Soul Provider

Soul Provider
Studio album by Michael Bolton
Released June 19, 1989 (1989-06-19)
Recorded 1988-89
Genre AOR, pop rock, soft rock
adult contemporary
Length 42:41
Label Columbia
45012
Producer Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff (tracks 1 & 9), Michael Bolton (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10) , Desmond Child (track 5), Barry Mann (track 10), Guy Roche (track 7), & Michael Omartian (tracks 3, 4, 10), Susan Hamilton (track 2), Walter Afanasieff (track 7)
Michael Bolton chronology
The Hunger
(1987)		 Soul Provider
(1989)		 Time, Love & Tenderness
(1991)
Singles from Soul Provider
  1. "Soul Provider"
    Released: 1989
  2. "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"
    Released: 1989
  3. "How Can We Be Lovers?"
    Released: 1990
  4. "When I'm Back on My Feet Again"
    Released: 1990
  5. "Georgia on My Mind"
    Released: 1990

Soul Provider is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on June 19, 1989 by Columbia Records. This was the album that turned Bolton into a superstar.

Supported by five top 40 hits (including three that reached the top 10), Soul Provider achieved longevity on the charts. The album spent almost four years on the Billboard 200 and peaked at #3.[1] It was awarded 6x Platinum in the U.S.[2] and sold over 12,500,000 copies worldwide.

For the single version of "Georgia on My Mind", CBS edited out Michael Brecker's saxophone solo and replaced it with one by Kenny G.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauC−[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Soul Provider has received generally mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic described it as "more of the same", but noted that due to this album, Bolton "was now stoking the romantic fires in bedrooms across America".[4] Robert Christgau gave the album a negative review, declaring Bolton to be "indistinguishable from pop metal except in the wattage of his guitar parts and the shamelessness of his song doctors."[5] The Rolling Stone Album Guide described the album as the beginning of Bolton's descent into overdone and disrespectful covers, though they added that some of the self-penned performances on the album showed potential.[6]

On a recent episode of the award winning podcast, Never Not Funny, comedian Jimmy Pardo attributed this album as getting him through a "horrible horrible break-up".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soul Provider"  Michael Bolton, Andrew Goldmark4:28
2."Georgia on My Mind"  Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell4:58
3."It's Only My Heart"  Bolton, Diane Warren4:33
4."How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"  Bolton, Doug James4:50
5."How Can We Be Lovers?"  Bolton, Warren, Desmond Child3:55
6."You Wouldn't Know Love"  Bolton, Warren3:54
7."When I'm Back on My Feet Again"  Warren3:47
8."From Now On" (Duet with Suzie Benson)Bolton, Eric Kaz4:07
9."Love Cuts Deep"  Bolton, Warren, Child3:49
10."Stand Up for Love"  Bolton, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil4:44
Total length:42:41

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1990 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
1990 US Albums Chart 3
1990 UK Albums Chart[7] 4
1990 New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 6
1990 Finnish Albums Chart[8] 32

Singles

Release Date Title U.S. Hot 100 U.S. AC
June 1989 "Soul Provider" 17 3
October 1989 "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" 1 1
March 1990 "How Can We Be Lovers" 3 3
May 1990 "When I'm Back on My Feet Again" 7 1
August 1990 "Georgia on My Mind" 36 6

Personnel

Covers

Cher covered "You Wouldn't Know Love" on her 1989 album Heart of Stone. Sunstorm also did a cover of the song for their 2012 album Emotional Fire.

Preceded by
All or Nothing by Milli Vanilli		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
May 6–12, 1990
May 20 - June 2, 1990 		Succeeded by
Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Bolton on the Billboard 200". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "RIAA – Searchable Database: Michael Bolton". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Case of the Disappearing Solo". Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  4. 1 2 AllMusic review
  5. 1 2 Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  6. 1 2 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.
  7. ↑ EveryHit.com
  8. ↑ 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.
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