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1993 studio album by Michael McDonald
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).
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Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "I Stand for You" | | 4:23 |
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2. | "East of Eden" | McDonald | 5:29 |
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3. | "More to Us Than That" | McDonald | 5:26 |
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4. | "I Want You" | Paul Buchanan | 4:16 |
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5. | "No More Prayin'" | McDonald | 6:20 |
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6. | "Matters of the Heart" | McDonald | 4:29 |
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7. | "Hey Girl" | | 5:56 |
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8. | "What Makes a Man Hold On" | | 4:19 |
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9. | "Blink of an Eye" | | 4:55 |
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10. | "Everlasting" | | 4:31 |
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11. | "For a Child" | McDonald | 7:51 |
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Total length: | 57:56 |
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Personnel
- Michael McDonald – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3-6, 10), keyboard programming, keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5-8, 11), synth horns (8), acoustic piano (8), acoustic piano solo (8),
Wurlitzer electric piano (9),
Fender Rhodes (10), synthesizers (10)
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Jeff Bova – keyboard programming,
Hammond organ (1, 10), keyboards (2-5, 7, 8), synthesizers (2, 9),
clavinet (9), drum programming (10)
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David Frank – synth horns (1, 8, 9), horn arrangements (1, 3, 9), synth bell (8)
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Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (5, 8, 9)
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Randy Kerber – keyboards (7), synth strings (10), synth horns (11)
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Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (10)
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Bernie Chiaravalle – guitars (1, 3)
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David Williams – guitars (1, 4)
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Mike Campbell – guitars (2)
- Randy Jacobs – guitars (3), rhythm guitar (9)
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Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (5)
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Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (6)
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Robben Ford – guitars (7), rhythm guitar (9)
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Warren Haynes – lead guitar (9), guitar solo (9)
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Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (10)
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Pino Palladino – bass (1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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Nathan East – bass (2)
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Marcus Miller – bass (4)
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Freddie Washington – bass (5, 10)
- Jimmy Bralower – drum programming (1-7, 9, 11)
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Manu Katché – additional drums (1), drums (4, 7-10)
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John Robinson – additional drums (3, 5), drums (9)
- George Perilli – additional drums (9)
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Lenny Castro – congas (3, 8),
finger cymbals (6, 7),
triangle (6, 7), tambourine (10)
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Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (1, 3, 4, 9)
- Albert Wing – tenor saxophone (1, 3, 9)
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Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (3, 7, 10)
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Bruce Fowler – trombone (1)
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet (1, 3, 9)
- Wallace Roney – trumpet (11), trumpet solo (11)
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Chuck Findley – flugelhorn (11)
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Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals (1, 10)
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Harry Bowen – backing vocals (1, 10)
- Clydene Edwards – backing vocals (1)
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Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 10)
- Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals (1)
- Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (1, 10)
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Amy Holland – backing vocals (4)
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Vince Gill – backing vocals (6)
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Alison Krauss – backing vocals (6)
- Chuck Sabatino – backing vocals (8, 10)
Production and artwork
- Produced by Michael McDonald and Russ Titelman.
- Basic track arrangements by Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Michael McDonald and Russ Titelman.
- Engineers – Bruce Barris, Ben Fowler and Mark Linnett.
- Assistant engineers – Chris Albert, Steve Elder, Chris Fogel, Mikael Ifverson, U.E. Nastasi and
Charlie Paakkari.
- Mixed by
Tom Lord-Alge, assisted by Tim Leitner.
- Recorded at
The Power Station and East Hill Studios (New York City, NY);
Capitol Studios and
Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA).
- Mixed at
Unique Recording Studios (New York City, NY).
- Mastered by
Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York City, NY).
- Original demo sequences technically assisted by Ross Pallone.
- Production coordination – Joanne Schwartz
- Additional production coordination (Los Angeles) – Julie Larson
- Art direction and front cover photo – Bruce Steinberg
- Back cover bhoto – Gary Irving, Tony Stone Images
- Inside photo – Tony Stone Images
References
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