Blink of an Eye (Michael McDonald album)
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| Released | August 3, 1993 | |||
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| Genre | Blue-eyed soul | |||
| Length | 57:56 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
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Blink of an Eye is the fourth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, released on August 3, 1993, by Reprise Records, three years after his previous studio album, Take It to Heart (1990).[1][2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Stand for You" |
| 4:23 |
| 2. | "East of Eden" | McDonald | 5:29 |
| 3. | "More to Us Than That" | McDonald | 5:26 |
| 4. | "I Want You" | Paul Buchanan | 4:16 |
| 5. | "No More Prayin'" | McDonald | 6:20 |
| 6. | "Matters of the Heart" | McDonald | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Hey Girl" | 5:56 | |
| 8. | "What Makes a Man Hold On" |
| 4:19 |
| 9. | "Blink of an Eye" |
| 4:55 |
| 10. | "Everlasting" |
| 4:31 |
| 11. | "For a Child" | McDonald | 7:51 |
| Total length: | 57:56 | ||
Personnel
- Michael McDonald – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3-6, 10), keyboard programming, keyboards (1-3, 5-8, 11), synth horns (8), acoustic piano (8), acoustic piano solo (8), Wurlitzer electric piano (9), Rhodes electric piano (10), synthesizers (10)
- Jeff Bova – keyboard programming, Hammond organ (1, 10), keyboards (2-5, 7, 8), synthesizers (2, 9), clavinet (9), drum programming (10)
- David Frank – synth horns (1, 8, 9), horn arrangements (1, 3, 9), synth bell (8)
- Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (5, 8, 9)
- Randy Kerber – keyboards (7), synth strings (10), synth horn ensemble (11)
- Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (10)
- Bernie Chiaravalle – guitars (1, 3)
- David Williams – guitars (1, 4)
- Mike Campbell – guitars (2)
- Randy Jacobs – guitars (3), rhythm guitar (9)
- Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (5)
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (6)
- Robben Ford – guitars (7), rhythm guitar (9)
- Warren Haynes – lead guitar (9), guitar solo (9)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (10)
- Pino Palladino – bass (1, 3, 7-9, 11)
- Nathan East – bass (2)
- Marcus Miller – bass (4)
- Freddie Washington – bass (5, 10)
- Jimmy Bralower – drum programming (1-7, 9, 11)
- Manu Katché – additional drums (1), drums (4, 7-10)
- John Robinson – additional drums (3, 5), drums (9)
- George Perilli – additional drums (9)
- Lenny Castro – congas (3, 8), finger cymbals (6, 7), triangle (6, 7), tambourine (10)
- Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (1, 3, 4, 9)
- Albert Wing – tenor saxophone (1, 3, 9)
- Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (3, 7, 10)
- Bruce Fowler – trombone (1)
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet (1, 3, 9)
- Wallace Roney – trumpet (11), trumpet solo (11)
- Chuck Findley – flugelhorn (11)
- Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals (1, 10)
- Harry Bowen – backing vocals (1, 10)
- Clydene Edwards – backing vocals (1)
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 10)
- Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals (1)
- Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (1, 10)
- Amy Holland – backing vocals (4)
- Vince Gill – backing vocals (6)
- Alison Krauss – backing vocals (6)
- Chuck Sabatino – backing vocals (8, 10)
Production
- Michael McDonald – producer, basic track arrangements
- Russ Titelman – producer, basic track arrangements
- Jeff Bova – basic track arrangements
- Jimmy Bralower – basic track arrangements
- Bruce Barris – engineer
- Ben Fowler – engineer
- Mark Linett – engineer
- Chris Albert – assistant engineer
- Steve Elder – assistant engineer
- Chris Fogel – assistant engineer
- Mikael Ifverson – assistant engineer
- UE Nastasi – assistant engineer
- Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing at Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
- Tim Leitner – mix down assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
- Ross Pallone – original demo sequences technical assistant
- Joanne Schwartz – production coordinator
- Julie Larson – additional production coordinator (Los Angeles)
- Michael Diehl – package design
- John Simon – package design
- Bruce Steinberg – cover art direction, front cover photography
- Gary Irving – back cover photography
- Tony Stone Images – back cover photography, inside photography
References
- ^ "Blink of an Eye by Michael McDonald on iTunes". iTunes. July 30, 1993. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^ Tim Griggs. "Blink of an Eye - Michael McDonald | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
External links
- Blink of an Eye at Discogs (list of releases)