One World One Love

One World One Love
Studio album by Michael Bolton
Released	September 21, 2009
Studio	Passion Studios (Westport, Connecticut) Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) Larrabee Sound Studios and Mitch's Bedroom (North Hollywood, California) Westlake Studios and Small Mercies Studio (Los Angeles, California) Jam Studios (Burbank, California) Dutchland Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia) Metropolis Studios, Sarm West Studios and 600feet Productions (London, UK) Underground Studios (Jamaica) LIMESTONE (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre	Pop
Length	45:09 (International Release) 44:42 (US Release)
Label	Universal Motown [1]
Producer	Adam Messinger Nasri Atweh Bass Over Babylon Neil Case Steve Chrisanthou Conroy Forte Tyrone Jackson Brian Jobson Kwame Kandekore Emanuel Kiriakou Shannon "Slam" Lawrence Mike Mani Jordan Omley Sharon Robinson Juan Winans
Michael Bolton chronology
A Swingin' Christmas (2007) One World One Love (2009) Gems: The Duets Collection (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The New York Times	(mixed) [3]

One World One Love is an album by Michael Bolton, with collaborations by Tami Chynn, Ne-Yo and Lady Gaga. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ready For You"	Nasri Atweh Adam Messinger Michael Bolton	Adam Messinger Nasri	4:00
2.	"Just One Love"	Jordan Omley Mike Mani Bolton	The JAM	4:12
3.	"Need You To Fall"	Juan Winans Mat Kearney Shannon Lawrence Robert Marvin Josiah Bell	Juan Winans Shannon "Slam" Lawrence Adam Messinger (co.)	3:40
4.	"Hope It's Too Late"	Emanuel Kiriakou Kasia Livingston Bolton	Emanuel Kiriakou	3:08
5.	"Can You Feel Me" (featuring Tami Chynn)	Tammar Chin Tessanne Chin Tyrone Jackson Brian Jobson Neil Case	Bass Over Babylon Conroy Forte Jr. Tyrone Jackson Kwame Kandekore Adam Messinger (co.)	3:59
6.	"The Best"	Omley Mani Bolton Shaffer Smith	The JAM	4:06
7.	"Murder My Heart" (Backing vocals on select versions by Lady Gaga)	Omley Mani Bolton Stefani Germanotta	The JAM	4:05
8.	"You Comfort Me"	Atweh Messinger Bolton	Adam Messinger Nasri	3:43
9.	"Sign Your Name" (Terence Trent D'Arby cover)	Sanada Maitreya	Adam Messinger	3:30
10.	"Invisible Tattoo" (Sharon Robinson cover)	Sharon Robinson	Adam Messinger Sharon Robinson (add.)	4:03
11.	"Survivor"	Omley Mani Bolton	The JAM	3:55
12.	"Crazy Love" (Van Morrison cover)	Van Morrison	Steve Chrisanthou Adam Messinger	2:48
Total length:				45:09

US version ^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Just One Love"	Omley Mani Bolton	The JAM	4:12
2.	"Ready For You"	Atweh Messinger Bolton	Adam Messinger Nasri	4:00
3.	"Hope It's Too Late"	Kiriakou Livingston]] Bolton	Emanuel Kiriakou	3:08
4.	"Murder My Heart"	Omley Mani Bolton Germanotta	The JAM	4:05
5.	"The Best"	Omley Mani Bolton Smith	The JAM	4:06
6.	"My Lady"	Atweh Messinger Bolton	Adam Messinger Nasri	3:24
7.	"Need You to Fall"	Winans Kearney Lawrence Marvin Bell	Juan Winans Shannon "Slam" Lawrence Adam Messinger (co.)	3:40
8.	"Sign Your Name" (Terence Trent D'Arby cover)	Maitreya	Adam Messinger	3:30
9.	"What You're Doing to Me"	Steven McMorran Harry Sommerdahl	Harry Sommerdahl Steven McMorran	4:10
10.	"Survivor"	Omley Mani Bolton	The JAM	3:55
11.	"You Comfort Me"	Atweh Messinger Bolton	Adam Messinger Nasri	3:43
12.	"Crazy Love" (Van Morrison cover)	Morrison	Steve Chrisanthou Adam Messinger	2:48
Total length:				44:41

Personnel

• Michael Bolton – vocals
• Adam Messinger – all instrumentation (1, 8–10), organ (3), additional percussion (3, 12), additional guitars (12), all instrumentation on "My Lady"
• Michael Mani – keyboards (2, 6, 7, 11), programming (2, 6, 7, 11)
• Josiah Bell – programming (3)
• Robert Marvin – programming (3)
• Juan Winans – string programming (3), backing vocals (3)
• Emanuel Kiriakou – all instruments (4), programming (4)
• Harry Sommerdahl – keyboards, programming and guitars on "What You're Doing to Me"
• Paul Siddell – keyboards (12)
• Steve Chrisanthou – programming (12), guitars (12)
• Michael Thompson – guitars (2, 6, 7, 11), additional guitars (3, 5)
• Mat Kearney – guitars (3)
• Akil Thompson – guitars (3)
• Andy Thornton – bass (12)
• Nasri Atweh – backing vocals (1, 3, 8–10), backing vocals on "My Lady"
• Mike Lett – backing vocals (1)
• Rhona Bennett – backing vocals (2)
• Ravaughn Brown – backing vocals (2)
• Jimmy Burney – backing vocals (2)
• Kasia Livingston – backing vocals (4)
• Tami Chynn – vocals (5)
• Ne-Yo – vocals (6)
• Natalie Anderson – backing vocals (9)
• Ladonna Harley-Peters – backing vocals (9, 12)
• Susan Harriott – backing vocals (9, 12)
• Jenniffer Kästel – backing vocals (9)
• Karlene Wray – backing vocals (9)
• Sharon Robinson – backing vocals (10)
• Cara Robinson – backing vocals (12)

Production

• Josh Feldman – A&R
• Aimee Nadeau – A&R
• Michael Bolton – executive producer, recording (7)
• Steve Chrisanthou – additional BGV production and recording (9), editing (12)
• Adam Messinger – mixing (1, 3, 5, 8–10, 12), mixing on "My Lady"
• Mike Mani – recording (2, 6, 7, 11), mixing (2, 6, 11)
• Jordan Omley – recording (2, 6, 7, 11), mixing (2, 6, 11)
• Steve Milo – lead vocal recording (3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), BGV recording (3, 10, 12)
• Pat Thrall – engineer (4), editing (4)
• Serban Ghenea – mixing (4)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (7)
• Chris Steffen – engineer on "What You're Doing to Me"
• Steven McMorran – mixing on "What You're Doing to Me"
• Harry Sommerdahl – mixing on "What You're Doing to Me"
• Bobby Campbell – assistant engineer (3, 5, 9)
• Eric Rennecker – assistant engineer (3, 5, 9)
• Todd Steinhauer – assistant engineer (3, 5, 9)
• Brian Warwick – assistant engineer (3, 5, 9)
• John Hanes – mix assistant (4)
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Meredith Oliver – A&R administration
• Gillian Russell – A&R administration
• Jeri Heiden – album artwork
• Andrew MacPherson – album photography
• Rebecca Mink – stylist
• Robin Fitzgerald – styling assistant
• Tom Consolo for Front Line Management – management

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Romania (UFPR) [6]	Gold
United States	—	25,000 [7]

Release history

Country	Date	Label(s)	Format	Catalogue
United Kingdom [8]	September 21, 2009	The Universal Music Record Label	CD, Digital download	2718902
Canada [9]	February 3, 2010	Universal Music		397092
United States [10] [11]	May 4, 2010	Universal Motown		101497492

See also

• List of certified albums in Romania

References

1. "Nieuw album Michael Bolton op Motown" (in Dutch). Mega Media Magazine. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
2. AllMusic review
3. "New CDs (Published 2010)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 12, 2015.
4. "One World, One Love: Michael Bolton: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
5. "One World One Love". iTunes. January 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
6. "Michael Bolton a primit, la Constanta, discul de aur pentru vanzarile noului album" [Michael Bolton was awarded a Gold certification for the sales of his new album in Constanta] (in Romanian). Ziua Constanța. July 30, 2010. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
7. "Upcoming Releases 2013". Hits Daily Double. January 25, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
8. "Michael Bolton: One World One Love (2009): CD". hmv.com. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
9. "| HMV.ca: Home of entertainment". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
10. "One World, One Love: Michael Bolton: Music". Amazon. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
11. "Adult Contemporary - One World One Love Michael Bolton / CD / 2009". FYE. May 22, 2010. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2010.

External links

• Nateandjakeandme.blogspot.com
• Commons.wikimedia.org