Greatest Hits (1985–1995)

Greatest Hits (1985-1995)
Greatest hits album by Michael Bolton
Released September 19, 1995
Genre AOR, pop rock, soft rock
adult contemporary
Length 74:12
Label Columbia
67300
Michael Bolton chronology
The One Thing
(1993)		 Greatest Hits (1985-1995)
(1995)		 This Is The Time: The Christmas Album
(1996)

Greatest Hits (1985–1995) is a compilation album by American recording artist Michael Bolton, released in 1995. The album features Bolton's biggest hit singles from his four previous albums; The Hunger, Soul Provider, Time, Love & Tenderness and The One Thing, plus five new recordings. The album achieved a great deal of success, going 3x platinum in the US and selling over nine million copies worldwide.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Album Length
1. "That's What Love Is All About"  Michael Bolton, Eric KazThe Hunger 3:57
2. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"  Steve Cropper, Otis ReddingThe Hunger 3:52
3. "Soul Provider"  Bolton, Andy GoldmarkSoul Provider 4:26
4. "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"  Bolton, Doug JamesSoul Provider 4:15
5. "How Can We Be Lovers?"  Bolton, Desmond Child, Diane WarrenSoul Provider 3:56
6. "When I'm Back on My Feet Again"  WarrenSoul Provider 3:49
7. "Georgia on My Mind"  Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart GorrellSoul Provider 4:57
8. "Time, Love and Tenderness"  WarrenTime, Love & Tenderness 4:18
9. "When a Man Loves a Woman"  Calvin Lewis, Andrew WrightTime, Love & Tenderness 3:51
10. "Missing You Now"  Walter Afanasieff, Bolton, WarrenTime, Love & Tenderness 4:25
11. "Steel Bars"  Bolton, Bob DylanTime, Love & Tenderness 4:25
12. "Said I Loved You...But I Lied"  Bolton, Robert John "Mutt" LangeThe One Thing 5:01
13. "Can I Touch You...There?" dagger"  Bolton, Lange  5:17
14. "I Promise You dagger"  Bolton, Lange  5:21
15. "I Found Someone dagger"  Bolton, Mark Mangold  3:53
16. "A Love So Beautiful dagger"  Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne  4:07
17. "This River dagger"  Warren  5:17

dagger denotes a new recording for this release.

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (1995–96) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 32
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5] 26
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 8
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 28
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 2
US Billboard 200[15] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[16] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[8] 3× Platinum 300,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[17] Gold 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 25,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[21] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995". Hung Medien.
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995" (in German). Hung Medien.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995" (in French). Hung Medien.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  6. ↑ "Michael Bolton: Greatest Hits 1985-1995" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  7. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  8. 1 2 "Musica: Michael Bolton in vetta nelle hits" (in Italian). Adnkronos. March 11, 1996. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Highest position and charting weeks of Greatest Hits (1985–1995) by Michael Bolton". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  10. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995". Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995". Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995". Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995". Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "1995-09-30 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
  15. ↑ "Michael Bolton – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Michael Bolton.
  16. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995". Music Canada.
  17. ↑ ""RIAJ > The Record > January 1998 > Certified Awards (November 1997)"" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  18. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Michael Bolton; 'Greatest Hits')". Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "British album certifications – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Greatest Hits 1985-1995 in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  20. ↑ "American album certifications – Michael Bolton – Greatest Hits 1985-1995". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  21. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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