Swingin' Christmas
Michael Bolton
Engineer: Steve Genewick,
Producer: Michael Bolton
Concord Records (USA), 2007
1 CD
Catalogue #: 7230468
EAN: 0888072304680
UPC: 888072304680
You save: 20%
Michael Bolton: Dean Parks (guitar); Mike Lang (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Mike Valerio (bass guitar).
Personnel: Michael Bolton (saxophone); Peter Erskine (drums).
Additional personnel: Gayle Levant Richards, Joe Meyer, Brad Warnaar (harp); John Wittenberg, Gil Romero, Katia Popov, Tammy Harwan, Bruce Ducov, Peter Kent, Natalie Leggett, Nicole Garcia, Armen Garabedian, Darius Campo, Josefina Vergara, Charles Bisharat (violin); Carole Kleister, Harry Shirinian (viola); Rudy Stein, Dan Smith , Larry Corbett, Steve Richard (cello); Brandon Fields (flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone); Kim Richmond (clarinet, alto saxophone); Rob Lockhart (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Jeff Driskill (woodwinds); Jason Peterson DeLaire (saxophone); Tom Peterson (baritone saxophone); Peter DiSiena, Kevin Richardson, Warren Luening, Wayne Bergeron, Kye Palmer, Ron King (trumpet, flugelhorn); William Lane, Rick Todd (French horn); Alex Illes, Andy Martin, Arturo Velasco, Bob McChesney (trombone); Rich Bullock (bass trombone); Shawntae Jackson, Onita Hutton, Kurt Kykes, Keith Allen, Sylver Logan Sharp, Cammie Knight, Jodie Butler (background vocals); Dan Neufeld, Shawn Mann, Darrin McCann.
While Michael Bolton's 1996 THIS IS THE TIME Holiday disc concentrated on rock- and soul-oriented versions of Christmas classics, his A SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS lives up to its title. While Bolton's winning vocals won't make you forget Bennett or Sinatra, he incorporates some genial, classy swing moves into the mix, proving that his fine showing on SWINGS SINATRA--Bolton's matue, jazz-inflected tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes--was no fluke.
NOTE: A SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS is a re-release of the similarly titled Target exclusive disc with the addition of two new songs, "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World."
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Michael Bolton
Making women swoon with his good looks and soulful voice, Bolton was a major pop star in the 1980s and '90s, winning Grammys and selling millions of records. In the '70s, Bolton was the singer for the hard rock band Blackjack, which also featured future members of Kiss and the Pat Travers Band, but he didn't break through until going solo. His outsized pop versions of soul hits like "Dock of the Bay" scored big with boomers and youngsters alike.
