Only a Woman Like You

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ReleasedApril 23, 2002
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Michael Bolton chronology
Timeless The Classics Vol. 2
(1999)
Only a Woman Like You
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Only a Woman Like You is an album by Michael Bolton, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).

Contents

The album constituted a comeback for Bolton peaking at #36. Nevertheless, the album's success could by no way be compared to the success of his previous efforts.

Track listing

  1. "Dance with Me" (Bolton, Gary Haase, Billy Mann) – 3:30
  2. "I Wanna Hear You Say It" (Bolton, Mann, Rudy Pérez) – 3:13
  3. "Only a Woman Like You" (Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain, Max Martin, Rami) [2] [3] – 4:07
  4. "All That You Deserve" (Bolton, Andy Goldmark, Hex Hector) – 3:41
  5. "Love with My Eyes Closed" (Walter Afanasieff, Bolton, Mann) – 4:36
  6. "To Feel Again" (Bolton, Gary Burr, Desmond Child) – 3:19
  7. "The Center of My Heart" (Afanasieff, Bolton, Mann) – 4:49
  8. "This Is the Way" (Bolton, Goldmark, Robert John "Mutt" Lange) – 3:36
  9. "Simply" (Bolton, Goldmark, Mark Mueller) – 3:26
  10. "Slowly" (Bolton, Dan Hill, Richard Marx) – 4:38
  11. "I Surrender" (Bolton, Lange, Marx) – 4:01
  12. "Eternally" (Bolton, Marx) – 4:46
  13. "As" (Stevie Wonder) – 3:41
  14. "All for Love"* version of Marcos Vianna's song "Somente Por Amor" (Vianna – Portuguese Lyrics and music, Bolton – English Lyrics) – "O Clone" Original Soundtrack, Only released in Brazil.

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