European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Entertainment Michael Bolton a with his 1990 grammy for Best male pop vocal a knows something about hits Michael Bolton takes practical approach to Success by Mary Campbell the associated press a hit song in t necessarily a great song and a great song does t necessarily become a hit. A what you Hope you write is a great hit song Quot says Michael Bolton. Some sneer at hit singles As being commercial and not Art but Bolton is practical. A the whole Industry revolves around hit songs. No matter How big you Are if you come out with an album and it does t have hits on it people Don t know you have an album out Quot he said. A you should record songs that you love. God willing you re going to perform those songs for a Long Long As if to prove just that Bolton launched a concert tour in july that will continue through the end of the year a and will include dates in Europe. During that time he will be performing his hits from a career that began in 1983 and has produced an album every other year. There were two hit singles from the hunger in 1987 and five from soul provider in 1989. The latter s How am i supposed to live without you earned Bolton a grammy in 1990 As Best male pop vocalist. A the hunger kind of put me on the map. It sold about 400,000 albums. After soul provider out it sold More. It s Platinum now Quot said Bolton who started out performing hard Rock before shitting to singing ballads in what one critic Calls a a grand technicolor Bolton s latest album is time love and tenderness currently number nine on the billboard charts. His first single from the album a the upbeat gospel tinged love is a wonderful thing sped up the singles Chart. The title track the second single did the same. Since Bolton is known As a Ballad Singer Columbia records president Don Lenner told him that people would t expect his first single to have an uptempo motown feel. A it s like opening up with a big Quot it s fortunate that Donny and i Are in synch As much As we Are Quot said Bolton a i Don t have to go through fighting with the company to know How Good it feels not going through . Bolton said that time love and tenderness is the most upbeat album he s Ever written. Quot some records have personal problems All Over them somebody s self absorption but what about his recent divorce is that reflected in the songs he says no. Quot the divorce is something that was going on for a Long time. I m feeling a new feeling As compared with dwelling on the past. There s a feeling of embarking on a Brand new chapter. It s a very positive Bolton who lives in new York has acquired a House in Rural Connecticut so he can visit his three daughters. The oldest is 15. He was interviewed in his Manhattan apartment crowded with recording and music equipment. He likes living in both worlds. A i just want to work Here be part of the new York Energy Quot he says. Quot now i Wake up in Connecticut and there Are Trees and water nearby and animals running around not the same kind that Are running around downstairs on the Block. A Beaver came up to the House the other Bolton does t write As much for other singers As he once did. He and Diane Warren had their first hit in 1983 with How am i supposed to live without you for Brannigan. Chart pop a singles color is add Marky Mark amp the Funky Bunch Loleatta a amp a music factory 1.1 adore my Amor 2. Good vibrations Holloway 3. Motown Philly Boyz ii men 4 things that make you go hmm featuring of Williams 5. The Promise of a new Day a Paula Abdul 6.1 do it for you a Bryan Adams 7. Time. Love and tenderness Michael Bolton b. Too Many Walls Cathy Dennis 9. Love of a lifetime firehouse 10. The motown song Rod Stewart pop albums 1. Metallica Metallica 2. Unforgettable Natalie Cole 3. Roll the Bones Rush 4. Luck of the draw Bonnie rain 5. . Color a add a. Boyz ii 7. Fire inside a Bob Seger b. For unlawful carnal knowledge Van Halen 9. Time love and tenderness Michael Bolton 10. Gonna make you sweat cac music factory country a singles 1 a leap of Faith a Lionel Cartwright 2. Where Are you now Clint Black 3. Your love is a Miracle mar Chesnutt 4. Brand new Man Brooks amp Dunn 5. Rodeo Garth Brooks 6. Since i Don t have you Ronnie Milsap 7. Down at the twist and shout a Mary Chapin Carpenter b. I thought it was you Doug Stone 9. Down to my last Teardrop Tanya Tucker 10. Mirror Mirror a Diamond Rio ramp a singles 1. Don t Wanna change the world Phyllis Hyman 2.1 adore my Amor color me add 3. Never Stop a the Brand new heavies 4. So much love b Angie b 5. Don t want to be a fool Luther Vandross 6. Running Back to you Vanessa Williams 7. Why can t you come Home sex Girlfriend b. My name is not Susan Whitney Houston 9. Just ask me to Tevin Campbell 10. It Ain t Over til it s Over Lenny Kravitz jazz a albums 1. Unforgettable Natalie Cole 2. Another hand a David Sanborn 3. Artistry a the Harper Brothers 4. Thick in the South Wyndlon Marsalis 5. Terence Blanchar Terence Blanchard 6. New York reunion Mccoy Tyner 7. Alone together Tough Young tenors 8. She who weeps Cassandra Wilson 9. The cat a Johnny grift 10. Serenity Stan Getz compiled by billboard Aura he never has Given away a Sung he wishes he d kept. Quot i can always re record them anyway. We re not Maltin love anymore which i gave barbra Streisand a year and a half ago is a Duel with Patti Labelle on my new album. I recorded the hit i gave to Laura and it turned out to be bigger than Ever. There Are a couple i d like to do that he and Warren write together a lot and if he does t keep the song for himself lit carefully supervises its adoption. Quot i try to make sure it is the right voice for the song and the image is right for that song Quot he said. Quot then i Call friends at the record company to try to make sure the right producer will produce the track. If i have those three elements i feel better about giving up the song. If they Don t have a producer picked we try to help get a producer one of his new songs was written by m. Bolton and b. Dylan. Quot a woman who works with Bob Calk d me in California and asked whether i d like to write with him. She said if i want to drive to the Mountain where he lives Quot Bolton recant d. Quot i be written lyrics i thought were Dylan esque. I be never had the Confidence of delivering them. Quot i was getting nervous As i was driving up there getting intimidated. Can i write lyrics with Bob Dylan in the same room Quot i picked up an acoustic guitar he had a lot of equipment. I played some ideas i had that i thought Felt like Bob Dylan in the 90s and would be comfortable for my voice. He would t ome up with a Tine. I d say How about and sing it into another line. We worked a few Dylan sent Bolton More lyrics. Quot the last line and a half he sent me two Days Lief re i did the final a Teal. I Hope he s Happy with it. I m very Happy with Sis ,o,�?on9 new Job a so a of a a do a a a a september 1% 1991 stripes Magazine
