Michael McDonald

Artist:  Michael McDonald
Born:  February 12, 1952.  St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Genre:  Pop, Rock, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop, Soft Rock
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Keyboardist, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards

Michael McDonald is an American Singer, Songwriter, Keyboardist and Record Producer.  His early career included singing with Steely Dan, and joined The Doobie Brothers in 1976.  He started his solo career in 1982 and he has collaborated with a number of other artists, including Kenny Loggins, David Cassidy, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Van Halen, Toto and more!.  He has won five Grammy Awards.

Title:  Wide Open  (2017)
Genre:  Pop, Rock, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop, Soft Rock
Label:  Chonin Records/BMG
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Hail Mary  (6:52)
 2.  Just Strong Enough  (7:58)
 3.  Find It In Your Heart  (5:47)
 4.  Half Truth  (5:42)
 5.  Ain't No Good  (4:26)
 6.  Honest Emotion  (5:32)
 7.  Blessing  In Disguise  (5:57)
 8.  Dark Side  (5:53)
 9.  If You Wanted To Hurt Me  (5:14)
10. Beautiful Child  (6:09)
11. Too Short  (5:22)
12. Free A Man  (6:07)

Personnel:

Michael McDonald:  Vocals on Tracks:  1-12, Electric Guitar on Track 1, Wurlitzer on Track s:  1, 4, 5, 9, 10, Piano on Tracks: 2, 9, Rhodes on Tracks: 3, 7, Harmonica on Track 4, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  6, 10, Keyboards on Track 6, Additional Synth Pads on Track 7, Wah Clav on Track 7, Clav on Track 9
Craig Young:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 10
Shannon Forrest:  Drums on Tracks:  1-4, 7-12, Percussion on Tracks: 1, 3-12, Drum Programming on Tracks: 3, 6-8, Brushes on Track 6, Synths Bass on Track 6
Drew Ramsey:  Electric Guitar on Track 1
Larry Goldings:  B3 on Tracks: 1, 3, 12
Mark Douthit:  Sax Solo on Track 1, Sax on Tracks: 2, 11
Amy Holland McDonald:  Guest Vocal on Track 1
Warren Haynes:  Electric Guitar on Track 2
Robben Ford:  Electric Guitar & Solo on Track 2
Willie Weeks:  Bass on Track 2
Marcus Miller:  Bass on Tracks: 3, 9
Michael Landau:  Electric Guitar on Tracks: 3, 5, 7, 10-12, Guitar Solo on Track 5
Tim Akers:  Synth on Track 3
Michael Leonhart:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn on Track 3, 
Tom Scott:  Sax Solo on Tracks: 3, 12
Lanice Morrison:  Bass on Track 4
Dann Huff:  Electric Guitar Guitar Solo on Track 5s:  4, 8, Guitar Solo on Track 4, Guitar solo, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks: 4, 8
Sol Littlefield:  Additional Guitar on Track 4, Electric Guitar Solo on Track 10
Jeff Roach:  Synth on Tracks: 4, 10
Tony Lucido:  Bass on Track 5
David Levita:  Electric Guitar on Tracks: 5, 8, 10, Additional Guitar on Tracks: 7, 11, Acoustic Guitar on Track 11, Rhythm Electric Guitar on Track 12, Robot Guitar Solo on Track 12
Bernie Chiaravalle:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 5
David Patch:  B3 on Track 5, 10, 11, Synth on Track 5
Ilya Toshinski:  Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin on Track 6, Additional Guitar Guitar Solo on Track 8
John Peppard:  Synth Sequence on Track 7
Tommy Simms:  Bass on Tracks: 7, 11
Steve Porcaro:  Synths, Synth Effects on Track 7
Branford Marsalis:  Soprano Sax Guitar Solo on Track  7
Leland Sklar:  Bass Guitar Solo on Track  8
Scott Mayo:  Alto & Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  9, 12
George Shelby:  Tenor & Baritone Saxophone on Tracks:  9, 12
Andrew Lippman:  Trombone  on Tracks: 9, 12
Drea Renee:  Guest Vocal on Track 9
Danny Rader:  Acoustic Guitar, Bouzouki on Track 10
Michael Rhodes:  Bass on Track 12
Mike Rojas:  Rhodes on Track 12
Harry Kim:  Trumpet on Track 12

The Levee Horns:

Mark Mullins:  Trombone on Track 2
Bobby Campo:  Trumpet on Track 2
Matt Perrine:  Sousaphone on Track 2

Wide Open is the tenth studio album by Michael McDonald, was released on September 15, 2017 by Chonin Records/BMG, featuring Robben Ford, Warren Haynes, Marcus Miller, David Patch, Steve Porcaro, Branford Marsalis, Leland Sklar, Tom Scott and many more!.