GREATEST HITS (1985-1995) is an album by American singer-songwriter Michael Bolton. The album has been very successful going 3x Platinum in the U.S. and selling over 9 million copies worldwide.
Michael Bolton possesses numerous attributes inherent to a great recording artist -- a grandiose voice able to be at once overwhelming and gentle, the vision to convey powerful emotional details with simple vocal inflections, the ability to set his songs in precise musical colors. But what is probably his most overlooked quality is also his greatest strength: The man is a tunesmith non-pareil. Not only is he a powerful songwriter in his own right (having written for everyone from Barbra Streisand to Kiss), but his knowledge and choice of cover songs borders on the omniscient. And they all become hits -- the proof is on GREATEST HITS (1985-1995).
It was Bolton's renditions of soul classics that first gained him an audience. Zelma Redding, widow of the legendary Otis Redding, called Bolton's chart-topping take on "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" her "all-time favorite version," and his interpretation of "Georgia On My Mind" personifies the timeless elegance of modern pop. Yet his own compositions shine just as brightly: "Soul Provider" glides with a smoky, saloon feel, "How Can We Be Lovers" deftly communicates the complexities of relationships, and "Steel Bars" (co-written with Bob Dylan) moves with classic Bryan Adams-ish abandon.
Personnel: Michael Bolton (vocals); Joe Turano (vocals, saxophone); Pat Hawk, Janis Liebhart, Larry Batiste, Vann Johnson (vocals, background vocals); Tommy Sims (guitar, keyboards, programming, drum programming); Dann Huff (guitar); Walter Afanasieff (keyboards, synthesizer, drums, programming); Joe Melotti, Jan Mullaney (keyboards); Chris McHugh (drums); Steve Scales (percussion); Danny Duncan (programming, keyboard programming); Gary Cirimelli (programming); Chris Rodriguez, Claytoven Richardson, Brenda Braxton, Victor Cook, Jim Gilstrap, Alex Brown, Micah Wilshire, Angelo Petrucci, Phillip Ingram, Portia Griffin, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Rose Stone, Veronica Petrucci, Vicki Hampton, Kim Fleming (background vocals).
Recorded at:
Passion Studios, Connecticut Wally World, California The Record Plant, Hollywood, California The Dugout, Nashville, Tennessee Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Audio Mixers include: Mick Guzauski & Mike Shipley. Engineers include: Jan Mullaney, Steve Milo & Dana Jon Chappelle. Producers include: Keith Diamond, Johnathan Cain, Peter Bunetta, Rick Chundacoff & Michael Omartian.
Track Listing:
1. That's What Love Is All About - 3:57 2. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - 3:52 3. Soul Provider - 4:26 4. How Am I Supposed to Live Without You - 4:15 5. How Can We Be Lovers - 3:56 6. When I'm Back on My Feet Again - 3:49 7. Georgia on My Mind - 4:57 8. Time, Love and Tenderness - 4:18 9. When a Man Loves a Woman - 3:51 10. Missing You Now - 4:25 11. Steel Bars - 3:30 12. Said I Loved You...But I Lied - 5:01 13. Can I Touch You...There? - 5:17 14. I Promise You - 5:21 15. I Found Someone - 3:53 16. A Love So Beautiful - 4:07 17. This River - 5:17
Greatest Hits 1985-1995 (1995)
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GREATEST HITS (1985-1995) is an album by American singer-songwriter Michael Bolton. The album has been very successful going 3x Platinum in the U.S. and selling over 9 million copies worldwide.
Michael Bolton possesses numerous attributes inherent to a great recording artist -- a grandiose voice able to be at once overwhelming and gentle, the vision to convey powerful emotional details with simple vocal inflections, the ability to set his songs in precise musical colors. But what is probably his most overlooked quality is also his greatest strength: The man is a tunesmith non-pareil. Not only is he a powerful songwriter in his own right (having written for everyone from Barbra Streisand to Kiss), but his knowledge and choice of cover songs borders on the omniscient. And they all become hits -- the proof is on GREATEST HITS (1985-1995).
It was Bolton's renditions of soul classics that first gained him an audience. Zelma Redding, widow of the legendary Otis Redding, called Bolton's chart-topping take on "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" her "all-time favorite version," and his interpretation of "Georgia On My Mind" personifies the timeless elegance of modern pop. Yet his own compositions shine just as brightly: "Soul Provider" glides with a smoky, saloon feel, "How Can We Be Lovers" deftly communicates the complexities of relationships, and "Steel Bars" (co-written with Bob Dylan) moves with classic Bryan Adams-ish abandon.
Personnel: Michael Bolton (vocals); Joe Turano (vocals, saxophone); Pat Hawk, Janis Liebhart, Larry Batiste, Vann Johnson (vocals, background vocals); Tommy Sims (guitar, keyboards, programming, drum programming); Dann Huff (guitar); Walter Afanasieff (keyboards, synthesizer, drums, programming); Joe Melotti, Jan Mullaney (keyboards); Chris McHugh (drums); Steve Scales (percussion); Danny Duncan (programming, keyboard programming); Gary Cirimelli (programming); Chris Rodriguez, Claytoven Richardson, Brenda Braxton, Victor Cook, Jim Gilstrap, Alex Brown, Micah Wilshire, Angelo Petrucci, Phillip Ingram, Portia Griffin, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Rose Stone, Veronica Petrucci, Vicki Hampton, Kim Fleming (background vocals).
Recorded at:
Passion Studios, Connecticut
Wally World, California
The Record Plant, Hollywood, California
The Dugout, Nashville, Tennessee
Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Audio Mixers include: Mick Guzauski & Mike Shipley.
Engineers include: Jan Mullaney, Steve Milo & Dana Jon Chappelle.
Producers include: Keith Diamond, Johnathan Cain, Peter Bunetta, Rick Chundacoff & Michael Omartian.
Track Listing:
1. That's What Love Is All About - 3:57
2. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - 3:52
3. Soul Provider - 4:26
4. How Am I Supposed to Live Without You - 4:15
5. How Can We Be Lovers - 3:56
6. When I'm Back on My Feet Again - 3:49
7. Georgia on My Mind - 4:57
8. Time, Love and Tenderness - 4:18
9. When a Man Loves a Woman - 3:51
10. Missing You Now - 4:25
11. Steel Bars - 3:30
12. Said I Loved You...But I Lied - 5:01
13. Can I Touch You...There? - 5:17
14. I Promise You - 5:21
15. I Found Someone - 3:53
16. A Love So Beautiful - 4:07
17. This River - 5:17