So it's come to this: a Bolton record taking a page from Rod Stewart's successful career reinterpreting the American classics, which really isn't something new because Bolton's been doing it his whole career -- Stewart just had a brief phase to cash in on an aging baby boomer market that used to think he was sexy.
Nevertheless, this is a treat for Boltheads to savor: a 12-song tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes from one of the late 20th century's most successful adult crooners.
It's a session of well-polished, by-the-numbers renditions of some of Frankie's most well-loved anthems, including a duet with fiancée/Desperate Housewife Nicolette Sheridan.
Bolton doesn't break any new ground here, but his consistent vocal stylings are comforting and resonate just as well as they did nearly two decades ago, when his pop career launched him into the stratosphere.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Go to My HeadJ. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | For Once in My LifeRon Miller, Orlando Murden | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Summer WindHans Bradtke, Henry Mayer | Michael Bolton | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | My Funny ValentineLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | I've Got You Under My SkinCole Porter | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | That's LifeKelly Gordon | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | The Girl from IpanemaNorman Gimbel | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | Night and DayCole Porter | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | They Can't Take That Away from MeGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | New York New YorkFred Ebb, John Kander | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 12 | The Second Time Around (with Nicollette Sheridan) | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 41 mins | 95 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 244 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Amato | Audio Engineer |
| 2 | Michael Bolton | Audio Production, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Hans Bradtke | Composer |
| 4 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 5 | Alex Christensen | Audio Production |
| 6 | J. Fred Coots | Composer |
| 7 | Larry Corbett | Cello, Main Personnel |
| 8 | Jeff Driskill | Flute, Main Personnel |
| 9 | Earl Dumler | Main Personnel, Oboe |
| 10 | Fred Ebb | Composer |
| 11 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 12 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 13 | Haven Gillespie | Composer |
| 14 | Norman Gimbel | Composer |
| 15 | Kelly Gordon | Composer |
| 16 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 17 | James Van Heusen | Composer |
| 18 | Dan Higgins | Clarinet, Main Personnel |
| 19 | Paula Hochhalter | Cello, Main Personnel |
| 20 | John Kander | Composer |
| 21 | Henry Mayer | Composer |
| 22 | Ron Miller | Composer |
| 23 | Steven Milo | Audio Engineer |
| 24 | Orlando Murden | Composer |
| 25 | Michael O'Donovan | Bassoon, Main Personnel |
| 26 | Stephanie O'Keefe | French Horn, Main Personnel |
| 27 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 28 | Gayle Levant Richards | Harp, Main Personnel |
| 29 | Steve Richards | Cello, Main Personnel |
| 30 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 31 | Nicollette Sheridan | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 32 | Richard Todd | French Horn, Main Personnel |
| 33 | Carmen Twillie | Main Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Terry Wood | Main Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |