keyboards - Michael McDonald
Percussion - Terry McMillan
Percussion - Jeffrey Porcaro
Background Vocals - Maureen McDonald
Background Vocals - David Pack
Vocals - Michael McDonald

8 Homeboy

Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Mike Landau
Keyboards - Michael McDonald
Vocals - Michael McDonald

9 No Amount of Reason

Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Mike Landau
Keyboards - Michael McDonald
Vocals - Michael McDonald

10 One Step Away

Guitar - Bernie Chiaravalle
Programming - Michael McDonald
Percussion - Jeffrey Porcaro
Vocals - Michael McDonald

11 You Show Me

Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Mike Landau
Keyboards - Michael McDonald
Acoustic Guitar - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Sax - Stan Getz
Percussion - Jeffrey Porcaro
Vocals - Michael McDonald

Liner Notes

Producer – Michael McDonald
Producer – Ted Templeman (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Producer – David Gamson, Gardner Cole (Track 5)
Producer – Don Was (Tracks 2, 4)
Engineer – Bob Schaper, Ed Cherney, Jeff Hendrickson, Ross Pallone
Engineer (Additional) – Bob Schaper, Brian Scheuble, Ed Goodreau
Engineer (Assistant) – Calvin Loser, Elaine Anderson, Eric Rudd, John Jackson, Lori Fumar, Michael W Douglass, Mike Mason, Mike Tacci, Rob Jaczko, Scott Symington, Toby Wright
Mastered By – George Marino
Remix – Shep Pettibone (Track 1)
Art Direction – Martyn Atkins
Photography – Andy Earl
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At A&M Studios
Mixed At Can-Am Recorders
Mixed At Smoketree Ranch
Mixed At One On One Studios
Mixed At Axis Studios
Recorded At Circle Seven Recording
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At John Tesh Studios
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At Can-Am Recorders
Recorded At Smoketree Ranch
Recorded At One On One Studios
Recorded At Axis Studios
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