Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.

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ReleasedFebruary 26, 2013
Genre Pop
Length32:47
Label Montaigne
Producer
Michael Bolton chronology
Gems: The Duets Collection
(2011)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.
(2013)
Songs of Cinema
(2017)
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A. is the 22nd studio album by Michael Bolton. It features recordings of songs originally made famous by various artists during the Motown era. It became his highest charting studio album in the US since 2002.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (featuring Kelly Rowland) – 2:49
  2. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" – 3:13
  3. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (featuring Melanie Fiona) – 2:36
  4. "Gotta Keep Dreaming" (Michael Bolton, Andrea Martin, Ron Pope, Dave Tozer) – 4:33
  5. "Nowhere to Run" – 3:03
  6. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" – 3:10
  7. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" – 3:07
  8. "What's Going On" (featuring Michael Lington) – 3:29
  9. "Tracks of My Tears" – 3:59
  10. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" – 2:51
  11. "Money (That's What I Want)" (featuring Orianthi) – 2:30 **Featured on European release
  12. "Somethin' Out of Nothin" (Bolton, Walter Afanasieff, Lamont Dozier) – 4:12 **Featured on European release


Personnel

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [1] 5
UK Pop Albums [2] 19
US Billboard 200 [3] 38
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 79

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