Take It to Heart

Take It to Heart is the third solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. It was released on May 15, 1990, on the label Reprise, five years after his previous studio album, No Lookin' Back.[1][2]

Take It to Heart
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 1990 (1990-05-15)
Recorded1989
Studio
GenreBlue-eyed soul
Length53:43
LabelReprise
Producer
Michael McDonald chronology
Sweet Freedom
(1986)
Take It to Heart
(1990)
Blink of an Eye
(1993)

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All We Got"
5:45
2."Get the Word Started"
5:40
3."Love Can Break Your Heart"
4:54
4."Take It to Heart"
5:57
5."Tear It Up"4:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Lonely Talk"
  • McDonald
  • Chuck Sabatino
4:40
7."Searchin' for Understanding"
3:42
8."Homeboy"
4:35
9."No Amount of Reason"
  • George Hawkins
  • McDonald
4:37
10."One Step Away"4:12
11."You Show Me"
4:59
Total length:53:26

Personnel

Production

  • Producers – Michael McDonald and Ted Templeman (Tracks 1, 3 & 6-11); Don Was (Tracks 2 & 4); David Gamson and Gardner Cole (Track 5).
  • Engineers – Ed Cherney, Jeff Hendricksen, Ross Pallone and Bob Schaper.
  • Additional Engineering – Ed Goodreau, Bob Schaper and Brian Schuble.
  • Assistant Engineers – Elaine Anderson, Michael Douglass, Lori Fumar, John Jackson, Rob Jaczko, Calvin Loser, Michael Mason, Eric Rudd, Scott Symington, Michael Tacci and Toby Wright.
  • Remix on Track 1 – Shep Pettibone
  • Additional recording at Circle Seven Recording (Pacific Palisades, California); Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California); John Tesh Studios (Santa Monica, California).
  • Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).
  • Production Coordinator – Joan Parker
  • Photography – Andy Earl
  • Art Direction – Martyn Atkins, T&CP Associates, Hollywood, London.

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 110
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 35

See also

References

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