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2005 album by Michael Bolton
The Essential Michael Bolton
Released April 25, 2005
Genre
Pop rock Length 2 :22 :51
Label
To Love Somebody – The Best of Michael Bolton (2005)
The Essential Michael Bolton (2005)
The Very Best of Michael Bolton (2005)
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
AllMusic
[1]
The Essential Michael Bolton is a two-disc
compilation album by American singer
Michael Bolton , released on April 25, 2005.
[2] It is a repacked version of Michael Bolton's 2002 album The Ultimate Collection .
[3] In 2005, a
DVD was released with the album containing all 32
music videos .
[4] The album only charted in Denmark. In 2009, Columbia released a 3.0 edition of The Essential Michael Bolton containing eight bonus tracks.
[5]
Track listing
Disc one
Title Writer(s) Originally from 1. "Soul Provider"
Michael Bolton , Andrew Goldmark
Soul Provider (1989) 4:28 2. "
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay "
Otis Redding ,
Steve Cropper
The Hunger (1987) 3:52 3. "
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You " Michael Bolton, Doug James Soul Provider (1989) 4:15 4. "
How Can We Be Lovers? " Michael Bolton,
Diane Warren ,
Desmond Child Soul Provider (1989) 3:54 5. "
When I'm Back on My Feet Again " Diane Warren Soul Provider (1989) 3:47 6. "
Georgia on My Mind "
Hoagy Carmichael ,
Stuart Gorrell Soul Provider (1989) 4:57 7. "
Time, Love and Tenderness " Diane Warren
Time, Love & Tenderness (1991) 4:17 8. "
When a Man Loves a Woman " Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright Time, Love & Tenderness (1991) 3:50 9. "
Missing You Now " (featuring
Kenny G ) Michael Bolton, Diane Warren,
Walter Afanasieff Time, Love & Tenderness (1991) 4:32 10. "Steel Bars" Michael Bolton,
Bob Dylan ,
Bob Halligan Jr. Time, Love & Tenderness (1991) 3:25 11. "
Said I Loved You...But I Lied " Michael Bolton,
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
The One Thing (1993) 5:01 12. "
Lean on Me "
Bill Withers The One Thing (1993) 5:17 13. "Can I Touch You...There?" Michael Bolton, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995) 5:15 14. "Love Is the Power" Michael Bolton, Diane Warren, Walter Afanasieff
This Is The Time: The Christmas Album (1996) 5:33 15. "Soul Of My Soul" Michael Bolton, Diane Warren, Walter Afanasieff The One Thing (1993) 5:41 16. "
A Whiter Shade of Pale "
Gary Brooker ,
Keith Reid ,
Matthew Fisher
Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999) 4:42 Total length: 1:12:57
Disc two
Title Writer(s) Originally from 1. "I Promise You" Michael Bolton, Robert John "Mutt" Lange Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995) 5:17 2. "
I Found Someone " Michael Bolton,
Mark Mangold Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995) 3:47 3. "A Love So Beautiful"
Roy Orbison ,
Jeff Lynne Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995) 4:05 4. "Ain't Got Nothing If You Ain't Got Love" Michael Bolton, Robert John "Mutt" Lange The One Thing (1993) 5:03 5. "
Drift Away "
Mentor Williams
Timeless: The Classics (1992) 6:05 6. "
Reach Out I'll Be There " (featuring
The Four Tops )
Lamont Dozier ,
Brian Holland ,
Eddie Holland Timeless: The Classics (1992) 3:48 7. "The Best of Love" Michael Bolton,
Babyface
All That Matters (1997) 4:15 8. "
Go the Distance " Alan Menken, David Zippel All That Matters (1997) /
Hercules: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (1997) 4:42 9. "
Sexual Healing "
Marvin Gaye ,
Odell Brown ,
David Ritz Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999) 4:35 10. "
Ain't No Sunshine " Bill Withers Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999) 3:34 11. "Nessun Dorma! From Turandot"
Giacomo Puccini
My Secret Passion: The Arias (1998) 3:13 12. "Once In a Lifetime" Michael Bolton, Diane Warren, Walter Afanasieff Only You (1994) 5:53 13. "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"
Mack David ,
Al Hoffman ,
Jerry Livingston Non-Album Single (1991) 3:13 14. "
To Love Somebody "
Barry Gibb ,
Robin Gibb Timeless: The Classics (1992) 4:06 15. "Now That I Found You" Michael Bolton, Diane Warren Time, Love & Tenderness (1991) 4:32 16. "That's What Love Is All About" Michael Bolton,
Eric Kaz The Hunger (1987) 3:57 Total length: 1:10:13
Charts
Release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalogue
Europe
2002
Columbia Records
CD
513975 2
South Africa
2002
Columbia Records
CD
CDCOL 6723
United States
2002
Columbia Records
CD
88697 42575 2
References
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