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Performer: Michael Bolton
Engineer: Steve Milo; Joel Numa; Clay Perry; Bruce Weeden
Producer: Michael Bolton; Rudy Perez
Distributor: Alternative Dis. Alliance

Notes: Personnel: Michael Bolton (vocals); Dan Warner, Manny Lopez, Michael Thompson (guitar); Ed Calle (saxophone); Jason Carder (trumpet); Mike Levine, Clay Perry (piano); Lee Levin (drums). Personnel: Dan Warner, Michael Hart Thompson , Manny L�pez (guitar); Ed Calle (saxophone); Jason Carder (trumpet); Michael Levine, Clay Perry (piano). Audio Mixers: David Cole; Joel Numa; Bruce Weeden. Photographer: Richard Corman. Arrangers: Michael Bolton; Rudy P�rez; Clay Perry. After hitting his 50th birthday in February 2003, Michael Bolton took a page from the books of fellow fiftysomethings like Rod Stewart and Robert Palmer and had a go at the great American book of standards. Bolton delivers the goods with an enthusiasm stoked by a childhood surrounded by his mother's recordings of legends like Billie Holiday, Nat "King" Cole, and Louis Armstrong. He tips his hat to these influences by way of delicate readings of "All The Way," "A Kiss to Build a Dream On," and "When I Fall In Love" respectively. Bolton also manages to invoke a touch of restraint on songs normally associated with belted-out interpretations, like the Harry Warren/Mack Gordon classic "At Last." There's even a nod by the gruff-voiced Bolton to hero Ray Charles via the pop-country perennial "You Don't Know Me."

Making women swoon with his good looks and soulful voice, Bolton was a major pop star in the 1980s and '90s, winning Grammys and selling millions of records. In the '70s, Bolton was the singer for the hard rock band Blackjack, which also featured future members of Kiss and the Pat Travers Band, but he didn't break through until going solo. His outsized pop versions of soul hits like "Dock of the Bay" scored big with boomers and youngsters alike.

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