MICHAEL BOLTON - AOR Provider [unreleased]

Michael Bolotin, later known as MICHAEL BOLTON, softened his style in favor to commercial pop at the end of the eighties, but the man has a rock background.
Under his real name he did two forgettable records in the seventies, but at the beginning of the '80s he was part of Blackjack (with Bruce Kulick), a noteworthy rock ensemble.
Later in the middle of the decade, as solo artist Bolton released 3 great AOR albums with rocking guitars and catchy choruses, then was tempted by his label for the aforementioned change of style.

In the middle, still in doubt, Bolton recorded a serie of demos helped by renowned session musicians, including Neal Schon & Jonathan Cain from Journey. In fact, seems some of these tracks were planned for a future Journey release, with Bolton replacing Steve Perry.
Anyway, there are interesting tunes written by the likes of Bob Halligan Jr. or Martin Briley, still retaining the rockin' musical vibe for the most part.
Entitled "AOR Provider", the recordings have been circulating among fans for years, but aren't easy to find in the blogosphera. Except a couple of tracks, sound quality does not match this blog standards, but it was requested so insistently by many readers that I decided to post it.
Tiny myself made artwork included.



01 - Gone Too Far
02 - Believe In Each Other
03 - Bad Habit
04 - Forever Eyes
05 - Conspiracy
06 - Love Of Money
07 - I Think About You
08 - Can't Fight The Feeling
09 - Starting Over
10 - Tonight Is The Night
11 - The Way I Love You
12 - Lonely Too Long
13 - Love Get Ready
14 - Just The Thought Of Losing You
15 - Any Man's Country



MICHAEL BOLTON - AOR Provider
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