Soul Speak

~ Release by Michael McDonald (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Abe Laboriel Jr. and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Doyle Bramhall II and Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
piano and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
background vocals:
Michelle John (The Voice UK finalist), Rachel Oteh, Drea Rhenee and Sharon White (UK background vocalist)
choir vocals:
Out for Souls Choir
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)
writer:
Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK), Little Shop of Morgansongs, Rare Blue Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4:05
2Living for the City
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Abe Laboriel Jr. and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
background vocals:
Michelle John (The Voice UK finalist), Rachel Oteh, Drea Rhenee and Sharon White (UK background vocalist)
choir vocals:
Out for Souls Choir
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Living for the City
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stein & Van Stock, Inc. and 大洋音楽
5:00
3Love T.K.O.
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Abe Laboriel Jr. and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:
Toby Baker
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
background vocals:
Denise Allen, Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer), Calvin Nowell, Drea Rhenee and Debi Selby
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
strings arranger:
Nick Ingman
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Love T.K.O.
writer:
Eddie Gip Noble, Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
5:01
4Walk On By
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
synthesizer programming:
Toby Baker
producer:
Simon Climie
bass guitar:
Nathan East
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards] and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
background vocals:
Audrey Martells and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Simon Climie and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Walk On By
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
2:47
5Still Not Over You (Getting Over Me)
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Abe Laboriel Jr. and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
electric sitar [sitar] and guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
background vocals:
Audrey Martells, Michelle John (The Voice UK finalist), Drea Rhenee and Sharon White (UK background vocalist)
choir vocals:
Out for Souls Choir
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
recording of:
Still Not Over You (Getting Over Me)
writer:
Simon Climie, Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Little Shop of Morgansongs, Readyfame Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:57
6For Once in My Life
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
brass [horns]:
The Kick Horns
drums (drum set):
Abe Laboriel Jr. and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
harmonica:
Stevie Wonder
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
background vocals:
Denise Allen, Michelle John (The Voice UK finalist), Calvin Nowell, Rian Peters, Drea Rhenee and Sharon White (UK background vocalist)
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
strings arranger:
Nick Ingman
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
For Once in My Life
lyricist:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
composer:
Orlando Murden
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette Music (UK) Ltd., Stein & Van Stock, Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
3:40
7Into the Mystic
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
accordion:
Tim Lauer
bass guitar:
Nathan East
brass [horns]:
The Kick Horns
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Doyle Bramhall II, Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Into the Mystic
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Productions, Inc. (Caledonia Soul Music Division), Warner/Chappell North America, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Caledonia Soul Music (in 1970), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1970 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4:12
8Hallelujah
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Abe Laboriel Jr.
guitar:
Doyle Bramhall II
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker
piano and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Hallelujah
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer-songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, SM Publishing Argentina S.R.L., Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Hong Kong)
5:01
9Enemy Within
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Doyle Bramhall II
keyboard [keyboards] and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
recording of:
Enemy Within
writer:
Simon Climie and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Genevieve Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Readyfame Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
4:07
10(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
brass [horns]:
The Kick Horns
drums (drum set):
Abe Laboriel Jr. and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Doyle Bramhall II and Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
piano:
Tim Carmen
background vocals:
Michelle John (The Voice UK finalist), Rachel Oteh, Drea Rhenee and Sharon White (UK background vocalist)
choir vocals:
Out for Souls Choir
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
writer:
Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mijac Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:05
11Only God Can Help Me Now
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
background vocals:
Audrey Martells
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Simon Climie and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
recording of:
Only God Can Help Me Now
lyricist and composer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Genevieve Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
5:02
12Baby Can I Change My Mind
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Abe Laboriel Jr. and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Doyle Bramhall II and Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
background vocals:
Michelle John (The Voice UK finalist) and Sharon White (UK background vocalist)
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Can I Change My Mind
writer:
Barry Despenza and Carl Wolfolk
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:43
13Redemption Song
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Abe Laboriel Jr. and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
background vocals:
Michelle John (The Voice UK finalist), Rachel Oteh, Drea Rhenee and Sharon White (UK background vocalist)
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Redemption Song
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music, Gallo Music Publishers, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, Blue Mountain Music (in 1980), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1980), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1980) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1980)
3:59
14You Don’t Know Me
recording engineer:
Simon Climie and Joel Evenden
producer:
Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Abe Laboriel Jr. and Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Toby Baker and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
percussion:
Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Simon Climie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International (for © & ℗ rights use only, not an imprint) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
You Don’t Know Me
writer:
Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1955), Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1955-08-19) and Mijac Music (in 2006)
sub-publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 2006)
3:13

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Christopher Kornmann
photography:Danny Clinch (photographer and film director)
assistant engineer:Brandon Dekora
Ken Takagashi (US engineer)
Mo Hauzler
George Nixon
Phil Rose (UK engineer)
Grady Walker
engineer:Simon Climie
Alan Douglas (Scottish born engineer)
Joel Evenden
Don Murray (Producer and engineer)
Shannon Forest
executive producer:Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
programming:Nicky Shaw (drummer/arranger)
mastering:Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
organ:Tim Carmen
distributed by:Universal Music Distribution (major-label distribution company under Universal Music Group Distribution)
copyrighted (©) by:Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2008)
mastered at:Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3962094 [info]
ASIN:US: B000ZJYBAG [info]

Release group

creative direction:Sandra Brummels (Vice President of Creative Services for Universal Motown Records)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/482726 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/m9hj [info]