Blink of an Eye (Michael McDonald album)

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).

Track listing

Personnel

• Michael McDonald – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3–6, 10), keyboard programming, keyboards (1–3, 5–8, 11), synth horns (8), acoustic piano (8), acoustic piano solo (8), Wurlitzer electric piano (9), Rhodes electric piano (10), synthesizers (10)
• Jeff Bova – keyboard programming, Hammond organ (1, 10), keyboards (2–5, 7, 8), synthesizers (2, 9), clavinet (9), drum programming (10)
• David Frank – synth horns (1, 8, 9), horn arrangements (1, 3, 9), synth bell (8)
• Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (5, 8, 9)
• Randy Kerber – keyboards (7), synth strings (10), synth horn ensemble (11)
• Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (10)
• Bernie Chiaravalle – guitars (1, 3)
• David Williams – guitars (1, 4)
• Mike Campbell – guitars (2)
• Randy Jacobs – guitars (3), rhythm guitar (9)
• Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (5)
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (6)
• Robben Ford – guitars (7), rhythm guitar (9)
• Warren Haynes – lead guitar (9), guitar solo (9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (10)
• Pino Palladino – bass (1, 3, 7–9, 11)
• Nathan East – bass (2)
• Marcus Miller – bass (4)
• Freddie Washington – bass (5, 10)
• Jimmy Bralower – drum programming (1–7, 9, 11)
• Manu Katché – additional drums (1), drums (4, 7–10)
• John Robinson – additional drums (3, 5), drums (9)
• George Perilli – additional drums (9)
• Lenny Castro – congas (3, 8), finger cymbals (6, 7), triangle (6, 7), tambourine (10)
• Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (1, 3, 4, 9)
• Albert Wing – tenor saxophone (1, 3, 9)
• Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (3, 7, 10)
• Bruce Fowler – trombone (1)
• Lee Thornburg – trumpet (1, 3, 9)
• Wallace Roney – trumpet (11), trumpet solo (11)
• Chuck Findley – flugelhorn (11)
• Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals (1, 10)
• Harry Bowen – backing vocals (1, 10)
• Clydene Edwards – backing vocals (1)
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 10)
• Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals (1)
• Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (1, 10)
• Amy Holland – backing vocals (4)
• Vince Gill – backing vocals (6)
• Alison Krauss – backing vocals (6)
• Chuck Sabatino – backing vocals (8, 10)

Production

• Michael McDonald – producer, basic track arrangements
• Russ Titelman – producer, basic track arrangements
• Jeff Bova – basic track arrangements
• Jimmy Bralower – basic track arrangements
• Bruce Barris – engineer
• Ben Fowler – engineer
• Mark Linett – engineer
• Chris Albert – assistant engineer
• Steve Elder – assistant engineer
• Chris Fogel – assistant engineer
• Mikael Ifverson – assistant engineer
• UE Nastasi – assistant engineer
• Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing at Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
• Tim Leitner – mix down assistant
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Ross Pallone – original demo sequences technical assistant
• Joanne Schwartz – production coordinator
• Julie Larson – additional production coordinator (Los Angeles)
• Michael Diehl – package design
• John Simon – package design
• Bruce Steinberg – cover art direction, front cover photography
• Gary Irving – back cover photography
• Tony Stone Images – back cover photography, inside photography

References

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