: THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER
SESSION WORLD
JEFF PORCARO
MICHAEL BOLTON / GREATEST HITS 1985 -1995
2. PRODUCED BY : JONATHAN CAIN FOR CAIN STREET PRODUCTIONS
VICKI HAMPTON - BACKING VOCALS
ANGELO PETRUCCI - BACKING VOCALS
DANN HUFF - GUITARS
MIXED AT THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CA
WALTER AFANASIEFF - KEYBOARDS, SYNTH. BASS, DRUM & RHYTHM PROGRAMMING, HAMMOND B-3 ORGAN
PRODUCED BY : WALTER AFANASIEFF & MICHAEL BOLTON FOR MBO PRODUCTIONS
FROM THE ALBUM "TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS"
ART DIRECTION : CHRISTOPHER AUS
NEW SONG
NEW SONG
14. I PROMISE YOU
5:21
15. I FOUND SOMEONE
3:52 WALTER AFANASIEFF
GARY CIRIMELLI - MACINTOSH, DIGITAL & SYNTHSIZER PROGRAMMING
PHILIP INGRAM - BACKING VOCALS
JIM GILSTRAP - BACKING VOCALS
TOMMY SIMS - KEYBOARDS
DIRECTION : LOUIS LEVIN FOR LOUIS LEVIN MANAGEMENT
SOUL PROVIDER
4. HOW CAN WE BE LOVERS
3:56
CHRIS HARRIS
ROSE STONE - BACKING VOCALS
MELISA KARY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
RECORDED AT PASSION STUDIOS, CT
GARY CIRMELLI - BACKGROUND VOCALS
9. MISSING YOU NOW
MIXED AT THE HIT FACTORY, NYC
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT : FEINSTEIN MANAGEMENT - DAVID FEINSTEIN
SOUL PROVIDER
5. WHEN I'M BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN
3:48
ROBERT JOHNSON
PROGRAMMING BY : TOMMY SIMS
PROGRAMMING ASSISTANT : DANNY DUNCAN
A&R. PASSION MUSIC : JAN MULLANEY
STUDIO MANAGER. PASSION STUDIOS : STEVE MILO
TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS
9. MISSING YOU NOW
4:25 WALTER AFANASIEFF
MICHAEL MELLETT
RECORDED AT WALLY WORLD, CA , PASSION STUDIOS, CT & THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CA
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO MICHAEL BOLTON : RONNIIE MILO
MIXED AT THE HIT FACTORY, NYC
PROGRAMMING BY : TOMMY SIMS
TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS
10. STEEL BARS
3:30 WALTER AFANASIEFF
CINDY MORGAN
MIXED AT SONY STUDIOS, NY
OFFICE ASSISTANT. BOLTON MUSIC : JODI ROSS
LOUIS LEVIN MANAGEMENT : JILL TIGER, KIM TURNER
THE ONE THING
12. LEAN ON ME
4:21
PROGRAMMING ASSISTANT : DANNY DUNCAN
THE ONE THING
13. CAN I TOUCH YOU...THERE?
5:17
DANN HUFF - GUITARS
DANN HUFF - GUITARS
PHOTOGRAPHY : TIMOTHY WHITE, MARK HANAUER
STYLIST : GEMINA ABOITIZ
NEW SONG
16. A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL
4:07 WALTER AFANASIEFF
WRITTEN BY : C. LEWIS & A.WRIGHT
ASSISTANT TO STYLIST / WARDROBE : LEE HAWKINS
HAIR & MAKE-UP : NANCY SPRAGUE
NEW SONG
SONG TRACK CREDITS :
FROM THE ALBUM "TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS"
MICHAEL BOLTON - LEAD VOCALS
FROM THE ALBUM "THE ONE THING"
13. CAN I TOUCH YOU...THERE?
NEW SONG
17. THIS RIVER
5:16 CHRIS McHUGH
PRODUCED BY : MICHAEL BOLTON FOR MBO PRODUCTIONS INC. & SUSAN HAMILTON
SPECIAL THANKS TO MY INCREDIBLE MAGICIANS :
1. SOUL PROVIDER
KIM DOWNS, STEVE MILO, LAURA D'AIUTO, RONNIE MILO, JOYCE LOGAN, JACKIE SMAGA, DOROTHY WEINTRAUB, JERRY MELE,
WRITTEN BY : MICHAEL BOLTON & ANDY GOLDMARK
CONNECTION
LEGAL : EPSTEIN, LEVINSOHN & WEINSTEIN - BOB EPSTEIN, JOEL WEINSTEIN
SOUL PROVIDER
6. GEORGIA ON MY MIND
4:57
ROBIN JOHNSON
ADDITIONAL VOCAL ENGINEERING BY : JAN MULLANEY
BOOKINGS : ICM - JOHNNY PODELL, PHIL ERNST
SOUL PROVIDER
7. TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS
4:18 WALTER AFANASIEFF
LISA KIETH
MIXED BY : MICK GUZAUSKI
SECOND ENGINEERS : STEVE MILO, LARRY SCHALIT, JENNIFER MONNAR, BRIAN VIBBERTS, CRAIG SILVEYI
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS. BOLTON MUSIC : KIM DOWNS
TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS
8. WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN
3:51 JEFF
KIM KEYES
TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS
11. SAID I LOVE YOU...BUT I LIED
5:00
NICOL SMITH
WALTER AFANASIEFF - KEYBOARDS, SYNTH. BASS, DRUM & RHYTHM PROGRAMMING
JODI ROSS, JAN MULLANEY, JAMES FALANA, NOEL RUSH, CESAR RINCON AND KAREN HUBRICH.
SPECIAL THANKS TO MY WINNING TEAM FOR YOUR WISE DIRECTION, COUNSEL AND ENDURING FRIENDSHIP :
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1. PRODUCED BY : PETER BUNETTA & RICK CHUDACOFF FOR RIPE PRODUCTIONS
JAMES "BOODY" DANIELS, GARY "GAZ" DOUGLAS, JOHN GABRIELLI, TOBY DAVIS, BRUCE SPILLMAN AND LEE HAWKINS.
THANKS TO DAVID SORIN COLLYER, ED RABINER AND DR. JOE SUGERMAN
KIM FLEMMING - BACKING VOCALS
LOUIS BIANCANIELLO - PROGRAMMER
11. SAID I LOVE YOU...BUT I LIED
RECORDED AT WALLY WORLD, CA & PASSION STUDIOS, CT
11. PRODUCED BY : ROBERT JOHN "MUTT" LANGE & MICHAEL BOLTON
BRENDA BRAXTON - BACKING VOCALS
VICTOR TRENT COOK - BACKING VOCALS
CHRIS CAMOZZI - GUITAR
3. PRODUCED BY : MICHAEL OMARTIAN FOR RHEMA PRODUCTIONS
MY LOVE TO ISA, HOLLY, AND TARYN, NICOLETTE, HELEN (MOM), ORRIN, GILLS AND SANDRA.
VERONICA PETRUCCI - BACKING VOCALS
TOMMY SIMS - GUITARS & KEYBOARDS
WALTER AFANASIEFF - KEYBOARDS, HAMMOND B-3 ORGAN & STNTHESIZERS
WRITTEN BY : JEFF LYNNE & ROY ORBISON
PRODUCED BY : WALTER AFANASIEFF
4. PRODUCED BY : DESMOND CHILD
MY DEEPEST HEARTFELT THANKS TO EVERYONE I HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE TO WORK WITH AND CALL MY FRIEND.
GARY CIRIMELLI - MACINTOSH, DIGITAL & SYNTHSIZER PROGRAMMING
JOHN BEASLEY - PIANO
5, 6, 8, 9, 10. PRODUCED BY : MICHAEL BOLTON FOR MBO PRODUCTIONS INC. & SUSAN HAMILTON
CHRIS RODRIGUEZ - BACKING VOCALS
LARRY BATISTA - BACKING VOCALS
JAN MULLANEY - ADDITIONAL KEYBOARDS
7. PRODUCED BY : WALTER AFANASIEFF & MICHAEL BOLTON FOR MBO PRODUCTIONS
THANKS FOR YOUR CONSTANT SUPPORT AND DEDICATION. I AM AND HAVE BEEN TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE YOU ALL IN MY LIFE.
SALES DATE : 1995.
PORTIA GRIFFIN - BACKING VOCALS
PAT HAWK - BACKING VOCALS
MUTT LANGE - BACKING VOCALS
MICHAEL THOMPSON - GUITAR
12, 15. PRODUCED BY : WALTER AFANASIEFF & MICHAEL BOLTON
WRITTEN BY : MICHAEL BOLTON & R.J. LANGE
PRODUCED BY : ROBERT JOHN "MUTT" LANGE
SONG TRACKS :
VANN JOHNSON - BACKING VOCALS
JANIS LIEBHART - BACKING VOCALS
PATTI DAREY JONES - BACKING VOCALS
14. I PROMISE YOU
WRITTEN BY : DIANE WARREN
RANDY JACKSON - BASS
JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
ENGINEERED BY : JAN MULLANEY & STEVE MILO
ENGINEERED BY : DANA JON CHAPPELLE & DAVID GLESSON
13, 14. PRODUCED BY : ROBERT JOHN "MUTT" LANGE
LISA BEVILL
CLAYTOVEN RICHARDSON - BACKING VOCALS
16. A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL
ARRANGED BY : TOM SIMS
PRODUCED BY : TOMMY SMITH & MICHAEL BOLTON
16. PRODUCED BY : WALTER AFANASIEFF
ALBUM TITLE
ON DRUMS
1. SOUL PROVIDER
4:27
MICHAEL BLACK
MICHAEL BOLTON / GREATEST HITS 1985 -1995
THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER : JEFF PORCARO SESSION WORLD
WRITTEN BY : BILL WITHERS
JEANNIE TRACY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
PRODUCED BY : WALTER AFANASIEFF & MICHAEL BOLTON
KITTY BEETHOVEN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
SECOND ENGINEER : CARL NAPPA
17. PRODUCED BY : TOMMY SMITH & MICHAEL BOLTON
ALL SONGS RE-MASTERED BY : VLADO MELLER AT SONY MUSIC STUDIO OPERATIONS, NY
DIGITAL EDITING BY : STEVE MILO
LISA COCHRAN
CLAYTOVEN RICHARDSON - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MIXED BY : MIKE SHIPLEY
SOUL PROVIDER
THE HUNGER
2. (SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY
3:52
3. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
4:15
TABITHA FAIR
SANDY GRIFFITH - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : GLEN MARCHESI
LOUIS LEVIN, DAVID FEINSTEIN, BOB EPSTEIN, JOEL WEINSTEIN.
AND TO PEOPLE WHO HELP HOLD IT TOGETHER AT LEVIN MANAGEMENT, FEINSTEIN MANAGEMENT AND EPSTEIN,
LEVINSOHN & WEINSTEIN, ESPECIALLY : JILL TIGAR, KIM TURNER, VIRGINIA FERNANDO AND KAREN LYNCH.
THANKS TO ALL OF THE PRODUCERS, MUSICIANS, ENGINEERS, ETC.
WRITTEN BY : OTIS REDDING & STEVE CROPPER
PRODUCED BY : JONATHAN CAIN FOR CAIN STREET PRODUCTIONS
WHO HAVE WORKED ON AND CONTRIBUTED TO ALL THE HITS ON THIS GREATEST HITS ALBUM.
FROM THE ALBUM "THE HUNGER"
3. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
AND THANKS TO MUTT LANGE, WALTER AFANASIEFF AND TOMMY SIMS FOR YOUR DEDICATION
AND BRILLIANCE ON THE NEW SONG ON THIS GREATEST HITS ALBUM.
WRITTEN BY : MICHAEL BOLTON & D. JAMES
PRODUCED BY : MICHAEL OMARTIAN FOR RHEMA PRODUCTIONS
SPECIAL THANKS TO
ALL MY FRIENDS AT BMI, WARNER - CHAPPELL, VH1 AND EVERYONE AT SONY MUSIC AND COLUMBIA RECORDS
FROM THE ALBUM "SOUL PROVIDER"
4. HOW CAN WE BE LOVERS
WRITTEN BY : MICHAEL BOLTON, WALTER AFANASIEFF & D. WARREN
(IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD) - FAR AND AWAY THE BEST RECORD COMPANY THERE IS.
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL MY FRIENDS AT RADIO FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
PRODUCED BY : MICHAEL BOLTON FOR MBO PRODUCTIONS INC. & SUSAN HAMILTON
FROM THE ALBUM "TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS"
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACKSTAGE AGAIN IN 1996.
WRITTEN BY : MICHAEL BOLTON, DIANE WARREN & DESMOND CHILD
PRODUCED BY : DESMOND CHILD
HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL MY FANS WHO MAKE EVERYTHING I DO SO DEEPLY GRATIFYING.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL IN '96.
FROM THE ALBUM "SOUL PROVIDER"
5. WHEN I'M BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN
MUCH APPRECIATION TO LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SUPPORT AND SUPERIOR EQUIPMENT,
THE GREAT PEOPLE AT DR. PAPPER FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL AND TO OUR FRIENDS
AT NHT FOR THE USE OF THEIR AWESOME SPEAKERS.
WRITTEN BY : DIANE WARREN
PRODUCED BY : MICHAEL BOLTON FOR MBO PRODUCTIONS INC. & SUSAN HAMILTON
SPECIAL THANKS TO
THE GREATEST BAND AND CREW THAT A SINGER COULD HAVE THE PLEASURE AND HONOR TO TRAVEL AND WORK WITH :
JOEY MELOTTI, TOMMY "MUGS" CAIN, CHRIS CAMOZZI, SCHUYLER DEALE, PAT HAWK, VANN JOHNSON, JANIS LIEBHART,
FROM THE ALBUM "SOUL PROVIDER"
6. GEORGIA ON MY MIND
WRITTEN BY : H. CARMICHAEL & S. GORRELL
PRODUCED BY : MICHAEL BOLTON FOR MBO PRODUCTIONS INC. & SUSAN HAMILTON
FROM THE ALBUM "SOUL PROVIDER"
7. TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS
WRITTEN BY : MICHAEL BOLTON & B. DYLAN
PRODUCED BY : MICHAEL BOLTON FOR MBO PRODUCTIONS INC. & SUSAN HAMILTON
WRITTEN BY : D. WARREN
MICHAEL BOLTON - LEAD VOCALS
MICHAEL LANDAU - GUITAR
WALTER AFANASIEFF - KEYBOARDS, STNTHESIZERS, SYNTH BASS, DRUMS & PERCUSSION
KENNY G - SOPRANO SAXOPHONE SOLO
JEANNIE TRACY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
WRITTEN BY : MICHAEL BOLTON & R.J. LANGE
PRODUCED BY : ROBERT JOHN "MUTT" LANGE
ALEX BROWN - BACKING VOCALS
17. THIS RIVER
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING BY : STEVE BISHER
JEANNIE TRACY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
JOE TURANO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
DISCOGRAPHY
CREDITS :
STEVE SCALES, JOE TURANO, STEVE MILO, DENNIS RODRIGUEZ, TONY LEO, GEOFF PERREN, MONTY MONTFORT, MIKE PROWDA,
BOB CARLYLE - BACKING VOCALS
SECOND ENGINEERS : STEVE MILO, MARTIN WOODLEE, STEVE BISHER
MIXED BY : MIKE SHIPLEY
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : JASON GOLDSTEIN
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR : BRIDGETT EVANS O'LANNERGHTY
RECORDED AT PASSION STUDIOS, CT, THE DUGOUT, NASHVILLE & CHEROKEE STUDIOS, LA
MIXED AT THE TRACK RECORDING, NYC
TOM SIMS - KEYBOARDS, GUITARS, BASS & DRUM PROGRAMMING
DANNY DUNCAN - KEYBOARD PROGRAMMING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
DANN HUFF - GUITARS & GUITAR SOLO
CHRIS McHUGH - DRUMS
MUTT LANGE - BACKING VOCALS
15. I FOUND SOMEONE
FROM THE ALBUM "TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS"
MICHAEL BOLTON - LEAD VOCALS
WALTER AFANASIEFF - KEYBOARDS, HAMMOND B-3 ORGAN, STNTHESIZERS, SYNTH BASS, DRUMS & PERCUSSION
MICHAEL LANDAU - GUITAR
RANDY JACKSON - BASS
JEANNIE TRACY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
WRITTEN BY : MICHAEL BOLTON & M. MANGOLD
PRODUCED BY : WALTER AFANASIEFF & MICHAEL BOLTON
KITTY BEETHOVEN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
CLAYTOVEN RICHARDSON - BACKGROUND VOCALS
SANDY GRIFFITH - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ENGINEERED BY : DANA JON CHAPPELLE
MELISA KARY - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING BY : JAN MULLANEY
GARY CIRMELLI - PROGRAMMER & BACKGROUND VOCALS
REN KLYCE - PROGRAMMER
MIXED BY : MICK GUZAUSKI
SECOND ENGINEERS : BRANDON HARRIS, STEVE MILO, CRAIG SILVEYI
LOUIS BIANCANIELLO - PROGRAMMER
10. STEEL BARS
MIXED BY : MIKE SHIPLEY
ASSISTANT ENGINEER : GLEN MARCHESI
RECORDED AT PASSION STUDIOS, CT
KITTY BEETHOVEN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
SANDY GRIFFITH - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ENGINEERED BY : JAN MULLANEY & STEVE MILO
CLAYTOVEN RICHARDSON - BACKGROUND VOCALS
VICKY RANDLE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
REN KLYCE - PROGRAMMER
SECOND ENGINEER : CARL NAPPA
DIGITAL EDITING BY : STEVE MILO
KITTY BEETHOVEN - BACKGROUND VOCALS
CLAYTOVEN RICHARDSON - BACKGROUND VOCALS
SANDY GRIFFITH - BACKGROUND VOCALS
CHRIS HAWKINS - BACKGROUND VOCALS
LARRY BATISTE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
REN KLYCE - PROGRAMMER
WRITTEN BY : MICHAEL BOLTON & R.J. LANGE
PRODUCED BY : ROBERT JOHN "MUTT" LANGE & MICHAEL BOLTON
GARY CIRIMELLI - PROGRAMMER
8. WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN
FROM THE ALBUM "THE ONE THING"
12. LEAN ON ME
MICAH WILSHIRE - BACKING VOCALS
CHOIR :
ENGINEERED BY : JAN MULLANEY
MICHAEL LANDAU - GUITAR
GIGI GONAWAY - TIMBALES
MICHAEL BOLTON - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
WALTER AFANASIEFF - KEYBOARDS, STNTHESIZERS, SYNTH BASS, DRUMS & PERCUSSION
PRODUCED BY : PETER BUNETTA & RICK CHUDACOFF FOR RIPE PRODUCTIONS
FROM THE ALBUM "SOUL PROVIDER"
2. (SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY