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It's hard to resist the notion that Michael Bolton, who took considerable flak in the press for storming the charts with copycat reproductions of '60s soul hits -- "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," "Georgia On My Mind," "When A Man Loves A Woman" -- felt "suddenly compelled," as he put it here in a sleeve note, to devote an entire album to cover songs after publicly confronting his critics at the Grammy Awards ceremony in February 1992. "I believe that a great song can live forever," he also noted, and it may be added that one definition of a standard is that it can survive any treatment -- there's not much you can do to "Yesterday" or "White Christmas" at this point, and those attracted to Bolton's phlegmy approach doubtless appreciated having his takes on them. On the other hand, as with his previous R&B appropriations, versions of songs like The Four Tops' "Reach Out I'll Be There" and Sam And Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'" only succeeded in confirming Bolton's inferiority to his predecessors. Perhaps the most appropriate matchup (and the album's hit single) was The Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody": hacks meet hack, and the result is a draw. Still, it's hard to get through an entire Michael Bolton album without pondering the question-- how long can you stay that choked up without actually asphyxiating?
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - David Foster, Producer - Buddy Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Mandel, Conductor - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - DAVE REITZAS, Engineer - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - AL SCHMITT, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - John Robinson, Drums - Randy Kerber, Piano - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Kathleen Lenski, Violin - Karen Jones, Violin - Sheldon Sanov, Violin - Renée Mandel, Violin - William Hybel, Violin - Neil Stubenhaus, Bass - Alan Deveritch, Viola - Dan Nuefeld, Viola - David Speltz, Cello - Robert Kato, Cello - Judy Johnson, Cello - Glen Garrett, Woodwinds - Bob Sheppard, Woodwinds - David Duke, French Horn - Brian O' Conner, French Horn
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - David Foster, Keyboards, Producer - Barry Gibb, Composer, Lyricist - Vann Johnson - Robin Gibb, Composer, Lyricist - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer - Janis Liebhart - DAVE REITZAS, Engineer - Pat Hawk - Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - AL SCHMITT, Engineer - Carmen Twille - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixing Engineer - Portia Griffin - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Mona Lisa Young - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - John Johnson, Drums - Robbie Buchanan, Keyboards - Randy Kerber, Piano - Greg Phillinganes, Organ - Halm Shtrum, Violin - Claidia Parducci, Violin - Michael Ferril, Violin - Norma Leonard, Violin - Dixie Blackstone, Violin - Nathan East, Bass - Lynn Subotnick, Viola - Carole Mukogawa, Viola - Cynthia Morrow, Viola - Tina Soule, Cello - Marie Fera, Cello - Ronald Cooper, Cello - Marty Kristall, Woodwinds - Dan Higgins, Woodwinds - Joel Peskin, Woodwinds - James Atkinson, French Horn - Calvin Smith, French Horn - Jeffrey DeRosa, French Horn
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - Brian Holland, Composer, Lyricist - Edward Holland, Composer, Lyricist - Lamont Dozier, Composer, Lyricist - Vann Johnson - Janis Liebhart - Pat Hawk - Portia Griffin - The Four Tops - Mona Lisa Young - Carmen Twille - Vernon Black, Guitar - Walter Afanasieff, Bass, Keyboards, Producer - Ren Klyce, Synthesizer - Gary Crimelli, Synthesizer - Dana Jon Chappelle, Engineer - Manny LaCarrubba, Assistant Engineer - Eric Rudd, Assistant Engineer - Kyle Bess, Assistant Engineer - Manny Llacarrubba, Assistant Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - David Foster, Arranger, Producer - S. Cooke, Composer, Lyricist - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer - John Robinson, Drums - DAVE REITZAS, Engineer - Randy Kerber, Piano - AL SCHMITT, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Halm Shtrum, Violin - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Claidia Parducci, Violin - Michael Ferril, Violin - Norma Leonard, Violin - Dixie Blackstone, Violin - Neil Stubenhaus, Bass - Lynn Subotnick, Viola - Carole Mukogawa, Viola - Cynthia Morrow, Viola - Tina Soule, Cello - Marie Fera, Cello - Ronald Cooper, Cello - Marty Kristall, Woodwinds - Dan Higgins, Woodwinds - Joel Peskin, Woodwinds - James Atkinson, French Horn - Calvin Smith, French Horn - Jeffrey DeRosa, French Horn
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - David Foster, Producer - John Lennon, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Mandel, Arranger, Conductor - Paul McCartney, Composer, Lyricist - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - DAVE REITZAS, Engineer - John Robinson, Drums - AL SCHMITT, Engineer - Randy Kerber, Piano - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Kathleen Lenski, Violin - Karen Jones, Violin - Sheldon Sanov, Violin - Renée Mandel, Violin - William Hybel, Violin - Robert Brosseau, Violin - Brian Dembow, Violin - Neil Stubenhaus, Bass - Alan Deveritch, Viola - Denyse Buffum, Viola - Dan Nuefeld, Viola - Mihail Zinovyev, Viola - David Speltz, Cello - Robert Kato, Cello - Judy Johnson, Cello - Glen Garrett, Woodwinds - Joel Peskin, Woodwinds - Bob Sheppard, Woodwinds - David Duke, French Horn - Brian O' Conner, French Horn - Brad Warnaar, French Horn
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - David Foster, Producer - I. HAYES, JR., Composer, Lyricist - David Porter, Composer, Lyricist - Dana Jon Chappelle, Engineer - Michael Thompson, Guitar - Manny LaCarrubba, Assistant Engineer - John Robinson, Drums - Mark Hensley, Assistant Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Piano - Eric Rudd, Assistant Engineer - Greg Adams, Arranger, Trumpet - Kyle Bess, Assistant Engineer - Randy Jackson, Bass - Walter Afansieff, Arranger - Gary Cirimelli, Programmer - Emilio Castillo, Tenor Saxophone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Gary Herbig, Tenor Saxophone - Stephen Kupka, Baritone Saxophone - Lee Thornberg, Trombone, Trumpet
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - David Foster, Producer - S. Cooke, Composer, Lyricist - Vann Johnson - Johnny Mandel, Arranger, Conductor - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer - Janis Liebhart - DAVE REITZAS, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Pat Hawk - AL SCHMITT, Engineer - Carman Twillie - Portia Griffin - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Mona Lisa Young - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - John Johnson, Drums - Greg Phillinganes, Piano - Randy Kerber, Organ - Kathleen Lenski, Violin - Karen Jones, Violin - Sheldon Sanov, Violin - Renée Mandel, Violin - William Hybel, Violin - Nathan East, Bass - Alan Deveritch, Viola - Dan Nuefeld, Viola - David Speltz, Cello - Robert Kato, Cello - Judy Johnson, Cello - Glen Garrett, Woodwinds - Bob Sheppard, Woodwinds - David Duke, French Horn - Brian O' Conner, French Horn
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - S. Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Producer - E. Floyd, Composer, Lyricist - Pat Hawk - Dana Chappelle, Engineer - Portia Griffin - Manny LaCarrubba, Assistant Engineer - Vann Johnson - Mark Hensley, Assistant Engineer - Janis Liebhart - Eric Rudd, Assistant Engineer - Mona Lisa Young - Greg Adams, Arranger - Kyle Bess, Assistant Engineer - Yvonne Williams - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - John Robinson, Drums - Randy Kerber, Piano - Neil Stubenhaus, Bass - Emilio Castillo, Tenor Saxophone - Stephen Kupka, Baritone Saxophone - Lee Thornberg, Trombone, Trumpet
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - David Foster, Producer - M. Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Vann Johnson - Dana Jon Chappelle, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Janis Liebhart - Patrick Henderson, Vocal Arranger - Manny LaCarrubba, Assistant Engineer - Pat Hawk - Mark Hensley, Assistant Engineer - Portia Griffin - Eric Rudd, Assistant Engineer - Kyle Bess, Assistant Engineer - Yvette Williams - Miriam Tajonera - Ren Klyce, Programmer - Francis Reynolds - Gary Cirimelli, Programmer - Kathryn Garnett-Thompson - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Stephanie Rockwell - Carla Hart - Timothy Godfrey - Mary Lloyd - Elecia Pitts - Sharon Cravin - Steven Fowlkes - Rodney Finney - Clyde Schofield - Kenneth Day - Angela Brinn - Judith McMllister - Janice Harrison - Yvonne Hairston - Kenneth Moore - Yvonne Williams - Claytoven Richardson - Michael Landau, Guitar - Walter Afanasieff, Bass, Keyboards
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - David Foster, Producer - Larry Bunker, Percussion - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Michael Markman, Violin - Don Palmer, Violin - Ronald Folsom, Violin - Harris Goldman, Violin - Russ Cantor, Violin - Robert Sushel, Violin - Mari Botnick, Violin - Dorothy Wade, Violin - Irma Neumann, Violin - Gwenn Heller, Violin - Reg Hill, Violin - Betty Moor, Violin - Isabelle Daskoff, Violin - Lisa Johnson, Violin - Arman Garabedian, Violin - Berj Garabedian, Violin - Henry Ferber, Violin - Halm Shtrum, Violin - Assa Drori, Violin - Claidia Parducci, Violin - Michael Ferril, Violin - Norma Leonard, Violin - Dixie Blackstone, Violin - Ed Meares, Bass - Donald Mclnnis, Viola - Kazi Pitelka, Viola - Raymond Tisher, Viola - Roland Kato, Viola - Lynn Subotnick, Viola - Harry Shirinian, Viola - Carole Mukogawa, Viola - Cynthia Morrow, Viola - Frederick Seykora, Cello - Christine Ermacoff, Cello - Jodi Burnett, Cello - Paul Hochhalter, Cello - Dane Little, Cello - Suzie Katayama, Cello - Buel Neidlinger, Cello - Margaret Storer, Cello - Chuck Domanico, Cello - Tina Soule, Cello - Marie Fera, Cello - Ronald Cooper, Cello - Larry Corbett, Cello - Gayle Levant, Harp - Jon Clarke, Woodwinds - Jack Nimitz, Woodwinds - Donald Ashworth, Woodwinds - Marty Kristall, Woodwinds - Dan Higgins, Woodwinds - Joel Peskin, Woodwinds - Richard Todd, French Horn - James Atkinson, French Horn - Calvin Smith, French Horn - Jeffrey DeRosa, French Horn
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
It's hard to resist the notion that Michael Bolton, who took considerable flak in the press for storming the charts with copycat reproductions of '60s soul hits -- "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," "Georgia On My Mind," "When A Man Loves A Woman" -- felt "suddenly compelled," as he put it here in a sleeve note, to devote an entire album to cover songs after publicly confronting his critics at the Grammy Awards ceremony in February 1992. "I believe that a great song can live forever," he also noted, and it may be added that one definition of a standard is that it can survive any treatment -- there's not much you can do to "Yesterday" or "White Christmas" at this point, and those attracted to Bolton's phlegmy approach doubtless appreciated having his takes on them. On the other hand, as with his previous R&B appropriations, versions of songs like The Four Tops' "Reach Out I'll Be There" and Sam And Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'" only succeeded in confirming Bolton's inferiority to his predecessors. Perhaps the most appropriate matchup (and the album's hit single) was The Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody": hacks meet hack, and the result is a draw. Still, it's hard to get through an entire Michael Bolton album without pondering the question-- how long can you stay that choked up without actually asphyxiating?
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:44
- Main artists: Michael Bolton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Electronic Lounge
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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