Take It to Heart

• McDonald • David Pack }} • Paul Carrack • McDonald }} • McDonald • Diane Warren }} • Gardner Cole • Seth Swirsky }} }} • Darrell Brown • McDonald }} • McDonald • Ed Sanford }} • George Hawkins • McDonald }} • Chris Thompson • Tom Whitlock }} • Harry Garfield • McDonald }} }} == Personnel ==

• Michael McDonald – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer programming and sequencing (1, 4, 10), keyboards (2, 6–9, 11) • Peter Leinheiser – synthesizer programming and sequencing (1), guitars (1) • Michael Hanna – keyboards (2), synthesizer programming and sequencing (4) • John Tesh – synthesizer programming and sequencing (4) • Don Was – synthesizer programming and sequencing (4) • Michael Mason – synthesizer programming and sequencing (4) • Gardner Cole – synthesizer programming and sequencing (5) • David Gamson – synthesizer programming and sequencing (5) • Bernie Chiaravalle – guitars (2, 4, 7, 11), sitar (4) • Michael Landau – guitars (3, 5–9, 11) • Charles Frichtel – bass (2) • Abraham Laboriel – bass (3, 6–9, 11), acoustic guitar (11) • George Perilli – drums (2, 4) • Jeff Porcaro – drums (3, 6–9, 11), percussion (6, 7, 10, 11), African log drum (11) • Debra Dobkin – congas (2) • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4) • Terry McMillan – percussion (6, 7), backing vocals (6) • Vince Denham – saxophone and solo (2) • Kirk Whalum – saxophone (3) • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone (11) • Paul Riser – string arrangements (2, 4) • Brian McKnight – backing vocals (1) • Chuck Sabatino – backing vocals (1, 6) • Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals (2, 4, 5) • Harry Bowens – backing vocals (2, 4, 5) • David Lasley – backing vocals (2, 4) • Kathy Walker – backing vocals (2) • Amy Holland – backing vocals (3) • David Pack – backing vocals (5, 7) • Maureen McDonald – backing vocals (7) == 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==