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| A1 | Playin' By The RulesBacking Vocals – Ed SanfordBass – Willie WeeksDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Michael McDonaldGuitar – Dean ParksPercussion – Bobby LaKind, Lenny CastroPiano – Greg PhillinganesSaxophone [Solo] – Edgar WinterWritten-By – Ed Sanford, Michael McDonald |
4:55 |
| A2 | I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)Backing Vocals – Maureen McDonaldBass – Louis JohnsonClavinet – Greg PhillinganesDrums – Jeff PorcaroElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Michael McDonaldGuitar – Steve LukatherWritten-By – Ed Sanford, Michael McDonaldWritten-By [Uncredited] – Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller* |
3:39 |
| A3 | Love LiesBass – Willie WeeksDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Michael McDonaldGuitar – Dean ParksPercussion – Lenny Castro, Paulinho Da CostaPiano – Greg PhillinganesWritten-By – Michael McDonald, Randy Goodrum |
3:21 |
| A4 | I Gotta TryBacking Vocals – Kenny LogginsBass – Willie WeeksDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Greg PhillinganesGuitar – Steve LukatherPercussion – Paulinho Da Costa, Ted TemplemanPiano, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Michael McDonaldSynthesizer [Additional] – Michael BoddickerWritten-By – Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald |
3:53 |
| A5 | I Can Let Go NowPiano – Michael McDonaldWritten-By – Michael McDonald |
2:54 |
| B1 | That's WhyBacking Vocals – Amy Holland, Brenda Russell , Christopher Cross, Kathy Walker, Maureen McDonaldBass – Mike PorcaroDrums – Jeff PorcaroElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Michael OmartianGuitar – Steve LukatherGuitar [Solo] – Robben FordPiano, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Michael McDonaldSaxophone [Solo] – Tom ScottWritten-By – Michael McDonald, Randy Goodrum |
4:24 |
| B2 | If That's What It TakesBass – Willie WeeksDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Michael McDonaldGuitar – Dean ParksGuitar [Solo] – Robben FordPercussion – Lenny CastroPiano – Greg PhillinganesWritten-By – Jackie De Shannon*, Michael McDonald |
4:17 |
| B3 | No Such LuckBass – Mike PorcaroDrums – Jeff PorcaroElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Michael OmartianGuitar – Steve LukatherGuitar [Overdubs] – Dean ParksPercussion – Lenny CastroPiano, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Michael McDonaldSaxophone [Alto] – Edgar WinterWritten-By – Grady Walker, Harry Garfield, Michael McDonald |
3:44 |
| B4 | Losin' EndBass – Willie WeeksDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Michael McDonaldGuitar – Dean ParksLyricon [Solo] – Tom ScottOrgan – Greg PhillinganesWritten-By – Michael McDonald |
4:11 |
| B5 | Believe In ItBass – Willie WeeksDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Michael McDonaldGuitar – Steve LukatherPercussion – Lenny CastroPiano – Greg PhillinganesSaxophone [Solo] – Edgar WinterWritten-By – Michael McDonald |
4:41 |
Credits
- Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Jerry Hey
- Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Marty Paich
- Art Direction, Design – Jeff Adamoff
- Directed By – Irving Azoff
- Engineer [Basic Track Engineer] – Donn Landee (tracks: A2), Jim Isaacson (tracks: A5, B1, B3), Lee Herschberg (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B2, B4, B5)
- Engineer [Mastering Engineer] – Bobby Hata
- Engineer [Mixdown Engineer] – Lee Herschberg
- Engineer [Overdub Engineer] – Donn Landee, Jim Isaacson, Lee Herschberg, Mark Linett
- Engineer [Second Engineer] – Ken Deane, Steve McManus*
- Other [Production Coordinator] – Joan Parker, Kathy Walker, Vicki Fortson
- Photography – Jim Shea
- Producer – Lenny Waronker, Ted Templeman
- Synthesizer [Additional] – Michael Boddicker
- Technician [Keyboard Technician] – Paul Medeiros
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 23703-1, 1-23703 | Michael McDonald | If That's What It Takes (LP, Album, Los) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | 9 23703-1, 1-23703 | US | 1982 |
| 923 703-2 | Michael McDonald | If That's What It Takes (CD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 923 703-2 | Germany | 1990 |
| 1-23703 | Michael McDonald | If That's What It Takes (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 1-23703 | New Zealand | 1982 |
| WB K 57 018, 1-23703 | Michael McDonald | If That's What It Takes (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | WB K 57 018, 1-23703 | Germany | 1982 |
| WPCR-17418 | Michael McDonald | If That's What It Takes (CD, Album, RE, SHM) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Music | WPCR-17418 | Japan | 2016 |










