I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)
Since I Lost My Baby
Too High (UK Bonus Track)
The owner of one of the most distinctive set of vocal chords outside the Motor City has completed a distinguished project that will be a dream release for fans who have long known him to be one of the most seductive voice... more »s of his generation. Michael was the singer and writer/co-writer of countless hits with the Doobie Brothers. He then went onto a successful solo career. This new album is produced by Simon Climie and is a collection of 14 Motown classics delivered with the Michael McDonald touch - including 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine', 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours', 'How Sweet It Is' and many more including the UK bonus track, 'Too High' with Fourplay. Universal. 2003.« less
The owner of one of the most distinctive set of vocal chords outside the Motor City has completed a distinguished project that will be a dream release for fans who have long known him to be one of the most seductive voices of his generation. Michael was the singer and writer/co-writer of countless hits with the Doobie Brothers. He then went onto a successful solo career. This new album is produced by Simon Climie and is a collection of 14 Motown classics delivered with the Michael McDonald touch - including 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine', 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours', 'How Sweet It Is' and many more including the UK bonus track, 'Too High' with Fourplay. Universal. 2003.
CD Reviews
Michaels' Masterpiece!!
Peggy M.Johnson | San Diego CA | 05/16/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the music Michael McDonald was born to sing, break your heart and have you dancing to in one fell swoop. Each song is better than the last.......beginning with I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE which is a solid and sex testament to the Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight odes to heartbreak and righteous loved loss to a sultry DISTANT LOVER to a breathtaking and so sensuous I BELIEVE.......this man is a crooner in the Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Willie Hutch tradition to a get down, ghetto blasting, toe tapping soul singer following in the hallowed footsteps of Otis Redding and Bobby Womack. SIGNED, SEALED and DELIVERED has any listener with half a soul bumping and grinding and groovin' with the infectious beat. I once told Michael he had the voice of an angel.....he replied with his usual self deprecating smile and heaven sent voice a modest thank you.....I felt like I was either having a heart attack or a hot flash--oh oh showing my age-- when I listened to the sweet and sincere rendition of SINCE I LOST MY BABY and the get down TOO HIGH--Marvin Gaye must be smiling with joy in rhythm and blues heaven tonight knowing that the tradition of the HITSVILLE/MOTOWN family is in good hands with a master of smooth yet passionate, sweet yet erotic and down to the bone love of I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU LOVE ME, the urgency of Ain't NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING and a totally fresh HOW SWEET IT IS. Thank God for true, real deal and old school talent like Michael McDonald......this man can teach the new school crooners like Brian McKnight a thing or two or three on how to cast a spell over any man or woman in love or looking for love....halleluyah.....get this CD ASAP when in comes out in the US in June of 2003."
Somethin you can't turn off
michael sippie | costa mesa, ca. United States | 05/06/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"this cd takes michael's vocals to another level. Mike gave alot of integrity to each song to preserve in it's origonal form. But at the same time he gave another signiture twist to it. there have been alot of other artist trying to sing motown but nothing compares to this recording. A must have to any true fan of quality music. Not the typical marketing of image that is in alot of music today example: J Lo,britney,etc....."
Michael Mcdonald \ Motown distant lover
lorraine palmer | Coxsackie, NY | 11/05/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Michael McDonald has proved himself on this song. His own touch just made the song so moving and in many ways better than the original by Marvin Gaye. I have always loved his music from way back with the Doobies. Michael has really out done himself on this entire cd. With the sexy sax,strong bass,his smooth and soft touches of the piano and his raspy yet sexy voice really makes this motown cd his very own. He has proved that he has the voice to sing any type of music and make it a hit...."
Good comeback CD for Michael McDonald
R. Reynolds | DeSoto, Tx United States | 07/18/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Although I can think of other Motown songs that I would have substituted for some of the songs on this CD, the more I listen to this the more I appreciate what Michael McD has done. "I Heard it Through the Grapevine", "I Believe (When I Fall in Love)", "All in Love is Fair", "I Want You" and "Distant Lover" are excellent versions that Mike has given his own special touch. The gem of the CD though is "Too High" (only found on the import CD as a bonus track). This is far and away the best track on the disc. It's a very good CD and will bring back many fond memories of these great songs of yesteryear. I hope that it's very successful and that Mike decides to do Motown #2 and include: I Can't Help Myself; I'll Be Doggone; Hitch Hike; Pretty Little Baby; Come See About Me; When the Lovelight Starts Shining...; What's Going On; Shake Me, Wake Me (When it's over..) and others.... This CD is worth your money!"
Right On!!
Tina Rodriguez | Phoenix, AZ United States | 05/30/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The man did it again!! He captures Motown like no other. I only wish this could have been a two-disc collaboration. McD just gets better as the years pass."
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1