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ALBUM · 1982

If That's What It Takes

by Michael McDonald · 1982 · Warner Bros. Records · 10 tracks · 40:33

  • pop rock
  • blue-eyed soul
  • pop
  • yacht rock

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Tracklist

  1. A1Playin' by the Rules5:01
  2. A2I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)3:44
  3. A3Love Lies3:25
  4. A4I Gotta Try3:55
  5. A5I Can Let Go Now2:57
  6. B1That's Why4:26
  7. B2If That's What It Takes4:20
  8. B3No Such Luck3:48
  9. B4Losin' End4:15
  10. B5Believe in It4:40

Running time 40:33

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

If That's What It Takes is the debut studio album by American musician Michael McDonald, released on August 3, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at No. 6 on Billboard 200, while singles "I Keep Forgettin' " and "I Gotta Try" went to No. 4 and No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

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The record

  • First released
    1982
  • Labels
    Warner Bros. Records 9 23703-1
    Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-149
    Flashback Records 23703
  • Kind
    Album
  • Formats
    CD 4 editions, Vinyl 2 editions
  • Editions
    6 releases in 3 countries
  • Running time
    40:33

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