His achievements include selling 53 million albums, eight top ten albums, two number one singles on the Billboard charts, and awards from both the American Music Awards and Grammy Awards.
Michael Bolton had an extensive, though not very successful, career under his real name, Michael Bolotin, before emerging in the mid-'80s as a major soft rock balladeer. Bolton began recording in 1975. This first album was self-titled using his original surname, Bolotin. Early in his musical career, he focused on hard rock. His band, Blackjack, once toured with heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. He turned up on RCA Records in the mid-'70s singing in a gruff, Joe Cocker-like voice both his own blue-eyed soul songs and cover tunes. Neither record buyers nor critics were much interested by the result. He then became the lead singer in Blackjack, a heavy metal band that made two albums for Polydor at the end of the '70s and the start of the '80s. In 1983, he changed his name to Michael Bolton, signed to Columbia Records as a solo act, and relaunched his career.
Michael Bolton was released in April 1983, and made the Top 100 bestsellers, as did its single, "Fools Game." At the same time, "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You," which Bolton had co-written, became a Top 40 hit for Laura Branigan. Nevertheless, Bolton's second Columbia album, Everybody's Crazy (1985), was a commercial flop. His breakthrough came with his third album, The Hunger, released in September 1987. On this album, Bolton abandoned the more hard rock aspects of his style to concentrate on blue-eyed soul singing: both on his own songs, such as "That's What Love Is All About," and on covers like Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." Those two songs became Top 40 hits.
Soul Provider, released in July 1989, turned Bolton into a superstar, reaching the Top Ten, selling four million copies, and spawning five Top 40 singles, including Bolton's number one version of "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You," and the Top Ten hits "How Can We Be Lovers" and "When I'm Back on My Feet Again." "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" won Bolton a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Time, Love & Tenderness, released in April 1991, was even more successful, hitting number one, selling six million copies, and featuring four Top 40 hits, including the chart-topping cover of Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman," and the Top Ten hits "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" (later the subject of a successful plagiarism suit brought against Bolton by the Isley Brothers) and "Time, Love and Tenderness."
Bolton won another Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for "When a Man Loves a Woman," but he had to put up with abuse from two camps of detractors at the February 1992 ceremony. Just after Bolton had performed, pre-rock songwriter Irving Gordon won the Song of the Year award for "Unforgettable" and pointedly attacked songs that "scream, yell, and have a nervous breakdown" and singers who "have a hernia" when they sing. Then, backstage, Bolton faced a hostile press corps of critics unhappy with his tendency to copy great soul singers like Redding, Ray Charles, and Sledge. Bolton suggested they apply their lips to a certain part of his anatomy. He further responded with Timeless: The Classics in September 1992, an album made up entirely of cover songs. It went to number one, sold three million copies, and featured a Top 40 hit in Bolton's version of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody." Bolton's next album of original material, The One Thing, came in November 1993. It hit the Top Ten, sold three million copies, and featured the Top Ten hit "Said I Loved You...But I Lied." Bolton released Greatest Hits 1985-1995 in the fall of 1995, which debuted in the Top Ten. The following year, This Is the Time: Christmas Album appeared.
Bolton returned with All That Matters, his first album of new material since 1993's The One Thing, in the fall of 1997. Instead of continuing his success, it was a surprise flop. Not only did it not generate a hit single, it barely cracked the Top 40 and fell out of the charts after 15 weeks. Its lack of success didn't stop Bolton from turning his attention to My Secret Passion, a collection of opera and arias that he released in January 1998. By classical standards, the album was a hit, and the record received a great deal of press and surprisingly good reviews. He supported the two albums with a summer tour which were co-headlined with Wynonna Judd. He voluntarily stepped back for almost four years, disappearing from the public eye until the spring of 2002 when he began promoting Only a Woman Like You, his first album on Jive Records. After a brief sabbatical, he returned with Til the End of Forever, a hybrid new album of seven new recordings and a live greatest-hits concert. In 2006 he released Bolton Swings Sinatra, a 12-song tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes that included a duet with fiancรฉe/actress Nicolette Sheridan.
It would be worth mentioning "Can I Touch You There" proved to be one of the all-time hit love songs from Micheal Bolton from the album Greatest Hits.
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Crazy Love
Michael Bolton Lyrics
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And the heavens's open every time she smile
And when I come to her,that's where I belong
Yet, I'm running to her like a river's song.
She give me love, love, love, love crazy love,
She give me love, love, love, love crazy love.
I need her, I need her
And I need her in the night
I need her, I need her
I want to throw my arms around her
Kiss and hold her,kiss and hold her tight.
And when I'm returning from so far away,
She give me some sweet lovin' brighten up my day,
And it makes me righteous and it makes me feel whole,
And it makes me mellow down in my soul.
She give me love,love,love,love crazy love,
She give me love,love,love,love crazy love.
She take away my trouble,take away my grief,
Take away my heartache,in the night like a thief.
The lyrics to Michael Bolton's โCrazy Loveโ is a beautiful love song that expresses the deep love and affection that the singer has for his lover. The opening lyrics, โI can hear her heart beat from a thousand miles, And the heavens's open every time she smilesโ suggest that the singer is deeply in love with his partner and feels content and happy in her presence. He admits that being with her makes him feel like he belongs, and despite the passion and intensity of his emotions, he is still running to her like a river's song.
The chorus of the song is the most memorable part, and it highlights the central theme of the song. โShe gives me love, love, love, love crazy love, she gives me love, love, love, love crazy love.โ This repeats twice, and it emphasizes the depth of the singer's emotions for his partner, describing his love as both intense and overwhelming.
The second verse is an expression of the singer's desire to be with his partner at all times. He admits that he needs her during the day and night and wants to hold her tightly in his arms. The final verse talks about how his partner takes away his troubles, grief, and heartache, bringing happiness and joy into his life like a thief in the night.
Overall, โCrazy Loveโ is a fantastic piece of music that expresses the beauty and intensity of love. The song is a testament to the power of love and how it can transform our lives, making us feel complete and whole.
Line by Line Meaning
I can hear her heart beat from a thousand miles,
I can sense the rhythm of her love from a great distance.
And the heavens's open every time she smile
Her smile opens up the world and reveals the beauty of the heavens.
And when I come to her,that's where I belong
When I approach her, I feel a great sense of belonging.
Yet, I'm running to her like a river's song.
I'm drawn to her like the flow of a river's melody.
She give me love, love, love, love crazy love,
She showers me with immense, wild love.
And I need her in the day time
I require her presence even in the daylight hours.
And I need her in the night
I crave her companionship in the nighttime as well.
I want to throw my arms around her
I yearn to embrace her in my arms.
Kiss and hold her,kiss and hold her tight.
I want to kiss and tightly hold her with great passion.
And when I'm returning from so far away,
Upon returning from a long journey,
She give me some sweet lovin' brighten up my day,
She gives me sweet love that brightens up my entire day.
And it makes me righteous and it makes me feel whole,
Her love uplifts and completes me.
And it makes me mellow down in my soul.
Her love puts my soul at ease and calms me down.
She take away my trouble,take away my grief,
She absolves me of my pain and trouble.
Take away my heartache,in the night like a thief.
She sneakily removes my heartache in the dark of the night.
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Written by: Van Morrison
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Velma Braxton
Just came from the doctor and this song help heal my body and soul.,thank you Michael Bolton โคโฅ๐
Abu Bakr
His magical voice can sing any song.
Ryan Parker
This song is an instant classic ๐ต ๐ ๐
Linda Hambly (Lynn)
๐ I don't know how many times I have said I love this song and I really do I could listen to it over and over and over I love Michael Bolton's voice is amazing Lindaโค
Marilene Gomes
Linda essa mรบsica ๐ Top demais parabรฉns ๐
Lorenda Appel-Eeson
a beautiful song you have given us so much joy through the years and there is not a man who has not used your music to touch the heart of their woman
Marilyn Ferris
Awesome, love the guitar backing.
Linda Robert
Michael, you should record this version with the guitar solo, on a cd
Piano By Nikul
Most underrated singer of all time
KNOW HOPE
PURE BLISS! What a blissful cover of this gem of a song by the Great Michael Bolton! Is there any cover of this song which does not sound awesome?