Timeless (The Classics) Vol. 2
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 ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Credits »
Michael Bolton - Producer
Michael Bolton - Main Performer
Michael Brecker - Guest Appearance
Dave Koz - Guest Appearance
Jill Dell'Abate - Production Coordination
Barry Beckett - Producer
Andre Betts - Programming
Mick Guzauski - Mixing
Neil Jason - Programming
Ted Jensen - Mastering
Louis Levin - Director
Greg Phillinganes - Rhythm Arrangements
Phil Ramone - Producer
Dave Reitzas - Engineer
Tom Bender - Mixing Assistant
Joel Zimmerman - Art Direction
Christopher Austopchuk - Art Direction
Steve Milo - Engineer
Nick Marshall - Mixing Assistant
Jan Folkson - Programming
Colleen Creighton - Make-Up
Colleen Creighton - Hair Stylist
Rebecca Manos - Stylist
Ronnie Milo - Personal Assistant
Allison Wilkie - Personal Assistant
Gina Cheshire - Production Coordination
Rob Mathes - Programming
Pete Greene - Engineer
Eric Schilling - Engineer
Steve Lukather - Guest Appearance
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