“I Gotta Try” is the second single from Michael McDonald‘s album If That Is What It Takes. It was released in 1982 and reached #44 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Willie Weeks Drums Steve Gadd Guitar Steve Lukather Fender Rhodes Greg Phillinganes Piano Michael McDonald Synthesizer Michael McDonald Synthesizer Michael Boddicker Percussion Paulinho […]
“All Right“ is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross. It was released in January 1983 as the lead single from the album, Another Page. The song was featured in the NBA footage bloopers during the 1982–83 season. Another Page is Christopher Cross’ second studio album, recorded in 1982 and released in […]
“Baby, Come to Me“ is a classic love ballad written by Rod Temperton (formerly of Heatwave) for a male-female duet. The original version, performed by Patti Austin and James Ingram, and produced by Quincy Jones, appears on Austin’s 1981 album, Every Home Should Have One. When first released as a single, it had minor chart […]
“I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)“ (also known as “I Keep Forgettin’“) is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, from his debut album If That’s What It Takes. It was written by McDonald and Ed Sanford. Its similarity to the earlier song “I Keep Forgettin’”, by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, recorded by […]
“What A Fool Believes” is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. It was covered in 1980 by Aretha Franklin and reached #46 in the UK Charts. Musicians Bass Louis Johnson Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Steve Lukather Guitar David Williams Electric Piano David Foster Synthesizer David Foster Programming Todd Cochran Sax David Sanborn […]
Worlds Away is the fourth, and most successful album, by the California soft rock group Pablo Cruise. The album charted higher than any other of the band’s albums, reaching #6 in the United States. Three singles were released from the album: Love Will Find a Way, Don’t Want to Live Without It, and I Go […]
Night is the debut album from the band Night, released in 1979 on Planet. Tracks 1 Hot Summer Nights (Walter Egan) 3:23 2 Cold Wind Across My Heart (Tom Snow) 4:02 3 If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (Rudy Clark) 3:59 4 Ain\’t That Peculiar (Marvin Tarpline, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore, William Robinson […]
White Shadows is the fourth solo album from singer/songwriter Tim Moore. White Shadows, was recorded in Los Angeles with more polished production and a group of seasoned musicians, including Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers, Jeffrey Porcaro of Toto, Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles, and Bill Payne of Little Feat. The album was followed by […]
Past to Present 1977–1990 is the first compilation album by Toto, released in 1990. It contains nine hit songs from the band’s first seven albums, and four new songs recorded with singer Jean-Michel Byron. Tracks 1 Love Has The Power (Jean-Michel Byron, John Capek) 6:39 2 Africa (David Paich, Jeffrey Porcaro) 4:57 3 Hold The […]
Bish is the second album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. It includes one single, “Everybody Needs Love”, which peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The album itself rose to No. 35 on the Billboard pop albums chart. Notable contributors to the album include Art Garfunkel, Chaka Khan and Michael McDonald. At […]