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.

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Track listing

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

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 25,000 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

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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. "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. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". 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.