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8024391077627

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Overview
The concept of Songs of Cinema, Michael Bolton's 2017 album -- which happened to coincide with the release of his Netflix television special Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special -- is simple enough: Bolton picks ten songs from films and sings them. As it turns out, the execution is slightly trickier. With one notable exception -- "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," from 1939's The Wizard of Oz -- Bolton doesn't choose songs that were actually premiered in a film, preferring to pick songs that showed up in a film years after they were first written or recorded. As such, Songs of Cinema doesn't really feel like a collection of songs from the movies. Rather, it just plays like a collection of oldies, with Bolton singing such familiar tunes as "When a Man Loves a Woman," "Stand by Me," "I've Got a Woman," "I Will Always Love You," "Old Time Rock and Roll," and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." The production is rather chintzy, which has the inadvertent effect of emphasizing how Bolton is relatively restrained here. He's also in good humor, doing a new version of Lonely Island's "Jack Sparrow" -- here presumably because it's about Johnny Depp's character from Pirates of the Caribbean, as it's not from any film -- and that, along with his Valentine's Day special, shows Bolton doesn't take himself too seriously. That spirit extends through the rest of the record, all of which is played straight but lacking the bombast of his earliest hits. This relatively light touch is welcome and gives Songs of Cinema its appeal.
Product Details
Release Date: | 02/10/2017 |
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Label: | Frontiers Records |
UPC: | 8024391077627 |
catalogNumber: | 776 |
Rank: | 11392 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Michael Bolton Primary ArtistJoe Walsh Guitar
Sheree Brown Background Vocals
Richard Dodd Cello
Paul Mirkovich Synthesizer,Piano,Keyboards,Wurlitzer
Brian Monroney Guitar (Nylon String)
Rudy Pérez Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Nylon String)
Tim Pierce Guitar
John "J.R." Robinson Percussion,Drums,Tambourine
Walter Afanasieff Piano,Synthesizer Bass,Hammond B3
Richard Bravo Percussion,Drums
David Delhomme Hammond B3
Jorge Velasco Horn Engineer
Angela Fisher Background Vocals
Eric Gorfain Violin
Daphne Chen Violin
Wojtek Goral Alto Saxophone
Mattias Johansson Violin
Jan Anders-Bjerger Trumpet
Dapo Torimiro Bass,Piano,Drums,Soloist,Hammond B3
Eric Daniels Keyboards,Hammond B3
Johan Carlsson Synthesizer,Acoustic Guitar,Percussion,Piano,Electric Guitar,Tambourine,Shaker,Hammond B3
Lauren Chipman Viola
Mabvuto Carpenter Background Vocals
Justin Derrico Guitar
Mattias Bylund Wurlitzer
Miguel Gandelman Baritone Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone
Missi Hale Background Vocals
Jason Peterson Delaire Soloist
Tomas Jonsson Baritone Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone
Ryan Porter Trombone
Nate Morton Percussion,Drums
Monet Owens Background Vocals
Toni Scruggs Background Vocals
Aretha Scruggs Background Vocals
Sasha Krivtsov Bass
Michael Engstrom Bass
Michael Thompson Guitar,Electric Guitar
David Bukovinszky Cello
Luke Edgemon Background Vocals
Chris Gray Trumpet
Rory Doggett Organ,Bass,Percussion,Pedal Steel Guitar,Drums,Ukulele
Ray Monteiro Trumpet
Per Strandberg Guitar
Miko Rezler Drums
John Sarafian Guitar
Greg Chun Piano,Strings,Trumpet
Eric Dawkings Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Dolly Parton ComposerMichael Bolton Arranger,Producer,Engineer,Executive Producer
Ray Charles Composer
Sam Cooke Composer
Ben E. King Composer
Harold Arlen Composer
Jerry Leiber Composer
Barrett Strong Composer
George Jackson Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg Composer
Paul Mirkovich Programming,Producer,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Rudy Pérez Producer,Rhythm Track Arrangement
Dave Reitzas Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Mike Stoller Composer
Norman Whitfield Composer
Andrew Wright Composer
Walter Afanasieff Arranger,Producer
Steve Milo Vocal Engineer
Chris Walden String Arrangements
Jorge Velasco Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Calvin Lewis Composer
Renald Richard Composer
Andres Bermudez Engineer
Dapo Torimiro Arranger,Programming,Producer,Instrumentation
Johan Carlsson Arranger,Programming,Producer,Engineer,Vocal Producer
Nils Petter Ankarblom Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Mattias Bylund Engineer
Tyler Gordon Engineer
Andy Samberg Composer
Akiva Schaffer Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Jorma Taccone Composer
Peter Karlsson Vocal Producer
Herman Hupfeld Composer
Thomas Jones Composer
Rory Doggett Arranger
Michael Woods Composer
Greg Chun Arranger,Programming,Producer,Vocal Producer,Instrumentation
Diana Flores Art Direction
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