Wide Open

AlbumSep 15 / 201712 songs, 1h 11m
Adult Contemporary Blue-Eyed Soul
5.8 / 10

The erstwhile Doobie Brothers leader and Steely Dan associate’s first album in 20 years is more of an urbane R&B labor of love than an attempt to capitalize on his resurgent popularity.

Wide Open is Michael McDonald's first album in nearly a decade, following Soul Speak by nine years, but a better benchmark would be Blue Obsession, the last album of original material he released.

50 %

McDonald no longer has the range.