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Michael Bolton Michael Bolton [1983] Release Date: 1983 04 zz Running Time: 33:17 Label: Columbia The former Michael Bolotin changed his name but not his style on his initial effort for Columbia Records. Bolton had essayed hard-edged arena rock with his band Blackjack, and here he did much the same thing, shout-singing in his emotive whiskey bellow over slashing guitar power chords (frequently courtesy of Blackjack's Bruce Kulick and his brother Bob), icy keyboard fills, angelic backup choirs, and thundering rhythm sections, all intended to fill the hockey auditoriums of America alongside Journey and Foreigner. For all the clichés, Bolton was an undeniably involving singer, and songs like "Fools Game," the lead-off track and chart single, were satisfying pop efforts that suggested he might offer some competition to emerging mainstream rockers like Bryan Adams. As things would turn out, of course, the true key track was the cover of the Supremes' "Back in My Arms Again." William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Fools Game 3:56 2 She Did the Same Thing 3:52 3 Hometown Hero 3:41 4 Can't Hold on, Can't Let Go 3:22 5 Fighting for My Life 3:28 6 Paradise 4:00 7 Back in My Arms Again 3:14 8 Carrie 3:51 9 I Almost Believed You 4:05 Releases: Year Type Label 1990 CD Columbia 1998 CD Sony 1999 CD Sony 1990 CS Columbia 1983 LP Columbia

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