Time, Love and Tenderness (song) explained

Time, Love and Tenderness
Type:single
Artist:Michael Bolton
Album:Time, Love & Tenderness
B-Side:That's What Love Is All About
Released:1991
Length:5:31
Label:Columbia
Producer:Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton
Prev Title:Love Is a Wonderful Thing
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:When a Man Loves a Woman
Next Year:1991

"Time, Love and Tenderness" is a song written by Diane Warren and performed by American recording artist Michael Bolton. Released by Columbia as a single from his seventh album of the same title (1991), the song reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Bolton's fifth top-ten single in the United States. It was also the singer's fourth song to top the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. Worldwide the song reached number four in Canada, number 27 in Sweden and number 28 in the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that "this ear-grabbing semi-ballad [...] will absolutely invoke a positive reaction from your audience."[1]

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 111
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 76

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 40
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] 8
Europe (European Hit Radio)[6] 49
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 62
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 22

References

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Singles. Music & Media. August 10, 1991. 10. December 11, 2022.
  2. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing August 26, 1991. August 27, 2022.
  3. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 8. 34. 25. August 24, 1991. September 26, 2020.
  4. RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 23, 2017.
  5. RPM 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 13, 2019.
  6. EHR Year-End Top 100. Music & Media. 8. 51–52. 20. December 21, 1991. February 22, 2024.
  7. 1991 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles. Billboard. 103. 51. YE-14. December 21, 1991. September 26, 2020.
  8. 1991 The Year in Music. Billboard. 103. 51. YE-36. December 21, 1991. August 9, 2021.