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Given a third chance to resurrect his third career, Bolton made drastic changes. He decided to stop trying to be Lou Gramm of Foreigner and decided that he really wanted to be -- Otis Redding? Well, that's what you'd think from his note-for-note copy of Redding's "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," awhich brought him close to the Top Ten. Even more notable, though, was "That's What Love Is All About," an original ballad cowritten by Eric ("Love Has No Pride") Kaz that repositioned Bolton from heavy-metal hunk to tough guy with a tender heart. There had been prior hints that Bolton could sell a big ballad, but they were always buried album tracks. This time, the ballad was issued as a single in advance of the album, and it did the trick. For the rest, Bolton employed a new set of collaborators, including members of Journey and pop songwriting queen Diane Warren. The result was platinum sales and a firm place in the middle of the road.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Keith Diamond, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Carol Nelson - Joe Lynn Turner - Martin Briley, Composer, Lyricist - Curtis King Jr - J. Mc Ewen - Dave Dachinger, Engineer - Ed Bruder, Assistant Engineer - Joe Cerisano - George Karras, Assistant Engineer - Dennis Feldman - Barbara Milne, Assistant Engineer - Paul Pesco, Guitar - K.C. Collins, Assistant Engineer - Bruce Kulick, Guitar - Bob Brookmann, Assistant Engineer - Ira Siegel, Guitar - Tom Vercillo, Assistant Engineer - Bob Rosa, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - JEFF Neiblum, Programmer - Timmy Allen, Bass - Peter Robbins, Recording Engineer - Acar Key, Recording Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - James Ingram - Shawn Murphy - David Glen Eisley - Hawkins Singers - John Cain, Composer, Lyricist - Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, Guitar - Neil Schon, Guitar - Jan Hammer, Guitar - Mike Baird, Drums - Jonathan Cain, Engineer, Keyboards, Producer - Randy Jackson, Bass - Dan Hull, Saxophone - Carol Nelson - J. Mc Ewen - Wally Buck, Engineer - Bob Missbach, Engineer - PAUL LANI, Engineer - Jeffrey Norman, Engineer - Larry Hines, Engineer - Tom Anderson, Engineer - Jamie Bridges, Engineer - Michael Rosen, Engineer - Rob Beaton, Engineer - Jim Champagne, Engineer - Ron St. Germain, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - James Ingram - Otis Redding, Composer, Lyricist - David Glen Eisley - Neil Schon, Guitar - Shawn Murphy - Jan Hammer, Guitar - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Baird, Drums - Jonathan Cain, Engineer, Keyboards, Producer - Randy Jackson, Bass - Steve Madaio, Horn - R.Martin, Horn - Thomas R. Peterson, Horn - Jerry Jumonville, Horn - John Luongo, Editor, Mixing Engineer - Carol Nelson - J. Mc Ewen - Wally Buck, Engineer - Bob Missbach, Engineer - PAUL LANI, Engineer - Jeffrey Norman, Engineer - Larry Hines, Engineer - Tom Anderson, Engineer - Jamie Bridges, Engineer - Michael Rosen, Engineer - Rob Beaton, Engineer - Jim Champagne, Engineer - Gary Hellman, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Elson, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Keith Diamond, Bass, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer - Bob Halligan, Jr., Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Joe Lynn Turner - Carol Nelson - Bob Halligan - J. Mc Ewen - Bob Khouzouri, Programmer - Dennis Feldman - Bob Rosa, Recording Engineer - Ira Siegel, Guitar - Jeff Bova, Keyboards - Doug Wimbish, Bass
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Keith Diamond, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Producer - M. Bolton, Composer, Lyricist - E. Kaz, Composer, Lyricist - EBN, Programmer - Leon Pendarvis, Arranger, Conductor - Paul Pesco, Guitar - Ira Siegel, Acoustic Guitar - Skip Anderson, Keyboards - Karen Dreyfus, Violin - Richard R. Henrickson, Violin - Anthony Posk, Violin - Harold Kohon, Violin - Katsuko Esaki, Violin - Rebecca Young, Violin - Jessy Levy, Cello - Frederick Zlotkin, Cello - Alex Foster, Flute
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Shawn Murphy - Hawkins Singers - Danny Merlin, Guitar - John Cain, Composer, Lyricist - Mugs Cain, Drums - Jonathan Cain, Engineer, Keyboards, Producer - Randy Jackson, Bass - Carol Nelson - E. Roony - Mc Ewen - Wally Buck, Engineer - Bob Missbach, Engineer - PAUL LANI, Engineer - Jeffrey Norman, Engineer - Larry Hines, Engineer - Tom Anderson, Engineer - Jamie Bridges, Engineer - Michael Rosen, Engineer - Rob Beaton, Engineer - Jim Champagne, Engineer - Kevin Elson, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Eric Martin - David Glen Eisley - John Cain, Composer, Lyricist - Neil Schon, Guitar - Mugs Cain, Drum Programmer, Percussion - Mike Baird, Drums - Jonathan Cain, Engineer, Keyboards, Producer - Neal Schon, Composer, Lyricist - Randy Jackson, Bass - J. Mc Ewen - Carol Nelson - Wally Buck, Engineer - Bob Missbach, Engineer - PAUL LANI, Engineer - Jeffrey Norman, Engineer - Larry Hines, Engineer - Tom Anderson, Engineer - Jamie Bridges, Engineer - Michael Rosen, Engineer - Rob Beaton, Engineer - Jim Champagne, Engineer - Kevin Elson, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Martin Briley, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Pesco, Guitar - Bruce Kulick, Guitar - Keith Diamond, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Jeff Bova, Keyboards - Carol Nelson - J. Mc Ewen - Bob Rosa, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Mark Cobrin, Engineer - Dave Dachinger, Engineer - Ed Bruder, Assistant Engineer - JAY HEALY, Assistant Engineer - Bob Broockmann, Assistant Engineer - Tom Vercillo, Assistant Engineer - EBN, Programmer - JEFF Neiblum, Programmer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Bolton, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Ira Siegal, Electric Guitar - Chris Parker, Drums - Diane Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Rob Mounsey, Arranger, Keyboards - Will Lee, Bass - Susan Hamilton, Producer - Carol Nelson - J. Mc Ewen - Ron St. Germain, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - James Scott, Engineer - Jon Smith, Engineer - Jon Wolfson, Engineer - STEVE BOYER, Assistant Engineer - Jackie Brown, Assistant Engineer - Debi Cornish, Assistant Engineer - Humberto Gatica, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1987 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Given a third chance to resurrect his third career, Bolton made drastic changes. He decided to stop trying to be Lou Gramm of Foreigner and decided that he really wanted to be -- Otis Redding? Well, that's what you'd think from his note-for-note copy of Redding's "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," awhich brought him close to the Top Ten. Even more notable, though, was "That's What Love Is All About," an original ballad cowritten by Eric ("Love Has No Pride") Kaz that repositioned Bolton from heavy-metal hunk to tough guy with a tender heart. There had been prior hints that Bolton could sell a big ballad, but they were always buried album tracks. This time, the ballad was issued as a single in advance of the album, and it did the trick. For the rest, Bolton employed a new set of collaborators, including members of Journey and pop songwriting queen Diane Warren. The result was platinum sales and a firm place in the middle of the road.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:59
- Main artists: Michael Bolton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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