If That's What It Takes is the debut studio album by American musician Michael McDonald, released on August 3, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at #6 on Billboard 200, while singles "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" and "I Gotta Try" went to #4 and #44 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.
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Personnel Michael McDonald – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10), Fender Rhodes (1–3, 7, 9, 10), synthesizers (1–4, 6–8, 10), acoustic piano (4–6, 8) Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (1, 3, 7, 10), clavinet (2), Fender Rhodes (4), organ (9) Michael Boddicker – additional synthesizers (4) Michael Omartian – Fender Rhodes (6, 8) Dean Parks – guitar (1, 3, 7, 9), guitar overdubs (8) Steve Lukather – guitar (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) Robben Ford – guitar solo (6, 7) Willie Weeks – bass (1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10) Louis Johnson – bass (2) Mike Porcaro – bass (6, 8) Steve Gadd – drums (1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10) Jeff Porcaro – drums (2, 6, 8) Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 3, 6–8, 10) Bobby LaKind – percussion (1) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 4) Ted Templeman – percussion (4) Edgar Winter – saxophone solo (1, 10), alto saxophone (8) Tom Scott – saxophone solo (6), Lyricon solo (9) Ed Sanford – backing vocals (1) Maureen McDonald – backing vocals (2, 6) Kenny Loggins – backing vocals (4) Christopher Cross – backing vocals (6) Brenda Russell – backing vocals (6) Kathy Walker – backing vocals (6) Amy Holland – backing vocals (6)
Production Ted Templeman – producer Lenny Waronker – producer Lee Herschberg – mix down engineer, overdub engineer, basic track engineer (1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10) Donn Landee – overdub engineer, basic track engineer (2) Jim Isaacson – overdub engineer, basic track engineer (5, 6, 8) Mark Linett – overdub engineer Ken Deane – second engineer Steve McManus – second engineer Bobby Hata – mastering at Warner Bros. Recording Studios Jerry Hey – horn arrangements Marty Paich – string arrangements Paul Medeiros – keyboard technician Vicki Fortson – production coordinator Joan Parker – production coordinator Kathy Walker – production coordinator Jim Shea – photography Jeff Adamoff – art direction, design Irving Azoff for Front Line Management – direction
Charts Chart (1982) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 41
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