Timeless: The Classics
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| Studio album by Michael Bolton | ||||
| Released | September 29, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | AOR, pop rock, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 40:05 | |||
| Label | Columbia 52783 |
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| Producer | Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton, David Foster | |||
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| Singles from Timeless: The Classics | ||||
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Timeless: The Classics is an album of cover versions by Michael Bolton. It was #1 on the Billboard charts when it was released. After a rather long chart run the album has been certified 4x Platinum in the US and has sold over nine million copies worldwide.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Entertainment Weekly | D link |
| Los Angeles Times | link |
| Q | link |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [1] |
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Since I Fell for You" | Buddy Johnson | 3:09 |
| 2. | "To Love Somebody" | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland | 3:54 |
| 4. | "You Send Me" | Sam Cooke | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Yesterday" | Lennon–McCartney | 3:31 |
| 6. | "Hold On, I'm Comin'" | Isaac Hayes, David Porter | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Bring It On Home To Me" | Cooke | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Knock on Wood" | Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Drift Away" | Mentor Williams | 6:07 |
| 10. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:42 |
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Total length:
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40:05 | ||
Production
- Produced By Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton & David Foster
- Engineers: Kyle Bess, Dana Jon Chapelle, Mark Hensley, Manny LaCarubba, Dave Reitzas (engineered vocals), Eric Rudd, Al Schimdt, Bill Schnee
- Second & Assistant Engineers: Kyle Bess, Craig Brock, Chris Fogel, Noel Hazen, Mark Hensley, Manny LaCarubba, Steve Milo, Eric Rudd, Brett Swain
- Mixing: Dana Jon Chapelle, Mick Guzauski, Al Schmidt
- Mastering: Vlado Meller
Personnel
- Drums: John "J.R." Robinson
- Percussion: Larry Bunker
- Bass: Walter Afanasieff, Nathan East, Randy Jackson, Ed Meares, Buell Neidlinger, Margaret Storer, Neil Stubenhaus
- Guitars: Vernon "Ice" Black, Michael Landau, Jeff Mironov, Dean Parks
- Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Synthesizers: Walter Afanasieff, Robbie Buchanan, David Foster, Randy Kerber, Greg Phillinganes
- Programming, Synclavier, Samples: Gary Cirimelli, Ren Klyce
- Saxophone: Emilio Castillo, Gary Herbig, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Joel Peskin
- Trumpet: Greg Adams, Lee Thornburg
- Trombone: Lee Thornburg
- Woodwinds: Jon Clarke, Gary Foster, Glenn Garrett, Dan Higgins, Marty Kristall, Jack Nimitz, Bob Sheppard
- French Horn: James Atkinson, Jeffrey DeRosa, Brian O'Connor, Richard Todd
- Other Horns: Tower Of Power Horn Section
- Violin: Dixie Blackstone, Mari Botnick, Robert Brousseau, Russ Cantor, Isabelle Daskoff, Assa Drori, Ronald Folsom, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Gwen Heller, Reginald Hill, William Hybel, Lisa Johnson, Karen Jones, Kethleen Lenski, Norma Leonard, Rene Mandel, Michael Markman, Betty Moore, Irma Neumann, Sheldon Sanov, Harry Shirinian, Haim Shtrum, Robert Sushel, Dorothy Wade
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 1992 | Finnish Albums Chart[2] | 11 |
References
| Preceded by | Billboard 200 number-one album November 21 - November 27, 1992 |
Succeeded by The Chase by Garth Brooks |
