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	1980 – 1982
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.