Playlist: The Very Best of Michael Bolton [Original recording remastered]

Michael Bolton (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony Legacy
• ASIN: B001M6FWC2
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,056 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Steel Bars

2. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

3. When A Man Loves A Woman

4. To Love Somebody

5. Go The Distance

6. Soul Provider

7. Reach Out I'll Be There

8. Only A Woman Like You

9. Missing You Now

10. Sexual Healing

11. Fools Game

12. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You

13. Completely

14. Everybody's Crazy

Editorial Reviews

Welcome to the Playlist series. Painstakingly compiled by the artists and the music nuts at Legacy Recordings, these collections truly represent an artists' complete body of work. We've fished through hundreds-thousands-of tracks to cherry pick the perfect playlists. Not just the hits (anyone can find those). The life changing cuts. The out-of-print tracks. The fan favorites everyone loves. The songs that make the artist who they are.

You’ll no doubt enjoy the sound of the beautifully remastered songs on this CD (as opposed to MP3's that contain less information, which translate into compromised sound). But we think the thing you'll appreciate most about this Playlist is that even though you didn't make it, you might wish you did.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Missing Bolton Now, September 17, 2009

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Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Playlist: The Very Best of Michael Bolton (Audio CD)

When it has came down to Michael Bolton, he just has not had reintroduced himself musically into the spotlight the past several years. While he has shown that he hasn't been able to get passed his days with Sony, or have the exact same commercial status, yet he still has been able to record many great days in the spotlight. Sadly though, there have been many different hits compilations of Michael Bolton's that just honestly haven't been able to reintroduce himself very well to a whole new generation of fans. It has been a shame, but also shows why his sales have not been at par, even with what he has done independently on his own too. Now, another Michael Bolton hits collection is out right now, and again it misses the mark by a absolutely large longshot.

Playlist: The Very Best Of Michael Bolton isn't exactly the very best of what Michael Bolton had brought into the music industry in the 80's and his 90's status. While the songs have been remastered well, the collection really doesn't even try to measure up at all, but leaves hard core fans also feeling high and dry. The collection does include some of Bolton's big hits including How Am I Suppose To Live Without You, Steel Bars, and When A Man Loves A Woman, nevertheless there honestly are a lot of his biggest hits that aren't even packaged as a part of his Playlist compilation. It is a dissapointment that a lot of Michael Bolton's biggest standards aren't even recognized here like Love Is A Wonderful Thing, Time Love & Tenderness, That's What Love Is All About and Said I Love You (But I Lied.) Instead a lot of his lesser-known songs are highlighted like his cover of Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing, and Only A Woman Like You.

All in all, Playlist: The Very Best Of Michael Bolton isn't exactly a must buy for hard core fans, nor does it place itself completely as a strong reintroduction to Michael Bolton for the new listener either. Instead, there are honestly much better Michael Bolton compilations that are worth buying like Michael Bolton's Greatest Hits 1985-1995 as a better bet. This collection could've showed more Time, Love & Tenderness and instead says "Said I Loved You, and it absoluetly lies."

Album Cover: C

Songs: D+

Price: D

Remastering: C+

Overall: D+

4.0 out of 5 stars bolton!!!!!!!!!!, December 24, 2010

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This review is from: Playlist: The Very Best of Michael Bolton (Audio CD)

OMG... greatest album.. loooooooooove this r&b crooner... missing a few songs i like ["can i touch you there"]...but his has other hits cd's... but this is an easy/ must listen...

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best Of Michael Bolton, May 5, 2009

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Nancy A. Roelke (Rockwood, Pa. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Playlist: The Very Best of Michael Bolton (Audio CD)

As a gift to my friend's Birthday, she told me that her CD arrived in excellent condition without flaws.
Nancy