If That's What It Takes (album)

If That's What It Takes
If That's What It Takes
Studio album by Michael McDonald
Released	August 3, 1982
Recorded	1981–82
Studio	Warner Bros. Recording Studio (North Hollywood, Los Angeles); Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood); Strings recorded at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood);
Genre	Pop rock; funk; blue-eyed soul;
Length	39:59
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman; Lenny Waronker;
Michael McDonald chronology
Singles from If That's What It Takes
	"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"; Released: August 1982; "I Gotta Try"; Released: November 1982; "Playin' by the Rules"; Released: February 1983;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Rolling Stone
The Village Voice	C+

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 #6 on Billboard 200, while singles "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" and "I Gotta Try" went to #4 and #44 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.