Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2

Studio album by

Michael Bolton

Released

November 16, 1999

Genre

Blue-eyed soul

Length

50:31

Label

Columbia

Producer

Michael Bolton, Phil Ramone, Barry Beckett

Michael Bolton chronology

My Secret Passion: The Arias
(1998)

Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2
(1999)

Only a Woman Like You
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Los Angeles Times	link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[1]

Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 is an album of covers by Michael Bolton, released in 1999.

The album is a follow-up to Bolton's 1992 covers album Timeless: The Classics. Unlike that album, however, which reached #1 and ultimately sold over 9 million copies, Vol. 2 failed to chart altogether on the Top 200, becoming Bolton's first album to not chart since 1985's Everybody's Crazy.

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Track listing

"Warm and Tender Love" was not included on American releases of the album, which makes "Whiter Shade of Pale" the eleventh and final track on that edition.

Track listing^[2]^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Sexual Healing"	Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown, David Ritz	Marvin Gaye	4:37
2.	"Tired of Being Alone"	Al Green	Al Green	3:54
3.	"Let's Stay Together"	Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson, Jr.	Al Green	4:29
4.	"My Girl"	Smokey Robinson, Ronald White	The Temptations	3:22
5.	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Bill Withers	Bill Withers	3:34
6.	"(What A) Wonderful World"	Sam Cooke, Lou Adler, Herb Alpert	Sam Cooke	4:05
7.	"Like a Rolling Stone"	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	4:51
8.	"I Can't Stand the Rain"	Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, Bernard Miller	Ann Peebles	3:43
9.	"Try a Little Tenderness"	Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. Woods	Ray Noble	4:47
10.	"What You Won't Do For Love"	Bobby Caldwell, Alfons Kettner	Bobby Caldwell	4:22
11.	"Warm and Tender Love"	Bobby Robinson	Percy Sledge	3:54
12.	"Whiter Shade of Pale"	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher	Procol Harum	4:44

Personnel

Michael Bolton – lead vocals
Rob Mathes – keyboards and programming (1, 4-6, 8, 10, 12)
Dave Delhomme – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5-8)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5-8), rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5-8)
Andre Betts – programming (1)
Jan Folkson – programming (1, 4-6, 8, 10, 12)
Tony Harrell – Hammond B3 organ (4, 9, 10, 12), keyboards (4, 9, 10, 12), synthesizers (4, 9, 10, 12)
John Hobbs – acoustic piano (4, 9, 10, 12), synthesizers (4, 9, 10, 12)
Dann Huff – electric guitar (1, 7, 9), guitar (4, 12)
Jeff Mironov – guitar (1-3, 5-8)
Corrado Sgandurra – guitar (12)
Michael Thompson – electric guitar (2, 3)
Blue Miller – acoustic guitar (4, 9, 10, 12)
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (4, 9, 10, 12)
Steve Lukather – guitar (5, 6, 8, 10)
Neil Jason – bass (1-3, 5-8), programming (1, 10, 12)
Michael Rhodes – bass (4, 9, 10, 12)
Shawn Pelton – drums (1-3, 5-8)
Eddie Bayers – drums (4, 9, 10, 12)
Bashiri Johnson – percussion (1-5, 9, 10, 12)
Dave Koz – alto saxophone (3, 5)
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (6)
Bob Bailey – backing vocals (1, 3, 5)
Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (1, 3, 5)
Melonie Daniels – backing vocals (1, 5-7)
Kim Fleming – backing vocals (1, 3, 5)
Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (1, 3, 5)
Trey Lorenz – backing vocals (1, 5-7)
Mary Ann Tatum - backing vocals (1, 5-7)
Lisa Amann – backing vocals (2, 6)
Michael Mellett – backing vocals (2, 4, 6)
Wendy Moten – backing vocals (2, 4, 6)
Nicol Smith – backing vocals (2, 4, 6)
Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (4)

Production

Producers – Michael Bolton and Phil Ramone; Barry Beckett (tracks 4, 9, 10 & 12).
Engineers – Pete Greene, Steve Milo, Dave Reitzas and Eric Schilling.
Assistant Engineers – Dave Boyer, Andrew Felluss, Tim Harkins and Jason Stasium.
Recorded at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA); Emerald Entertainment (Nashville, TN); Passion Studios (Westport, CT); Right Track Recording (New York, NY).
Mixing – Mick Guzauski (tracks 1-8, 10, 11 & 12); Dave Reitzas (track 9).
Mix Assistants – Tom Bender and Nick Marshall
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Production Manager and Musical Contractor – Jill Dell'Abate
Production Coordinator – Gina Cheshire (tracks 4, 9, 10 & 12)
Art Direction and Design – Christopher Austopchuck and Joel Zimmerman
Photography – Timothy White

References

^ 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. rolling stone michael bolton album guide.
^ Bolton, Michael (November 12, 1999). "Timeless - The Classics, Vol. 2". iTunes Store. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
^ "Michael Bolton – Timeless (The Classics Vol. 2)". Discogs. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

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Discography
Studio albums	Michael Bolotin (1975) Everyday of My Life (1976) Michael Bolton (1983) Everybody's Crazy (1985) The Hunger (1987) Soul Provider (1989) Time, Love & Tenderness (1991) The One Thing (1993) All That Matters (1997) Only a Woman Like You (2002) One World One Love (2009) Gems: The Duets Collection / Duette (2011) Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A. (2013) Songs of Cinema (2017)
Cover albums	Timeless: The Classics (1992) This Is the Time: The Christmas Album (1996) My Secret Passion: The Arias (1998) Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999) Vintage (2003) Bolton Swings Sinatra: The Second Time Around (2006)
Compilation albums	The Artistry of Michael Bolotin (1993) Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995) The Essential Michael Bolton (2005) 'Til the End of Forever (2005)
Singles	"(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" "How Can We Be Lovers" "When I'm Back on My Feet Again" "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" "Time, Love and Tenderness" "When a Man Loves a Woman" "Missing You Now" "To Love Somebody" "Drift Away" "Reach Out I'll Be There" "Said I Loved You...But I Lied" "Lean on Me" "I Found Someone" "Go the Distance" "Nessun dorma!" "Sexual Healing" "Jack Sparrow" "I'm Not Ready"
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