Michael Mcdonald - Take It to Heart
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Artist: Michael McdonaldEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Published: 1990
CD Release Date: 1990-05-02
Music Label: Reprise / Wea
Soundtracks:
- All We Got
- Get The Word Started
- Love Can Break Your Heart
- Take It To Heart
- Tear It Up
- Lonely Talk
- Searchin' For Understanding
- Homeboy
- No Amount Of Reason
- One Step Away
- You Show Me
Music reviews of Take It to Heart
Music Review: a solid, thoroughly enjoyable Michael McDonald album
Rating: 4 Stars
It was going on 5 years since Michael McDonald's last album when "Take It To Heart" was released in May of 1990. McDonald had done some music in the meantime including the big hits "Sweet Freedom" and the Patti LaBelle duet "On My Own", songs that suggested McDonald's future might not be too bright from an artistic standpoint. However, Michael rose to the occasion, delivering a solid, consistently enjoyable album that finds him in peak vocal form, which is saying a lot.
Unsurprisingly, there's very much of a late '80s/ early '90s production sheen, but that said, only on a few songs is there a real attempt at sounding 'up to date'. One of these is the uptempo album-opener "All We Got"--it was remixed by Shep Pettibone, and it's a great, dramatic club-dance song packed with powerful hooks. Another example is the adult contemporary ballad title track--considering that it was co-written by Diane Warren, it's not surprising that it's quite sugary, but it still has some appeal, thanks to McDonald's incredibly soulful vocals on the chorus. Then there's "Tear It Up", one of two tracks here that Michael had no involvement in writing--it's a sugary feel-good tune and the hip-hop beats on it are a bit much, but it's still got enough taste and tunefulness to make it respectable.
The other track Michael didn't have any part in writing is "One Step Away" which is a rather sickly-sweet ballad, but likewise, it's tastefully performed and has effective hooks. The album ends with the engagingly lush and mellow smooth-jazz style "You Show Me"--the lyrics are pretty sappy, but it's still a nice track.
Many of the tracks have an appealingly organic, punchy sound, thanks in no small part to the late Jeff Porcaro's crisp drumming--the minor-keyed ballad "Love Can Break Your Heart" (co-written by Paul Carrack) and the dynamic, tormented "Lonely Talk" are both excellent tracks; and both the ballad "No Amount Of Reason" and the socially conscious "Homeboy" are solid as well, even though ace guitarist Michael Landau does get carried away on this latter track with his metallic guitar soloing. "Get The Word Started", co-written by David Pack (of Ambrosia fame), is a tad sugary, but it's still very nicely funked-up, catchy, and extremely good.
So, "Take It To Heart" isn't a masterpiece, but it's solid--it's one of those albums you can put on and enjoy all the way through and not feel utterly compelled to skip any tracks; even the weakest ones still make for solid background music. You can probably snap this disc up cheap, and it's worth doing so.
Description of Take It to Heart
After many classic and award winning hit recordings with The Doobie Brothers as well as his many important stints with Steely Dan and others, Michael McDonald launched his own very successful solo career. To this day, he continues to produce some very incredible albums and highly top grossing concert tours every year. His voice is one-of a-kind, while his music fuses all the elements of rock, soul, pop and jazz that only an artist of his caliber could successfully achieve. Take It To Heart continues the tradition which has made Michael McDonald become one of the world s greatest gifts to popular music........This gold and platinum rocker s effort from 1990 features the hits All We Got and Tear It Up as well as nine other great tracks which make this one of his finest albums to date.........
The multi-format crossing album also delivered several other smashes at radio including the soul rocker Get The Word Started and the quiet storm hit You Show Me which features the legendary late great Stan Getz on sax........
Never short on A-list musician friends to choose from, Take It To Heart features some of the greatest talent of all time including guitarist extraordinaire Michael Landau, the late great Jeff Porcaro on drums (Toto, Steely Dan), David Pack from Ambrosia, Don Was from Was Not Was and the soul crooner Brian McKnight.........
Mastered impeccably from the original Warner Bros. tapes as well as including all of the original art elements, lyrics and new liner notes, Take It To Heart by Michael McDonald surely looks to be one of the most anticipated re-issues of the year.
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