Timeless: The Classics

Timeless: The Classics is a 1992 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 U.S.

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Timeless: The Classics
Studio album by
Michael Bolton
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1992
RecordedFebruary–June 1992 at Ocean Way Recording and Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Conway Studios and A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA); The Hit Factory (New York, NY); Passion Studios (Westport, CT).
GenreSoul, pop
Length40:05
LabelColumbia
52783
ProducerWalter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton, David Foster
Michael Bolton chronology
Time, Love & Tenderness
(1991)		 Timeless: The Classics
(1992)		 The Artistry of Michael Bolotin
(1993)
Singles from Timeless: The Classics
  1. "To Love Somebody"
    Released: September 1992
  2. "Drift Away"
    Released: October 1992
  3. "Reach Out I'll Be There"
    Released: November 1992

Track listing
Timeless: The Classics
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally Recorded byLength
1."Since I Fell for You"Buddy JohnsonElla Johnson3:09
2."To Love Somebody"Barry Gibb, Robin GibbThe Bee Gees4:09
3."Reach Out I'll Be There" (featuring The Four Tops)Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie HollandThe Four Tops3:54
4."You Send Me"Sam CookeSam Cooke4:00
5."Yesterday"Lennon–McCartneyThe Beatles3:31
6."Hold On, I'm Comin'"Isaac Hayes, David PorterSam & Dave3:15
7."Bring It On Home To Me"CookeSam Cooke4:27
8."Knock on Wood"Steve Cropper, Eddie FloydEddie Floyd3:51
9."Drift Away"Mentor WilliamsJohn Henry Kurtz6:07
10."White Christmas"Irving BerlinBing Crosby3:42
Total length:40:05

Production
  • Producers – Michael Bolton (all tracks); David Foster (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 10); Walter Afanasieff (Tracks 3, 6, 8 & 9).
  • Engineers – Dave Reitzas and Bill Schnee (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7); Dana Jon Chappelle (Tracks 3, 6, 8 & 9); Al Schmitt (Track 10).
  • Vocal Engineer (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 10) – Dave Reitzas
  • Orchestra Engineer (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7) – Al Schmitt
  • Additional and Assistant Engineers (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 10) – Kyle Bess, Craig Brock, Chris Fogel, Steve Harrison, Noel Hazen, Steve Milo, Marnie Riley, Eric Rudd, Brian Scheuble and Brett Swain.
  • Second Engineers (Tracks 3, 6, 8 & 9) – Kyle Bess, Mark Hensley, Manny LaCarubba and Eric Rudd.
  • Mixing – Al Schmitt (Tracks 1, 5, 7 & 10); Mick Guzauski (Tracks 2 & 4); Dana Jon Chappelle (Tracks 3, 6, 8 & 9).
  • Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studio Operations (New York, NY).

Additional Credits

  • Art Direction and Design – Christopher Austopchuk
  • Photography – Matthew Rolston
  • Management – Louis Levin and Jill Tiger
  • Grooming – Nancy Sprague
  • Styling – Gemina Aboitiz

Personnel
  • Michael Bolton – lead vocals, arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10), rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 5, 7), backing vocals (6)
  • David Foster – arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10), rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 5, 7), additional keyboards (2, 5)
  • Randy Kerber – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), Hammond B3 organ (6), organ (7), electric piano (10)
  • Greg Phillinganes – organ (2), acoustic piano (7)
  • Robbie Buchanan – additional keyboards (2, 5)
  • Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (3, 9), synthesizers (3, 9), Hammond B3 organ (3, 8, 9), bass (3, 9), rhythm programming (3, 9), acoustic piano (6), horn arrangements (6, 8)
  • Gary Cirimelli – Akai programming (3), Macintosh programming (3, 6, 8, 9), Synclavier programming (3, 9), additional backing vocals (9)
  • Ren Klyce – Synclavier programming (3, 9), Akai programming (3, 9)
  • Ian Underwood – acoustic piano (10)
  • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (1, 5)
  • Michael Thompson – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7), guitar (6, 8)
  • Vernon "Ice" Black – guitar (3)
  • Michael Landau – additional guitar (6, 8), guitar (9)
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 4, 5, 8)
  • Nathan East – bass (2, 7)
  • Randy Jackson – bass (6)
  • John Robinson – drums (1, 2, 4-8)
  • Joel Peskin – saxophone solo (4)
  • Portia Griffin – backing vocals (2, 7, 8), additional backing vocals (3, 9)
  • Pat Hawk – backing vocals (2, 7, 8), additional backing vocals (3, 9)
  • Vann Johnson – backing vocals (2, 7, 8), additional backing vocals (3, 9)
  • Janis Liebhart – backing vocals (2, 7, 8), additional backing vocals (3, 9)
  • Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (2, 7), additional backing vocals (3)
  • Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (2, 7, 8), additional backing vocals (3, 9)
  • The Four Tops – backing vocals (3)
  • Yvonne Williams – backing vocals (8), additional backing vocals (9)
  • Claytoven Richardson – additional backing vocals (9)
  • The PH1 Choir – backing vocals (9)
  • Patrick Henderson – choir director and vocal arrangements (9)

Tower Of Power Horn Section (Tracks 6 & 8)

Orchestra (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 10)

  • Johnny Mandel – orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 5, 7, 10)
  • Jeremy Lubbock – orchestra arrangements and conductor (2)
  • David Foster – string arrangements (4)
  • Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
  • Debbie Datz-Pyle – contractor
  • Patti Zimmitti – contractor
  • Jim Atkinson, Jeff DeRosa, Brian O'Connor, Calvin Smith, Richard Todd and Brad Warnaar – French horn
  • Donald Ashworth, Jon Clarke, Gary Foster, Glen Garrett, Dan Higgins, Marty Kristall, Jack Nimitz and Bob Sheppard – woodwinds
  • Larry Bunker – percussion
  • Chuck Domanico, Edward Meares, Buell Neidlinger and Margaret Storer – bass
  • Robert Adcock, Jodi Burnett, Larry Corbett, Ronald Cooper, Christine Ermacoff, Marie Fera, Paula Hochholter, Judy Johnson, Anne Karam, Suzie Katayama, Dane Little, Frederick Seykora, Christina Soule and David Speltz – cello
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Denyse Buffum, Brian Dembow, Alan DeVeritch, Roland Kato, Donald McInnis, Cynthia Morrow, Carole Mukogawa, Dan Neufeld, Kazi Pitelka, Harry Shirinian, Linn Subotnick, Ray Tischer and Mihail Zinovyev – viola
  • Dixie Blackstone, Mari Botnick, Robert Brousseau, Russ Cantor, Isabelle Daskoff, Assa Drori, Henry Ferber, Ronald Folsom, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Harris Goldman, Gwen Heller, Reginald Hill, Bill Hybel, Lisa Johnson, Karen Jones, Kathleen Lenski, Norma Leonard, Rene Mandel, Michael Markman, Betty Moor, Irma Neumann, Donald Palmer, Claudia Parducci, Sheldon Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Robert Sushel, Gerald Vinci and Dorothy Wade – violin

Chart positions
Year Chart Position
1992 The Billboard 200 1
1992 Finnish Albums Chart[2] 11

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[4] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[6] Gold 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[7] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[8] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] 3× Platinum 900,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 90. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone michael bolton album guide.
  2. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 105. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. "Canadian album certifications – Michael Bolton – Timeless". Music Canada. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. "Japanese album certifications – Michael Bolton – Timeless (The Classics)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 16 July 2019. Select 1993年12月 on the drop-down menu
  6. "New Zealand album certifications – Michael Bolton – Timeless". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  7. "Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990" (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
  8. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  9. "British album certifications – Michael Bolton – Timeless". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 July 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Timeless in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. "American album certifications – Michael Bolton – Timeless". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 July 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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