Soul Speak

Soul Speak
Studio album by Michael McDonald
Released	March 4, 2008
Genre	Soul
Length	56:46
Labels	Universal Motown
Producer	Simon Climie
Michael McDonald chronology
Motown Two (2004) Soul Speak (2008) This Christmas (2009)

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Soul Speak is the eighth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. The album was released on March 4, 2008, by Universal Music International and Motown.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"	Dennis Morgan Simon Climie	4:04
2.	"Living for the City"	Stevie Wonder	4:59
3.	"Love T.K.O."	Linda Womack	4:58
4.	"Walk On By"	Burt Bacharach Hal David	2:46
5.	"Still Not Over You (Getting Over Me)"	Dennis Morgan Simon Climie Michael McDonald	3:57
6.	"For Once in My Life"	Orlando Murden Ronald Miller	3:39
7.	"Into the Mystic"	Van Morrison	4:11
8.	"Hallelujah"	Leonard Cohen	4:59
9.	"Enemy Within"	Simon Climie Michael McDonald	4:05
10.	"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"	Carl Smith Gary Jackson Raynard Miner	3:02
11.	"Only God Can Help Me Now"	Michael McDonald	4:59
12.	"Baby Can I Change My Mind"	Barry Despenza Carl Wolfolk	3:42
13.	"Redemption Song"	Bob Marley	3:56
14.	"You Don't Know Me"	Cindy Walker Eddy Arnold	3:12

Personnel

• Michael McDonald – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 8), backing vocals (3, 4), keyboards (4–7, 9–12), guitar (7)
• Toby Baker – keyboards (1–3, 5–8, 10–14), synthesizers (3), synthesizer programming (4)
• Tim Carmon – organ, acoustic piano (10)
• Tim Lauer – accordion (7)
• Doyle Bramhall II – guitars (1, 7–10, 12)
• Michael Thompson – guitars (1–7, 10–14), sitar (5)
• Nathan East – bass
• Nicky Shaw – drum and percussion programming (1–3, 5–7, 9–14), arrangements (4, 11)
• Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums (1–3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12–14)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (7, 9)
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica (6)
• Simon Climie – arrangements
• Nick Ingman – string arrangements and conductor (3, 6)
• Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor (3, 6)
• Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader (3, 6)
• The Kick Horns – brass section (6, 7, 10)
• Michelle John Douglas – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13)
• Rachel Oteh – backing vocals (1, 2, 10, 13)
• Drea Rheneé – backing vocals (1–3, 5, 6, 10, 13)
• Sharon White – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13)
• Out for Souls Choir – choir (1, 2, 5, 10)
• Denise Allen – backing vocals (3, 6)
• Calvin Nowell – backing vocals (3, 6)
• Debi Selby – backing vocals (3)
• Aubrey Martells – backing vocals (4, 5, 11)
• Rian Peters – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Producer – Simon Climie
• Executive producer – Tony Swain
• Production coordination – Debbie Johnson
• Project coordination – Dee Harrington
• Engineers – Simon Climie, Alan Douglas, Shannon Forrest and Don Murray.
• Assistant engineers – Brandon Dekora, Mo Hauzler, George Nixon, Phil Rose, Ken Takagashi and Grady Walker.
• Pro Tools HD engineering – Joel Evenden
• Mixed by Mick Guzauski, assisted by Tom Bender.
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).
• Creative director – Sandra Brummels
• Art direction and design – Christopher Kornmann
• Photography – Danny Clinch

Charts

Chart performance for Soul Speak

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	10