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 fiancée/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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Daddy's Little Girl
Michael Bolton Lyrics
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You're daddy's little girl to have and hold
A precious gem is what you are
A ray of hope, a shining star
You're as bright as the sunshine, morning's first light
You warm my day, brighten my night
You're sugar, you're spice, you're everything nice
A precious gem that's what you are
A ray of hope, a shining star
You're as bright as the sunshine, morning's first light
You warm my day and brighten my night
You're sugar, you're spice, you're everything nice
And you're daddy's little girl
The song Daddy's Little Girl by Michael Bolton is a heartfelt ballad that expresses a father's deep love and affection for his daughter. The opening line, "You're the end of the rainbow, my pot of gold" conveys the immense value and worth that the daughter holds in the father's eyes. She is his ultimate treasure, the source of his joy and pride.
The subsequent lines of the song continue to highlight the daughter's beauty and positivity in the father's life. She is described as a "precious gem," a "ray of hope," and a "shining star." These metaphors not only emphasize the daughter's radiance but also convey the father's sense of protection towards her. He knows that his daughter has a bright future ahead, and he wants to shield and guide her throughout her journey.
The chorus of the song further reinforces the father's love and admiration for his daughter. She is described as a source of warmth and sweetness, bringing light and happiness to the father's life. The repetition of "you're daddy's little girl" emphasizes the father's emotional connection and bond with his daughter, underscoring how much she means to him.
Line by Line Meaning
You're the end of the rainbow, my pot of gold
You are the ultimate reward of my life, my treasure that I have been searching for
You're daddy's little girl to have and hold
You are my beloved daughter, someone I cherish and adore with all my heart
A precious gem is what you are
You are a priceless and valuable possession, someone who is treasured beyond measure
A ray of hope, a shining star
You bring light and positivity to my life, you are a beacon of hope that guides me through the tough times
You're as bright as the sunshine, morning's first light
You are a source of immense happiness and light, bringing joy to my life every day
You warm my day, brighten my night
You provide comfort and happiness to my life, filling my days with warmth and my nights with brightness
You're sugar, you're spice, you're everything nice
You are the epitome of sweetness, pleasantness and charm, embodying everything that is good and pure
And you're daddy's little girl
And above all, you are my beloved daughter, forever and always
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: EDWARD MADDEN, THEODORE MORSE
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