2017 Michael McDonald – Wide Open
Wide Open is the ninth studio album from Michael McDonald, released in 2017. The first album after nine years.
Tracks
1 Hail Mary (Michael McDonald) 6:52
2 Just Strong Enough (Michael McDonald, Gary Nicholson) 7:58
3 Find It In Your Heart (Michael McDonald, John Goddwin) 6:08
4 Half Truth (Michael McDonald, Dylan McDonald, Grady Walker) 5:41
5 Ain’t No Good (Michael McDonald, John Goddwin) 4:25
6 Honest Emotion (Michael McDonald, John Goddwin, Charles Fichtel) 5:31
7 Blessing In Disguise (Michael McDonald, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Bernie Chiaravalle, John Peppard) 5:56
8 Dark Side (Michael McDonald) 5:53
9 If You Wanted To Hurt Me (Michael McDonald, Peter Leinheiser) 5:14
10 Beautiful Child (Michael McDonald, Bernie Chiaravalle, Chuck Sabatino) 6:14
11 Too Short (Michael McDonald, Russ Bono) 5:22
12 Free A Man (Richard Stekol) 6:07
Musicians
1 Hail Mary
| Bass | Craig Young |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Michael McDonald |
| Percussion | Shannon Forrest |
| Organ | Larry Goldings |
| Wurlitzer | Michael McDonald |
| Sax | Mark Douthit |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
| Vocals | Amy Holland |
2 Just Strong Enough
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar (solo) | Robben Ford |
| Guitar | Warren Haynes |
| Piano | Michael McDonald |
| Sax | Ward Smith |
| Sax | Mark Douthit |
| Soussaphone | Matt Perrine |
| Trombone | Mark Mullins |
| Trombone | Barry Green |
| Trumpet | Bobby Campo |
| Trumpet | Steve Patrick |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
3 Find It In Your Heart
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Drums (programming) | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Organ | Larry Goldings |
| Synthesizer | Tim Akers |
| Flugelhorn | Michael Leonhart |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Trumpet | Michael Leonhart |
| Percussion | Shannon Forrest |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
4 Half Truth
| Bass | Lanice Morrison |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Drums (programming) | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar (solo) | Dann Huff |
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Sol Littlefield |
| 12 String Guitar | Bernie Chiaravalle |
| Wurlitzer | Michael McDonald |
| Synthesizer | Jeff Roach |
| Harmonica | Michael McDonald |
| Percussion | Shannon Forrest |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
5 Ain’t No Good
| Bass | Tony Lucido |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bernie Chiaravalle |
| Organ | David Paich |
| Synthesizer | David Paich |
| Wurlitzer | Michael McDonald |
| Percussion | Shannon Forrest |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
6 Honest Emotion
| Bass (synthesizer) | Shannon Forrest |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Drums (programming) | Shannon Forrest |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ilya Torshinski |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael McDonald |
| Banjo | Ilya Torshinski |
| Mandolin | Ilya Torshinski |
| Keyboards | Michael McDonald |
| Synthesizer | Shannon Forrest |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
7 Blessing In Disguise
| Bass | Tommy Sims |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Drums (programming) | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | David Levita |
| Rhodes | Michael McDonald |
| Synthesizer | Steve Porcaro |
| Synthesizer | Michael McDonald |
| Sax | Branford Marsalis |
| Percussion | Shannon Forrest |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
8 Dark Side
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Drums (programming) | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Guitar | Ilya Torshinski |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael McDonald |
| Organ | Larry Goldings |
| Piano | Michael McDonald |
| Synthesizer | Michael McDonald |
| Percussion | Shannon Forrest |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
9 If You Wanted To Hurt Me
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Organ | David Paich |
| Piano | Michael McDonald |
| Wurlitzer | Michael McDonald |
| Sax | Scott Mayo |
| Sax | George Shelby |
| Trombone | Andrew Lippman |
| Trumpet | Harry Kim |
| Percussion | Shannon Forrest |
| Vocals | Drea Rhenee |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
10 Beautiful Child
| Bass | Craig Young |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar (solo) | Sol Littlefield |
| Guitar | David Levita |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Danny Rader |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael McDonald |
| Organ | David Paich |
| Synthesizer | Jeff Roach |
| Wurlitzer | Michael McDonald |
| Percussion | Shannon Forrest |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
11 Too Short
| Bass | Tommy Sims |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | David Levita |
| Acoustic Guitar | David Levita |
| Organ | David Paich |
| Sax | Mark Douthit |
| Percussion | Shannon Forrest |
12 Free A Man
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar (solo) | David Levita |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Organ | Larry Goldings |
| Rhodes | Mike Rojab |
| Sax | Scott Mayo |
| Sax | George Shelby |
| Trombone | Andrew Lippman |
| Trumpet | Harry Kim |
| Percussion | Shannon Forrest |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
Other Musicians
Strings – Kris Wilkinson Strings (Track 2)
Liner Notes
Producer – Shannon Forrest, Michael McDonald
Producer (Assistant) – Kathy Walker
Arranged By (Horns) – Michael McDonald (Track 1)
Arranged By (Horns) – Mark Mullins (Track 2)
Arranged By (Horns) – Michael Leonhart (Track 3)
Arranged By (Horns) – David Frank (Tracks 9, 12)
Arranged By (Sax) – Mark Douthit (Track 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Matt McCauley (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Shannon Forrest (Track 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Michael McDonald (Track 8)
Arranged By (Additional Strings) – Mark Douthit (Track 2)
Conductor – Matt McCauley (Track 2)
Engineer (Additional) – Nathan Yarborough, Jarad Clement, Jasper Lemaster, Grady Walker
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Shannon Forrest
Recorded By – Shannon Forrest
Art Direction, Design – Jordan Fann, Joel Hoffner, Jon Romero
Mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME
Mixed At Metal Building Studio, Nolensville, TN
Recorded At Metal Building Studio, Nolensville, TN
Phonographic Copyright Chonin Records LLC
Copyright Chonin Records LLC