Motown (album)

Motown
Studio album by Michael McDonald
Released	June 24, 2003
Genre	Soul
Length	56:18
Label	Universal Motown
Producer	Simon Climie
Michael McDonald chronology
Blue Obsession (2000) Motown (2003) Motown Two (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Motown is the sixth solo album by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. The album was released on June 24, 2003, by Universal Music International and Motown. ^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally recorded by	Length
1.	"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"	Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong	Gladys Knight & the Pips	3:44
2.	"You Are Everything"	Thom Bell Linda Creed	The Stylistics (covered by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye)	2:48
3.	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"	Stevie Wonder Lee Garrett Syreeta Wright Lula Mae Hardaway	Stevie Wonder	4:07
4.	"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"	Kenny Gamble Jerry Ross	Diana Ross and The Supremes and The Temptations	3:56
5.	"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"	Ashford & Simpson	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	2:48
6.	"Reflections"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Diana Ross and The Supremes	3:22
7.	"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Marvin Gaye	5:21
8.	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough f/ Fourplay"	Ashford & Simpson	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	2:49
9.	"All in Love Is Fair"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	3:31
10.	"I Want You"	Leon Ware Arthur "T-Boy" Ross	Marvin Gaye	4:27
11.	"Distant Lover"	Marvin Gaye Gwen Gordy Fuqua Sandra Greene	Marvin Gaye	4:20
12.	"I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"	Stevie Wonder Yvonne Wright	Stevie Wonder	5:05
13.	"Since I Lost My Baby"	Smokey Robinson Warren "Pete" Moore	The Temptations	4:34
14.	"Too High"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	5:25

Personnel

• Michael McDonald – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, arrangements
• Toby Baker – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, drum programming, arrangements, backing vocals
• Tony Swain – keyboards, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes
• Bob James – keyboards
• Tim Akers – Hammond organ
• Tim Carmon – Hammond organ
• Simon Climie – arrangements, ProTools programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
• Chris Rodriguez – electric guitar, electric sitar
• Michael Thompson – guitar
• Larry Carlton – guitar
• Nathan East – bass
• Nicky Shaw – drums, percussion drum programming, arrangements
• Ricky Lawson – drums
• Harvey Mason – drums, percussion
• Paul Waller – percussion, programming, sound effects
• Mark Douthit – saxophone
• Nick Ingman – string arrangements
• Cliff Masterson – string arrangements
• Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
• Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor
• The London Session Orchestra – strings
• Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals
• Amy Holland – backing vocals
• Jennifer Karr – backing vocals
• Audrey Martells – backing vocals
• Gale Mayes-West – backing vocals
• Alfreda McCrary Lee – backing vocals
• Ann McCrary – backing vocals
• Tommy Sims – backing vocals
• Dwayne Starling – backing vocals
• Tammy Taylor – backing vocals
• Leon Ware – backing vocals
• Kevin Whalum – backing vocals

Production

• Producer – Simon Climie
• Executive producer – Tony Swain
• Production coordination – Lisa Patton and Debbie Johnson
• Engineers – Ben Fowler and Don Murray
• Second engineer – Grady Walker
• Additional engineer – Shannon Forrest
• Assistant engineers – Joel Everden and Tom Sweeney
• ProTools engineering – Adam Brown, Simon Climie, Shannon Forrest and Jonathan Shakovskoy.
• ProTools assistant – Joel Everden
• Orchestra recorded by Alan Douglas
• Mixed by Mick Guzauski at Barking Doctor Recording (Mount Kisco, New York), assisted by Tom Bender.
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).
• Album coordinator – Dee Harrington
• Cover photo – Michael Wilson
• Wardrobe – Richard Orga
• Styling and makeup – Cindy Rich

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003–04) Peak position US Billboard 200 [4] 14 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 17

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200 [6] 69 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 65

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Motown - Michael McDonald". AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
2. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Motown – Michael McDonald | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
3. "McDonald Recharges With 'Motown' Set". Billboard. May 12, 2003. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
4. "Michael McDonald Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
5. "Michael McDonald Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.