Soul Speak is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. The album was released on March 4, 2008, by Universal Music International and Motown.^[1]^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"	Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie	4:04
2.	"Living for the City"	Stevie Wonder	4:59
3.	"Love T.K.O."	Linda Womack	4:58
4.	"Walk On By"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	2:46
5.	"Still Not Over You (Getting Over Me)"	Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie, Michael McDonald	3:57
6.	"For Once in My Life"	Orlando Murden, Ronald Miller	3:39
7.	"Into the Mystic"	Van Morrison	4:11
8.	"Hallelujah"	Leonard Cohen	4:59
9.	"Enemy Within"	Simon Climie, Michael McDonald	4:05
10.	"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"	Carl Smith, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner	3:02
11.	"Only God Can Help Me Now"	Michael McDonald	4:59
12.	"Baby Can I Change My Mind"	Barry Despenza, Carl Wolfolk	3:42
13.	"Redemption Song"	Bob Marley	3:56
14.	"You Don't Know Me"	Cindy Walker, Eddy Arnold	3:12

Personnel

Michael McDonald – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 8), backing vocals (3, 4), keyboards (4-7, 9-12), guitar (7)
Toby Baker – keyboards (1-3, 5-8, 10-14), synthesizers (3), synthesizer programming (4)
Tim Carmon – organ, acoustic piano (10)
Tim Lauer – accordion (7)
Doyle Bramhall II – guitars (1, 7-10, 12)
Michael Thompson – guitars (1-7, 10-14), sitar (5)
Nathan East – bass
Nicky Shaw – drum and percussion programming (1-3, 5-7, 9-14), arrangements (4, 11)
Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums (1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12-14)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (7, 9)
Stevie Wonder – harmonica (6)
Simon Climie – arrangements
Nick Ingman – string arrangements and conductor (3, 6)
Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor (3, 6)
Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader (3, 6)
The Kick Horns – brass section (6, 7, 10)
Michelle John Douglas – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13)
Rachel Oteh – backing vocals (1, 2, 10, 13)
Drea Rheneé – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 13)
Sharon White – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13)
Out For Souls Choir – choir (1, 2, 5, 10)
Denise Allen – backing vocals (3, 6)
Calvin Nowell – backing vocals (3, 6)
Debi Selby – backing vocals (3)
Aubrey Martells – backing vocals (4, 5, 11)
Rian Peters – backing vocals (6)

Producer – Simon Climie
Executive Producer – Tony Swain
Production Coordination – Debbie Johnson
Project Coordination – Dee Harrington
Engineers – Simon Climie, Alan Douglas, Shannon Forrest and Don Murray.
Assistant Engineers – Brandon Dekora, Mo Hauzler, George Nixon, Phil Rose, Ken Takagashi and Grady Walker.
ProTools Engineer – Joel Evenden
Mixed by Mick Guzauski, assisted by Tom Bender.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
Creative Director – Sandra Brummels
Art Direction and Design – Christopher Kornmann
Photography – Danny Clinch

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	10

v t e Michael McDonald
Studio albums	If That's What It Takes (1982) No Lookin' Back (1985) Take It to Heart (1990) Blink of an Eye (1993) Blue Obsession (2000) Motown (2003) Motown Two (2004) Soul Speak (2008) Wide Open (2017)
Compilation albums	Sweet Freedom (1986)
Singles	"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" "Yah Mo B There" "No Lookin' Back" "Sweet Freedom" "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "Reach Out, I'll Be There" "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" "Deck the Halls/Jingle Bells" "Walk On By" "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!"
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