The Essential Michael Bolton

The Essential Michael Bolton
The Essential Michael Bolton
Compilation album by Michael Bolton
Released	April 25, 2005
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:22:51
Label	Columbia; Legacy; Sony;
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The Essential Michael Bolton is a two-disc compilation album by American singer Michael Bolton, released on April 25, 2005.^[2] It is a repacked version of Michael Bolton's 2002 album The Ultimate Collection.^[3] In 2005, a DVD was released with the album containing all 32 music videos.^[4] The album only charted in Denmark. In 2009, Columbia released a 3.0 edition of The Essential Michael Bolton containing eight bonus tracks.^[5]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"Soul Provider"	Michael Bolton, Andrew Goldmark	Soul Provider (1989)	4:28
2.	"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"	Otis Redding, Steve Cropper	The Hunger (1987)	3:52
3.	"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"	Michael Bolton, Doug James	Soul Provider (1989)	4:15
4.	"How Can We Be Lovers?"	Michael Bolton, Diane Warren, Desmond Child	Soul Provider (1989)	3:54
5.	"When I'm Back on My Feet Again"	Diane Warren	Soul Provider (1989)	3:47
6.	"Georgia on My Mind"	Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell	Soul Provider (1989)	4:57
7.	"Time, Love and Tenderness"	Diane Warren	Time, Love & Tenderness (1991)	4:17
8.	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright	Time, Love & Tenderness (1991)	3:50
9.	"Missing You Now" (featuring Kenny G)	Michael Bolton, Diane Warren, Walter Afanasieff	Time, Love & Tenderness (1991)	4:32
10.	"Steel Bars"	Michael Bolton, Bob Dylan, Bob Halligan Jr.	Time, Love & Tenderness (1991)	3:25
11.	"Said I Loved You...But I Lied"	Michael Bolton, Robert John "Mutt" Lange	The One Thing (1993)	5:01
12.	"Lean on Me"	Bill Withers	The One Thing (1993)	5:17
13.	"Can I Touch You...There?"	Michael Bolton, Robert John "Mutt" Lange	Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995)	5:15
14.	"Love Is the Power"	Michael Bolton, Diane Warren, Walter Afanasieff	This Is The Time: The Christmas Album (1996)	5:33
15.	"Soul Of My Soul"	Michael Bolton, Diane Warren, Walter Afanasieff	The One Thing (1993)	5:41
16.	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher	Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999)	4:42
Total length:				1:12:57

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"I Promise You"	Michael Bolton, Robert John "Mutt" Lange	Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995)	5:17
2.	"I Found Someone"	Michael Bolton, Mark Mangold	Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995)	3:47
3.	"A Love So Beautiful"	Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne	Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995)	4:05
4.	"Ain't Got Nothing If You Ain't Got Love"	Michael Bolton, Robert John "Mutt" Lange	The One Thing (1993)	5:03
5.	"Drift Away"	Mentor Williams	Timeless: The Classics (1992)	6:05
6.	"Reach Out I'll Be There" (featuring The Four Tops)	Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland	Timeless: The Classics (1992)	3:48
7.	"The Best of Love"	Michael Bolton, Babyface	All That Matters (1997)	4:15
8.	"Go the Distance"	Alan Menken, David Zippel	All That Matters (1997) / Hercules: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (1997)	4:42
9.	"Sexual Healing"	Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown, David Ritz	Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999)	4:35
10.	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Bill Withers	Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999)	3:34
11.	"Nessun Dorma! From Turandot"	Giacomo Puccini	My Secret Passion: The Arias (1998)	3:13
12.	"Once In a Lifetime"	Michael Bolton, Diane Warren, Walter Afanasieff	Only You (1994)	5:53
13.	"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"	Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston	Non-Album Single (1991)	3:13
14.	"To Love Somebody"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb	Timeless: The Classics (1992)	4:06
15.	"Now That I Found You"	Michael Bolton, Diane Warren	Time, Love & Tenderness (1991)	4:32
16.	"That's What Love Is All About"	Michael Bolton, Eric Kaz	The Hunger (1987)	3:57
Total length:				1:10:13

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Denmark Hitlisten^[6]	18

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Europe	2002	Columbia Records	CD	513975 2
South Africa	2002	Columbia Records	CD	CDCOL 6723
United States	2002	Columbia Records	CD	88697 42575 2

References

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[AllMusic-1] The Essential Michael Bolton at AllMusic

[2] Michael Bolton - The Essential Michael Bolton at Rate Your Music

[3] Michael Bolton - The Ultimate Collection at Allmusic

[4] Michael Bolton - The Essential Michael Bolton (DVD)

[5] Michael Bolton - The Essential Michael Bolton 3.0

[6] Danish Charts – Michael Bolton – The Essential Michael Bolton

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Discography
Studio albums	Michael Bolotin (1975) Everyday of My Life (1976) Michael Bolton (1983) Everybody's Crazy (1985) The Hunger (1987) Soul Provider (1989) Time, Love & Tenderness (1991) The One Thing (1993) All That Matters (1997) Only a Woman Like You (2002) One World One Love (2009) Gems: The Duets Collection / Duette (2011) Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A. (2013) Songs of Cinema (2017)
Cover albums	Timeless: The Classics (1992) This Is the Time: The Christmas Album (1996) My Secret Passion: The Arias (1998) Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999) Vintage (2003) Bolton Swings Sinatra: The Second Time Around (2006)
Compilation albums	The Artistry of Michael Bolotin (1993) Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995) The Essential Michael Bolton (2005) 'Til the End of Forever (2005)
Singles	"(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" "How Can We Be Lovers" "When I'm Back on My Feet Again" "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" "Time, Love and Tenderness" "When a Man Loves a Woman" "Missing You Now" "To Love Somebody" "Drift Away" "Reach Out I'll Be There" "Said I Loved You... But I Lied" "Lean on Me" "I Found Someone" "Go the Distance" "Nessun dorma!" "Sexual Healing" "Jack Sparrow" "I'm Not Ready"
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