For his second collection of pop standard covers, Michael Bolton doesn't really change his course of action, choosing to sing the songs everybody knows ("Sexual Healing," "Tired of Being Alone," "Let's Stay Together," "Try a Little Tenderness," "(What A) Wonderful World," "A Whiter Shade of Pale," etc., etc.).
There are two surprises here, Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do for Love" and Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," but they're done up in the same adult contemporary arrangements as everything else on the record.
So, Timeless: The Classics, Vol.
2 delivers exactly what you expect: predictable songs, as done by Michael Bolton.
In one sense, that makes it stronger than some Bolton albums, since the material is all good, but it also highlights the fact that he isn't as subtle or nuanced a singer as his idols, even though he's grown more powerful over the years.
Still, by 1999, that was hardly a revelation, and it seems churlish to complain about Bolton's singing or the predictability of the material, since that all comes as no surprise.
Thus, that leaves Timeless: The Classics, Vol.
2 as a solid Bolton album.
No revelations, no surprises -- just pure Bolton.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sexual HealingOdell Brown, Marvin Gaye, David Ritz | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:39 | 0 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | Tired of Being AloneAl Green | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:54 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Let's Stay TogetherAl Green, Al Jackson, Jr., Willie Mitchell | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:29 | 0 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | My GirlSmokey Robinson, Ronald White | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:23 | 0 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Ain't No SunshineBill Withers | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:36 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | (What A) Wonderful WorldLou Adler, Herb Alpert, Sam Cooke, George Douglas, George David Weiss | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:07 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Like a Rolling StoneBob Dylan | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:51 | 0 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | I Can't Stand the RainDon Bryant, Donald Bryant, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:43 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Try a Little TendernessJimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry Woods | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:49 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | What You Won't Do for LoveBobby Caldwell, Alfons Kettner | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:22 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | Whiter Shade Of Pale | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:44 | 0 MB | 33 MB |
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| 46 mins | 334 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Adler | Composer |
| 2 | Herb Alpert | Composer |
| 3 | Christopher Austopchuk | Art Direction |
| 4 | Robert Bailey | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Eddie Bayers | Drums |
| 6 | Barry Beckett | Producer |
| 7 | Tom Bender | Mixing Assistant |
| 8 | Andre Betts | Programming |
| 9 | Michael Bolton | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 10 | Michael Brecker | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 11 | Gary Brooker | Composer |
| 12 | Odell Brown | Composer |
| 13 | Don Bryant | Composer |
| 14 | Donald Bryant | Composer |
| 15 | Bobby Caldwell | Composer |
| 16 | Jimmy Campbell | Composer |
| 17 | Jimmy Campbell | Composer |
| 18 | Gina Cheshire | Production Coordination |
| 19 | Lisa Cochran | Vocals (Background) |
| 20 | Reginald Connelly | Composer |
| 21 | Sam Cooke | Composer |
| 22 | Colleen Creighton | Hair Stylist, Make-Up |
| 23 | Melonie Daniels | Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | David Delhomme | Keyboards |
| 25 | Jill Dell'Abate | Production Coordination |
| 26 | George Douglas | Composer |
| 27 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 28 | Kimberly Fleming | Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Jan Folkson | Programming |
| 30 | Marvin Gaye | Composer |
| 31 | Al Green | Composer |
| 32 | Kenny Greenberg | Guitar (Electric) |
| 33 | Pete Greene | Engineer |
| 34 | Mick Guzauski | Mixing |
| 35 | Vicki Hampton | Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Tony Harrell | Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Synthesizer |
| 37 | John Hobbs | Piano, Synthesizer |
| 38 | Dann Huff | Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Tenor) |
| 39 | Al Jackson, Jr. | Composer |
| 40 | Neil Jason | Bass, Programming |
| 41 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 42 | Bashiri Johnson | Percussion |
| 43 | Alfons Kettner | Composer |
| 44 | Dave Koz | Guest Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 45 | Louis Levin | Director |
| 46 | Trey Lorenz | Vocals (Background) |
| 47 | Steve Lukather | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 48 | Rebecca Manos | Stylist |
| 49 | Nick Marshall | Mixing Assistant |
| 50 | Rob Mathes | Keyboards, Programming |
| 51 | Michael Mellett | Vocals (Background) |
| 52 | Bernard Miller | Composer |
| 53 | Blue Miller | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 54 | Ronnie Milo | Personal Assistant |
| 55 | Steve Milo | Engineer |
| 56 | Willie Mitchell | Composer |
| 57 | Wendy Moten | Vocals (Background) |
| 58 | Ann Peebles | Composer |
| 59 | Shawn Pelton | Drums |
| 60 | Greg Phillinganes | Guest Artist, Keyboards, Rhythm Arrangements |
| 61 | Phil Ramone | Producer |
| 62 | Keith Reid | Composer |
| 63 | Dave Reitzas | Engineer |
| 64 | Michael Rhodes | Bass |
| 65 | David Ritz | Composer |
| 66 | Smokey Robinson | Composer |
| 67 | Chris Rodriguez | Vocals (Background) |
| 68 | Eric Schilling | Engineer |
| 69 | Nicola Walker Smith | Vocals (Background) |
| 70 | Mary Ann Tatum | Vocals (Background) |
| 71 | George David Weiss | Composer |
| 72 | Ronald White | Composer |
| 73 | Allison Wilkie | Personal Assistant |
| 74 | Bill Withers | Composer |
| 75 | Harry Woods | Composer |
| 76 | Joel Zimmerman | Art Direction |
| 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). |