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Sales Rank: 5041
Category: Music
Artist: Michael Mcdonald
Publisher: Motown
Studio: Motown
Manufacturer: Motown
Label: Motown
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000347202
UPC: 602498678947
EAN: 0602498678947
ASIN: B000641D6K
Release Date: October 26, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | You're All I Need To Get By | | • | I Was Made To Love Her | | • | Reach Out, I'll Be There | | • | Stop, Look Listen (To Your Heart) | | • | Baby I Need Your Lovin' | | • | Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever | | • | The Tracks Of My Tears | | • | What's Goin' On | | • | Second That Emotion | | • | After The Dance | | • | Nowhere To Run | | • | Tuesday Heartbreak | | • | Mercy Mercy Me | | • | Baby I'm For Real |
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Blue-eyed soul crooner Michael McDonald gave his career a much-needed shot in the arm with 2003's Motown, a commercially well-received collection that matched the one-time Doobie Brother and '80s solo star's rich vocals with songs from Hitsville's peak. One year later, McDonald again delves into the Motown bag to come up with another 14 selections from such giants as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Smokey Robinson. McDonald is a distinctive enough vocalist to bring something to these classics, as tough as that task is. Unfortunately, the uninspired production and stilted musicianship keeps the likes of "I Was Made to Love Her," "Tracks of My Tears," and Nowhere to Run" from being anything more than dubious offerings to McDonald partisans. Motown became a hit factory as much on the strength of its foot soldiers as it did its commanding stars, but producer Simon Cline employs thin and lethargic backing tracks where some of the most inspired pop playing in history once stood. Return to the Motown source to hear inspired pop soul music. --Steven Stolder
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 Michael needs the Doobies back... August 11, 2008
I adore Michael McDonald's voice so I really want to like his albums because I want to listen to him. But after having listened to all of his latest stuff, I have to say that even though his voice is still fantastic, the cheesy studio music and mediocre production of the tracks makes them for me, unlistenable (don't know if that's a word, but you get the point.) Just when his voice begins to soar, I'll hear the cheesy drum machine, or some musak sounding backup singers. It destroys it for me. Michael needs to find himself a real rock & soul band to put him on top. Musicians who could match what he can do vocally, with a really great producer, is what's needed to make that most of that voice. I'm still waiting.
 Almost as best as the first May 5, 2008
While it lacks the keyboard and piano playing of Michael he does well especially in the Toni Braxton duet "Stop Look and Listen". His SOUL SPEAK album is much better.
MORE MICHAEL McDONALD AND MORE MOTOWN ! (it works again) March 25, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Motown Two (2004) picks up where Michael McDonald's first Motown album ended, and that's not a bad thing. Like it's predecessor, Motown Two features an excellent song selection, close as possible to Motown song arrangements, and expressive and soulful singing from McDonald. There's really not a lot to complain about here, and there's no false advertising. It is what it says. As I was listening to this tonight, I turned on the television, hit the mute button, and watched while I listened to the music. The evening news featured a story about families of fallen American servicemen killed in the war in Iraq. Young widows and their children mostly, but also the parents of these brave soldiers. One image showed a young black widow comforting a young white widow, both with tears in their eyes. McDonald's version of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On was playing. At that moment, it dawned on me just how American the sound and the story of Motown really is. How it belongs to all of us. How much it helped to define the 1960s and 70s. The war, the riots, the assassinations, civil rights, landing on the moon. Michael McDonald's Motown and Motown Two are both really Baby Boomer albums by a Baby Boomer (but to be enjoyed by everyone), a chance to go back to those days, only with a new twist and an updated sound. The production here is completely Motown, and Michael McDonald's credible and expressive interpretations are all right on the money. This isn't ground breaking or anything, it's just a tribute to an important part of American popular music history by a guy who happens to be a damn good American singer. Enjoy both.
 If Michael is too senile to write his own material he should retire! February 23, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Once I heard Michael say that he was too senile to write his own songs anymore. And so now he has relegated himself to being a cover artist? To me that sounds like a slow death sentence - a putting out to pasture to wait to die! This should not be, he needs to hang it up and enjoy his life doing something new (it's not like he needs money). Such would not be a bad thing, but milking what is left of him in his music career in this way is.
I cannot stand these Motown covers, they make me cringe. I really enjoyed McDonald's original work. It is unfortunate that his last album Blink of an Eye did not fair well but I really enjoyed it. If Michael loves doing music still, there are other ways to pursue it than being a has-been-gone-cover-artist!
To me, for Michael to continue trashing Motown songs and doing covers is bringing down his legacy as far as I am concerned. Perhaps not, but it seems that he is saying that his glory days are gone an now he is too old to write his own stuff and so he must do covers. He is now a shadow of his former self. To me, McDonald's continuing his music career in this manner is like watching a once glorious race horse wither away. Either he should retire or seek to record original material written by others - there ain't no shame in that. As for these Motown covers, my ears have had it!
It's OK September 28, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
.....but not as good as Mowtown 1. Still his voice is one of the greatest thing I've ever heard.
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