Soul Provider Explained

Soul Provider
Type:studio
Artist:Michael Bolton
Cover:Soul-provider-michael-bolton-album-cover.jpg
Recorded:1987–89
Genre:Adult contemporary, pop, pop rock, soft rock
Length:47:04
Label:Columbia
Producer:
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Soul Provider is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on June 26, 1989, by Columbia Records/CBS.[1] The album has sold 12.5 million copies worldwide.[2]

Containing five US 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 number 3.[3] It was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4]

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.[5]

Reception

Soul Provider has received generally mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic retrospectively 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". 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." 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.

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 32
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[7] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)!scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 10
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 56
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 14
US Billboard 200[12] 3
Chart (1991)!scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[13] 53
Chart (1992)!scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[14] 89

Singles

Release date! scope="col"
TitleUS Hot 100US AC
June 1989"Soul Provider"173
October 1989"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"11
March 1990"How Can We Be Lovers"33
May 1990"When I'm Back on My Feet Again"71
August 1990"Georgia on My Mind"366

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FMQB. 60.
  2. Book: Bolton, Michael . The Soul of It All: My Music, My Life . 2013-01-29 . Center Street . 978-1-4555-2366-5 . en.
  3. Michael Bolton on the Billboard 200. . 7 October 2014.
  4. Web site: RIAA – Searchable Database: Michael Bolton. . October 7, 2014.
  5. News: The Case of the Disappearing Solo. . 5 October 1990 . August 9, 2013.
  6. Book: Pennanen, Timo . 2006 . Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . 1st . Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . Helsinki . 978-951-1-21053-5 . 105.
  7. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st. September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  8. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1990. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 23, 2021.
  9. Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums of 1990. RPM. December 12, 1994. December 19, 2018.
  10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990. dutchcharts.nl. October 23, 2021.
  11. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1990. Recorded Music NZ. February 15, 2022.
  12. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990. Billboard. October 23, 2021.
  13. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991. Billboard. October 23, 2021.
  14. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. October 23, 2021.

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