Name: Timeless (The Classics) by Michael Bolton
Brand: Michael Bolton
SKU: 074645278322
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (70 reviews)

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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

1. Since I Fell for You

by Michael Bolton

Primary Artist: Michael Bolton; Main Performer
Composer: Buddy Johnson; Composer
Lyricist: Buddy Johnson; Composer
Composer: Buddy Johnson; Composer
Conductor: Johnny Mandel; Conductor
Conductor: Johnny Mandel; Conductor
Engineer: Bill Schnee
Dave Reitzas
Al Schmitt; Production
Producer: Michael Bolton
David Foster; Production
Acoustic Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Bass: Neil Stubenhaus; Performer
Cello: David Speltz
Robert Kato
Judy Johnson; Performer
Drums: John Robinson; Performer
Electric Guitar: Michael Thompson; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Al Schmitt; Production
Author: Buddy Johnson; Production
French Horn: David Duke
Brian O' Conner; Performer
Artist: Michael Bolton; Production
Performer: Michael Bolton; Performer
Piano: Randy Kerber; Performer
Viola: Alan Deveritch
Dan Nuefeld; Performer
Violin: Kathleen Lenski
Karen Jones
Sheldon Sanov
Renée Mandel
William Hybel; Performer
Woodwind: Glen Garrett
Bob Sheppard; Performer

2. To Love Somebody

by Michael Bolton

Primary Artist: Michael Bolton; Main Performer
Arranger: Jeremy Lubbock; Composer
Composer: Barry Gibb
Robin Gibb; Composer
Lyricist: Barry Gibb
Robin Gibb; Composer
Bass: Nathan East; Performer
Cello: Tina Soule
Marie Fera
Ronald Cooper; Performer
Electric Guitar: Michael Thompson; Performer
Composer: Barry Gibb
Robin Gibb; Composer
Engineer: Bill Schnee
Dave Reitzas
Al Schmitt; Production
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Drums: John Johnson; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Mick Guzauski; Production
Producer: Michael Bolton
David Foster; Production
Author: Barry Gibb
Robin Gibb; Production
French Horn: James Atkinson
Calvin Smith
Jeffrey Derosa; Performer
Artist: Michael Bolton; Production
Keyboard: David Foster
Robbie Buchanan; Performer
Organ: Greg Phillinganes; Performer
Performer: Michael Bolton; Performer
Piano: Randy Kerber; Performer
Viola: Lynn Subotnick
Carole Mukogawa
Cynthia Morrow; Performer
Violin: Halm Shtrum
Claidia Parducci
Michael Ferril
Norma Leonard
Dixie Blackstone; Performer
Woodwind: Marty Kristall
Dan Higgins
Joel Peskin; Performer

3. Reach Out I'll Be There

by Michael Bolton

Primary Artist: Michael Bolton; Main Performer
Bass: Walter Afanasieff; Performer
Guitar: Vernon Black; Performer
Keyboard: Walter Afanasieff; Performer
Performer: Michael Bolton; Performer
Synthesizer: Ren Klyce
Gary Crimelli; Performer
Composer: Brian Holland
Edward Holland
Lamont Dozier; Composer
Lyricist: Brian Holland
Edward Holland
Lamont Dozier; Composer
Composer: Brian Holland
Edward Holland
Lamont Dozier; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Manny Lacarrubba
Eric Rudd
Kyle Bess
Manny Llacarrubba; Production
Engineer: Dana Jon Chappelle; Production
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Producer: Michael Bolton
Walter Afanasieff; Production
Artist: Michael Bolton; Production
Author: Brian Holland
Edward Holland
Lamont Dozier; Production

4. You Send Me

by Michael Bolton

Primary Artist: Michael Bolton; Main Performer
Bass: Neil Stubenhaus; Performer
Drums: John Robinson; Performer
Composer: S. Cooke; Composer
Lyricist: S. Cooke; Composer
Cello: Tina Soule
Marie Fera
Ronald Cooper; Performer
Electric Guitar: Michael Thompson; Performer
Arranger: David Foster; Composer
Composer: S. Cooke; Composer
Engineer: Bill Schnee
Dave Reitzas
Al Schmitt; Production
Mixing Engineer: Al Schmitt; Production
Producer: Michael Bolton
David Foster; Production
Author: S. Cooke; Production
French Horn: James Atkinson
Calvin Smith
Jeffrey Derosa; Performer
Performer: Michael Bolton; Performer
Piano: Randy Kerber; Performer
Viola: Lynn Subotnick
Carole Mukogawa
Cynthia Morrow; Performer
Violin: Halm Shtrum
Claidia Parducci
Michael Ferril
Norma Leonard
Dixie Blackstone; Performer
Woodwind: Marty Kristall
Dan Higgins
Joel Peskin; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Artist: Michael Bolton; Production

5. Yesterday

by Michael Bolton

Primary Artist: Michael Bolton; Main Performer
Bass: Neil Stubenhaus; Performer
Drums: John Robinson; Performer
Arranger: Johnny Mandel; Composer
Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Conductor: Johnny Mandel; Conductor
Cello: David Speltz
Robert Kato
Judy Johnson; Performer
Electric Guitar: Michael Thompson; Performer
Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Conductor: Johnny Mandel; Conductor
Engineer: Bill Schnee
Dave Reitzas
Al Schmitt; Production
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Producer: Michael Bolton
David Foster; Production
Author: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Production
French Horn: David Duke
Brian O' Conner
Brad Warnaar; Performer
Artist: Michael Bolton; Production
Performer: Michael Bolton; Performer
Piano: Randy Kerber; Performer
Viola: Alan Deveritch
Denyse Buffum
Dan Nuefeld
Mihail Zinovyev; Performer
Violin: Kathleen Lenski
Karen Jones
Sheldon Sanov
Renée Mandel
William Hybel
Robert Brosseau
Brian Dembow; Performer
Woodwind: Glen Garrett
Joel Peskin
Bob Sheppard; Performer

6. Hold On, I'm Coming

by Michael Bolton

Primary Artist: Michael Bolton; Main Performer
Composer: I. Hayes
David Porter
I. Hayes, Jr.; Composer
J R.: I. Hayes; Other
Guitar: Michael Thompson; Performer
Performer: Michael Bolton; Performer
Lyricist: I. Hayes
David Porter
I. Hayes, Jr.; Composer
Composer: I. Hayes, Jr.
David Porter; Composer
Tenor Saxophone: Emilio Castillo
Gary Herbig; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Manny Lacarrubba
Mark Hensley
Eric Rudd
Kyle Bess; Production
Engineer: Dana Jon Chappelle; Production
Baritone Saxophone: Stephen Kupka; Performer
Bass: Randy Jackson; Performer
Drums: John Robinson; Performer
Piano: Walter Afanasieff; Performer
Arranger: Walter Afanasieff
Greg Adams
Walter Afansieff; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Producer: Michael Bolton
David Foster; Production
Programmer: Gary Cirimelli; Production
Author: I. Hayes, Jr.
David Porter; Production
Trombone: Lee Thornberg; Performer
Artist: Michael Bolton; Production
Trumpet: Greg Adams
Lee Thornberg; Performer

7. Bring It On Home to Me

by Michael Bolton

Primary Artist: Michael Bolton; Main Performer
Arranger: Johnny Mandel; Composer
Composer: S. Cooke; Composer
Lyricist: S. Cooke; Composer
Composer: S. Cooke; Composer
Conductor: Johnny Mandel; Conductor
Conductor: Johnny Mandel; Conductor
Engineer: Bill Schnee
Dave Reitzas
Al Schmitt; Production
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Producer: Michael Bolton
David Foster; Production
Bass: Nathan East; Performer
Cello: David Speltz
Robert Kato
Judy Johnson; Performer
Drums: John Johnson; Performer
Electric Guitar: Michael Thompson; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Dave Reitzas; Production
Author: S. Cooke; Production
French Horn: David Duke
Brian O' Conner; Performer
Organ: Randy Kerber; Performer
Artist: Michael Bolton; Production
Performer: Michael Bolton; Performer
Piano: Greg Phillinganes; Performer
Viola: Alan Deveritch
Dan Nuefeld; Performer
Violin: Kathleen Lenski
Karen Jones
Sheldon Sanov
Renée Mandel
William Hybel; Performer
Woodwind: Glen Garrett
Bob Sheppard; Performer

8. Knock On Wood

by Michael Bolton

Primary Artist: Michael Bolton; Main Performer
Lyricist: S. Cropper
E. Floyd; Composer
Composer: S. Cropper
E. Floyd; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Stephen Kupka; Performer
Performer: Michael Bolton; Performer
Arranger: Walter Afanasieff
Greg Adams; Composer
Composer: S. Cropper
E. Floyd; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Manny Lacarrubba
Mark Hensley
Eric Rudd
Kyle Bess; Production
Engineer: Dana Chappelle; Production
Bass: Neil Stubenhaus; Performer
Drums: John Robinson; Performer
Electric Guitar: Michael Thompson; Performer
Piano: Randy Kerber; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Emilio Castillo; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Trombone: Lee Thornberg; Performer
Producer: Michael Bolton
Walter Afanasieff; Production
Author: S. Cropper
E. Floyd; Production
Trumpet: Lee Thornberg; Performer
Artist: Michael Bolton; Production

9. Drift Away

by Michael Bolton

Primary Artist: Michael Bolton; Main Performer
Lyricist: M. Williams
Michael Williams; Composer
Bass: Walter Afanasieff; Performer
Composer: M. Williams
Michael Williams; Composer
Vocal Arrangement: Patrick Henderson; Composer
Composer: Michael Williams; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Manny Lacarrubba
Mark Hensley
Eric Rudd
Kyle Bess; Production
Guitar: Michael Landau; Performer
Engineer: Dana Jon Chappelle; Production
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Dana Jon Chappelle; Production
Producer: Michael Bolton
David Foster; Production
Programmer: Ren Klyce
Gary Cirimelli; Production
Author: Michael Williams; Production
Keyboard: Walter Afanasieff; Performer
Artist: Michael Bolton; Production
Performer: Michael Bolton; Performer

10. White Christmas

by Michael Bolton

Primary Artist: Michael Bolton; Main Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Bass: Ed Meares; Performer
Cello: Frederick Seykora
Christine Ermacoff
Jodi Burnett
Paul Hochhalter
Dane Little
Suzie Katayama
Buel Neidlinger
Margaret Storer
Chuck Domanico
Tina Soule
Marie Fera
Ronald Cooper
Larry Corbett; Performer
Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Composer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Producer: Michael Bolton
David Foster; Production
Author: Irving Berlin; Production
French Horn: Richard Todd
James Atkinson
Calvin Smith
Jeffrey Derosa; Performer
Harp: Gayle Levant; Performer
Artist: Michael Bolton; Production
Percussion: Larry Bunker; Performer
Performer: Michael Bolton; Performer
Viola: Donald Mclnnis
Kazi Pitelka
Raymond Tisher
Roland Kato
Lynn Subotnick
Harry Shirinian
Carole Mukogawa
Cynthia Morrow; Performer
Violin: Michael Markman
Don Palmer
Ronald Folsom
Harris Goldman
Russ Cantor
Robert Sushel
Mari Botnick
Dorothy Wade
Irma Neumann
Gwenn Heller
Reg Hill
Betty Moor
Isabelle Daskoff
Lisa Johnson
Arman Garabedian
Berj Garabedian
Henry Ferber
Halm Shtrum
Assa Drori
Claidia Parducci
Michael Ferril
Norma Leonard
Dixie Blackstone; Performer
Woodwind: Jon Clarke
Jack Nimitz
Donald Ashworth
Marty Kristall
Dan Higgins
Joel Peskin; Performer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

39 minutes and 44 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

9/10 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Lounge, Electronic, Dance, Pop, Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening, R&B, Soul

Label

Columbia

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Aug 30, 1992

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

74645278322

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Timeless (The Classics)

1. Since I Fell for You

2. To Love Somebody

3. Reach Out I'll Be There

4. You Send Me

5. Yesterday

6. Hold On, I'm Coming

7. Bring It On Home to Me

8. Knock On Wood

9. Drift Away

10. White Christmas

Technical Specifications

Timeless (The Classics)

Product information

Release options

1. Since I Fell for You

2. To Love Somebody

3. Reach Out I'll Be There

4. You Send Me

5. Yesterday

6. Hold On, I'm Coming

7. Bring It On Home to Me

8. Knock On Wood

9. Drift Away

10. White Christmas

Technical Specifications