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Michael Bolton (born Michael Bolotin on February 26, 1953), is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his soft rock ballads and tenor vocals.
His achievements include selling 53 million albums, eight top ten albums, two number one singles on the Billboard charts, and awards from both the American Music Awards and Grammy Awards.
Michael Bolton had an extensive, though not very successful, career under his real name, Michael Bolotin, before emerging in the mid-‘80s as a major soft rock balladeer. He turned up on RCA Records in the mid-‘70s singing in a gruff, Joe Cocker-like voice both his own blue-eyed soul songs and cover tunes. Neither record buyers nor critics were much interested by the result. He then became the lead singer in Blackjack, a heavy metal band that made two albums for Polydor at the end of the ’70s and the start of the ’80s. In 1983, he changed his name to Michael Bolton, signed to Columbia Records as a solo act, and relaunched his career.
Michael Bolton was released in April 1983, and made the Top 100 bestsellers, as did its single, “Fools Game.” At the same time, “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You,” which Bolton had co-written, became a Top 40 hit for Laura Branigan. Nevertheless, Bolton’s second Columbia album, Everybody’s Crazy (1985), was a commercial flop. His breakthrough came with his third album, The Hunger, released in September 1987. On this album, Bolton abandoned the more hard rock aspects of his style to concentrate on blue-eyed soul singing: both on his own songs, such as “That’s What Love Is All About,” and on covers like Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.
His achievements include selling 53 million albums, eight top ten albums, two number one singles on the Billboard charts, and awards from both the American Music Awards and Grammy Awards.
Michael Bolton had an extensive, though not very successful, career under his real name, Michael Bolotin, before emerging in the mid-‘80s as a major soft rock balladeer. He turned up on RCA Records in the mid-‘70s singing in a gruff, Joe Cocker-like voice both his own blue-eyed soul songs and cover tunes. Neither record buyers nor critics were much interested by the result. He then became the lead singer in Blackjack, a heavy metal band that made two albums for Polydor at the end of the ’70s and the start of the ’80s. In 1983, he changed his name to Michael Bolton, signed to Columbia Records as a solo act, and relaunched his career.
Michael Bolton was released in April 1983, and made the Top 100 bestsellers, as did its single, “Fools Game.” At the same time, “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You,” which Bolton had co-written, became a Top 40 hit for Laura Branigan. Nevertheless, Bolton’s second Columbia album, Everybody’s Crazy (1985), was a commercial flop. His breakthrough came with his third album, The Hunger, released in September 1987. On this album, Bolton abandoned the more hard rock aspects of his style to concentrate on blue-eyed soul singing: both on his own songs, such as “That’s What Love Is All About,” and on covers like Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.
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When A Man Loves A Woman
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How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
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How Can We Be Lovers
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To Love Somebody
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Go The Distance
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Lean On Me
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A Love So Beautiful
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Soul Provider
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Said I Loved You...But I Lied
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Steel Bars
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Time, Love And Tenderness
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Georgia on My Mind
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That's What Love Is All About
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When I'm Back On My Feet Again
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(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
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VanessaNgo wrote:
Great album!!!!<3 "Ready for Love" and " Can you Feel me" r awesome!!
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murder my heart!!
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great album. ;-)
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New album is just great! <3
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Não Me Canço de Ouvir o New Album!>>Perfeito,Ele e o Cara!:D
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omg murder my heart beautiful! <3
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nice album =)
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murder my heart <3 omg
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Novo Album,Perfect!!!!...e a Musica "Just One Love ">Sensacional!
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bonnybeliver wrote:
"Murder My Heart" with Lady GaGa is awesome!
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DansLeMonde wrote:
I just hate this guy, listening to him is to torment the mind
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Sarbel16 wrote:
New Album is out :D! ^^ xxx
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i love him so much he is so hot
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cant wait for the new album! ^^ x
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wundervoller Song zum Träumen... <3 it
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murder my heart <3 [4]
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murder my heart <3 [3]
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IvonnKA wrote:
great singer!!
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murder my heart <3 [2]
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