Songs of Cinema

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Songs of Cinema
Michael Bolton album cover for his 2017 album Songs of Cinema.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2017
Genre Pop
Length35:50
Label Frontiers
Producer
Michael Bolton chronology
Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.
(2013)
Songs of Cinema
(2017)

Songs of Cinema is the 23rd studio album by American singer Michael Bolton. The album was released on February 10, 2017 by Frontiers Records. [1] 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 .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."When a Man Loves a Woman" (2017 version) (from When a Man Loves a Woman )
  • Calvin Houston Lewis
  • Andrew James Wright
Johan Carlsson 3:56
2."Stand by Me" (from Stand by Me ) Dapo Torimiro 2:57
3."I Got a Woman" (from Ray )
Carlsson3:21
4."I Will Always Love You" (featuring Dolly Parton) (from The Bodyguard )Dolly PartonCarlsson3:36
5."Old Time Rock and Roll" (from Risky Business )
3:07
6."I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (from The Big Chill )4:06
7."Cupid" (from Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special ) Sam Cooke
3:10
8."Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (from The Wizard of Oz )
3:28
9."As Time Goes By" (from Casablanca ) Herman Hupfeld Torimiro3:17
10."Jack Sparrow" (ballad) (from The Lonely Island SNL digital video short )
  • Chun
  • Schaffer
1:43

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 81
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 90
Scottish Albums (OCC) [4] 42
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 46
US Billboard 200 [6] 177

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