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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Sign Your Name
Michael Bolton Lyrics
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Across my heart
I want you to be my baby
Sign your name
Across my heart
I want you to be my lady
Time I'm sure will bring
It seems to be the way
When your gambling cards on love you play
I'd rather be in Hell with you baby
Than in cool Heaven
It seems to be the way
Sign your name
Across my heart
I want you to be my baby
Sign your name
Across my heart
I want you to be my lady
Birds never look into the sun
Before the day is gone
But oh the light shines brighter
On a peaceful day
Stranger blue leave us alone
We don't want to deal with you
We'll shed our stains showering
In the room that makes the rain
All alone with you
Makes the butterflies in me arise
Slowly we make love
And the Earth rotates
To our dictates
Slowly we make love
Sign your name
Across my heart
I want you to be my baby
Sign your name
Across my heart
I want you to be my lady
The lyrics of "Sign Your Name" by Michael Bolton express a strong desire for love and commitment. The song is an invitation to the person he loves, asking her to sign her name across his heart and become his partner. The writer acknowledges that love is often a gamble, and there is always a risk of disappointment, but he proclaims that he would rather be with her even if it meant being in hell together. He uses vivid imagery of nature, comparing the brightness of the sun on a peaceful day with the euphoria of being with her.
Later in the song, he returns to the idea of being together, expressing the powerful emotions that arise when they make love. The slow, rhythmic nature of the song, combined with the passionate lyrics, make it a powerful love ballad that speaks to the heart of anyone who has experienced the deep, intense feelings of love.
Overall, "Sign Your Name" is a song about love, passion, and commitment. It is an invitation to share one's life and heart with another person, despite the risks and challenges that may come along the way.
Line by Line Meaning
Sign your name
I want you to commit to me fully and completely
Across my heart
I want you to be with me on a deep emotional level
I want you to be my baby
I want to take care of you and have a special bond with you
Sign your name
I want you to show me that you are committed to me forever
Across my heart
I want you to be devoted to me and only me
I want you to be my lady
I want you to be my partner and share your life with me
Time I'm sure will bring
I know that we will face challenges in the future
Disappointments in so many things
We will likely face disappointments in life and in our relationship
It seems to be the way
This is a common experience for many people
When your gambling cards on love you play
Love can be unpredictable and risky, like a game of chance
I'd rather be in Hell with you baby
I would rather face difficult times with you than be without you
Than in cool Heaven
Even if things are easy and pleasant without you, I would not want to be there
Birds never look into the sun
Animals know not to stare into bright lights
Before the day is gone
They wait until the opportune time to bask in its warmth
But oh the light shines brighter
When the conditions are right, it can be a beautiful experience
On a peaceful day
When everything is calm and serene, it is easier to enjoy the little things
Stranger blue leave us alone
We do not want to invite anything unfamiliar into our relationship
We don't want to deal with you
We already have each other and don't want to complicate things
We'll shed our stains showering
We will cleanse ourselves of any negativity together
In the room that makes the rain
We will do this in a private, intimate space
All alone with you
Being together with you is all I need
Makes the butterflies in me arise
You make my heart skip a beat and fill me with excitement
Slowly we make love
We take our time and enjoy every moment together
And the Earth rotates
Our love is so powerful that it feels like the world is moving around us
To our dictates
Our actions control and guide the direction of our love and our relationship
Sign your name
I want you to show me that you are truly mine
Across my heart
I want you to be a part of me forever
I want you to be my baby
I want to cherish and protect you always
Sign your name
I want you to leave your mark on my heart forever
Across my heart
I want to hold you close and never let you go
I want you to be my lady
I want to share my life with you and make you feel special every day
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Terence Trent D'Arby
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@justmeonthebeach
Fortunately you have someone who relies on you
We started out as friends but the thought of you just caves me in
The symptoms run so deep, it's much too late to turn away
We started out as friends
Oh, sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my baby
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my lady
All alone with you makes the butterflies in me arise
Slowly we make love and the earth rotates to our dictates
Slowly we make love
Oh, sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my baby
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my lady
Birds never look into the sun before the day is gone
But the light shines brighter on a peaceful day
Stranger blue, leave us alone, we don't wanna deal with you
We'll shed our stains showering in the room that makes the rain
Oh, I need you to sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my baby
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my lady
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my baby
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my lady
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my lady
Sign your name across my heart
I want you to be my baby
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