Soul Speakis the eighthstudio albumby American singer-songwriterMichael McDonald.The album was released on March 4, 2008, byUniversal Music InternationalandMotown.[1][2]

Soul Speak
Studio albumby
ReleasedMarch 4, 2008
Recorded2007
GenreSoul
Length56:46
LabelUniversal Music International,Motown
ProducerSimon Climie
Michael McDonaldchronology
Motown Two
(2004)
Soul Speak
(2008)
This Christmas
(2009)

Track listing

edit
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"Dennis Morgan,Simon Climie4:04
2."Living for the City"Stevie Wonder4:59
3."Love T.K.O."Linda Womack4:58
4."Walk On By"Burt Bacharach,Hal David2:46
5."Still Not Over You (Getting Over Me)"Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie, Michael McDonald3:57
6."For Once in My Life"Orlando Murden,Ronald Miller3:39
7."Into the Mystic"Van Morrison4:11
8."Hallelujah"Leonard Cohen4:59
9."Enemy Within"Simon Climie, Michael McDonald4:05
10."(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"Carl Smith, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner3:02
11."Only God Can Help Me Now"Michael McDonald4:59
12."Baby Can I Change My Mind"Barry Despenza, Carl Wolfolk3:42
13."Redemption Song"Bob Marley3:56
14."You Don't Know Me"Cindy Walker,Eddy Arnold3:12

Personnel

edit
  • Michael McDonald – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 8), backing vocals (3, 4), keyboards (4-7, 9-12), guitar (7)
  • Toby Baker – keyboards (1-3, 5-8, 10-14), synthesizers (3), synthesizer programming (4)
  • Tim Carmonorgan,acoustic piano (10)
  • Tim Lauer –accordion(7)
  • Doyle Bramhall II– guitars (1, 7-10, 12)
  • Michael Thompson– guitars (1-7, 10-14),sitar(5)
  • Nathan East– bass
  • Nicky Shaw– drum and percussion programming (1-3, 5-7, 9-14), arrangements (4, 11)
  • Abe Laboriel Jr.– drums (1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12-14)
  • Vinnie Colaiuta– drums (7, 9)
  • Stevie Wonderharmonica(6)
  • Simon Climie– arrangements
  • Nick Ingman– string arrangements and conductor (3, 6)
  • Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor (3, 6)
  • Gavyn Wright– orchestra leader (3, 6)
  • The Kick Horns – brass section (6, 7, 10)
  • Michelle John Douglas – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13)
  • Rachel Oteh – backing vocals (1, 2, 10, 13)
  • Drea Rheneé – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 13)
  • Sharon White – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13)
  • Out For Souls Choir – choir (1, 2, 5, 10)
  • Denise Allen – backing vocals (3, 6)
  • Calvin Nowell – backing vocals (3, 6)
  • Debi Selby – backing vocals (3)
  • Aubrey Martells – backing vocals (4, 5, 11)
  • Rian Peters – backing vocals (6)

Production

edit
  • Producer – Simon Climie
  • Executive Producer – Tony Swain
  • Production Coordination – Debbie Johnson
  • Project Coordination – Dee Harrington
  • Engineers – Simon Climie, Alan Douglas,Shannon Forrestand Don Murray.
  • Assistant Engineers – Brandon Dekora, Mo Hauzler, George Nixon, Phil Rose, Ken Takagashi and Grady Walker.
  • ProTools Engineer– Joel Evenden
  • Mixed byMick Guzauski,assisted by Tom Bender.
  • Mastered byBob Ludwigat Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
  • Creative Director – Sandra Brummels
  • Art Direction and Design – Christopher Kornmann
  • Photography – Danny Clinch

Charts

edit
Chart (2008) Peak
position
USBillboard200[3] 12
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums(Billboard)[4] 10

References

edit
  1. ^"Soul Speak by Michael McDonald on iTunes".Itunes.apple.Retrieved2015-09-23.
  2. ^Stephen Thomas Erlewine."Soul Speak - Michael McDonald | Songs, Reviews, Credits".AllMusic.Retrieved2015-09-23.
  3. ^"Michael McDonald Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  4. ^"Michael McDonald Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved September 21, 2015.