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
Musicians
Michael McDonald – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3–6, 10), keyboard programming, keyboards (1–3, 5–8, 11), synth horns (8), acoustic piano solo (8), Wurlitzer electric piano (9), Rhodes electric piano (10), synth bass (10) Jeff Bova – keyboard programming, Hammond organ (1), keyboards (2–5, 7, 8), synth bass (2, 9), clavinet (9), organ (10), drum programming (10) David Frank – synth horns (1, 8, 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 – 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) Doug Scott – rhythm loop and sequencing (4) 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 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)
Music arrangements Jeff Bova – basic track arrangements, keyboard arrangements (4) Jimmy Bralower – basic track arrangements Michael McDonald – basic track arrangements, synth horn arrangements (8) Russ Titelman – basic track arrangements David Frank – horn arrangements (1, 3, 9), synth horn arrangements (8) Robert Bell – keyboard arrangements (4) Paul Buchanan – keyboard arrangements (4) Doug Scott – rhythm loop arrangement (4)
Production Michael McDonald – producer Russ Titelman – producer 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
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