Songs of Cinema

Songs of Cinema is the 23rd studio album by American singer Michael Bolton. The album was released on February 10, 2017 by Frontiers Records. The album contains a ballad version of Bolton's song with The Lonely Island, "Jack Sparrow". Bolton promoted the album in a guest appearance on Screen Junkies' series Honest Trailers, in a trailer for the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Songs of Cinema
Studio album by Michael Bolton
Released	February 10, 2017
Genre	Pop
Length	35:50
Label	Frontiers
Michael Bolton chronology
Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A. (2013) Songs of Cinema (2017)

Track listing

1. "When a Man Loves a Woman" (2017 version) – 3:56
2. "Stand by Me" – 2:57
3. "I Got a Woman" – 3:21
4. "I Will Always Love You" (duet with Dolly Parton) – 3:36
5. "Old Time Rock and Roll" – 3:07
6. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" – 4:06
7. "Cupid" – 3:10
8. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" – 3:28
9. "As Time Goes By" – 3:17
10. "Jack Sparrow" (ballad) – 1:43

Personnel

• Michael Bolton – vocals, additional arrangements (2), arrangements (5)
• Johan Carlsson – programming (1-4), Hammond B3 organ (1, 3, 4), arrangements (1-4), percussion (2), shaker (2, 4), tambourine (2, 4), additional arrangements (2), acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (4), acoustic guitars (4), electric guitar (4)
• Mattias Bylund – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 3)
• David Delhomme – Hammond B3 organ (1, 3)
• Dapo Torimiro – acoustic piano (2), Hammond B3 organ (2), programming (2, 9), acoustic guitars (2), guitar solo (2), bass (2), drums (2), arrangements (2, 9), instruments (9)
• Walter Afanasieff – acoustic piano (5), Hammond B3 organ (5), synth bass (5), arrangements (5)
• Paul Mirkovich – keyboards (6), acoustic piano (6), Wurlitzer electric piano (6), synthesizers (6), programming (6), horn and string arrangements (6)
• Eric Daniels – keyboards (6), Hammond B3 organ (6)
• Greg Chun – acoustic piano (7), strings (7), trumpet (7), arrangements (7, 10), instruments (10), programming (10)
• Rory Doggett – organ (7), pedal steel guitar (7), ukulele (7), bass (7), drums (7), percussion (7), arrangements (7)
• John Sarafian – guitars (1, 3, 4)
• Per Strandberg – guitars (1, 3, 4)
• Michael Thompson – acoustic guitars (2), electric guitars (2, 8), lead guitars (5), additional guitars (5, 6), guitars (7)
• Joe Walsh – lead guitar (5)
• Tim Pierce – additional guitars (5)
• Justin Derrico – guitars (6)
• Rudy Perez – all rhythm guitars (8), nylon guitar fills (8), bass (8), rhythm track arrangements (8)
• Brian Monroney – nylon guitar fills (8)
• Michael Engström – bass (1, 3, 4)
• Sasha Krivstov – bass (6)
• Miko Rezler – drums (1, 3)
• John Robinson – drums (5), percussion (5), tambourine (5)
• Nate Morton – drums (6), percussion (6)
• Richard Bravo – drums (8), percussion (8)
• David Bukovinszky – cello (1, 3, 4)
• Richard Dodd – cello (6)
• Lauren Chipman – viola (6)
• Mattias Johansson – violin (1, 3, 4)
• Daphne Chen – violin (6)
• Eric Gorfain – violin (6)
• Wojek Goral – alto saxophone (3)
• Tomas Jonsson – baritone saxophone (3), tenor saxophone (3)
• Jason Peterson Delaire – sax solo (3, 9)
• Miguel Gandelman – baritone saxophone (6), tenor saxophone (6)
• Ryan Porter – trombone (6)
• Jan-Anders Bjerger – trumpet (3)
• Chris Gray – trumpet (6)
• Ray Monteiro– trumpet (6)
• Nils-Petter Ankarblom – string arrangements (1, 3, 4), horn arrangements (3)
• Chris Walden – string arrangements (8)
• Mabvuto Carpenter – backing vocals (1, 2, 3)
• Monét Owens – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Eric Dawkings – backing vocals (2)
• Sheree Brown – backing vocals (3)
• Dolly Parton – vocals (4)
• Luke Edgemon – backing vocals (5)
• Missi Hale – backing vocals (5)
• Angela Fisher – backing vocals (6)
• Aretha Scruggs – backing vocals (6)
• Toni Scruggs – backing vocals (6)

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	81
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	90
Scottish Albums (OCC)	42
UK Albums (OCC)	46
US Billboard 200	177