Soul Provider

Soul Provider
Soul Provider
Studio album by Michael Bolton
Released	June 26, 1989
Recorded	1987–89
Studio	Alpha Studios (Burbank, California); Lion Share, Bunny Hop, Ground Control Studios, Lighthouse Studios and Studio Masters (Los Angeles, California); Criterion Studios and Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood, California); The Hit Factory, Right Track Recording, The Power Station, RPM Studios, Automated Sound Studios and Paradise Studios (New York City, New York); Homeland Studio (London, UK);
Genre	Adult contemporary, pop, pop rock, soft rock
Length	47:04
Label	Columbia
Producer	Peter Bunetta; Rick Chudacoff; Michael Bolton; Desmond Child; Barry Mann; Guy Roche; Michael Omartian; Susan Hamilton; Walter Afanasieff;
Michael Bolton chronology
Singles from Soul Provider
	"Soul Provider"; Released: June 1989; "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"; Released: October 1989; "How Can We Be Lovers?"; Released: January 1990; "When I'm Back on My Feet Again"; Released: April 1990; "Georgia on My Mind"; Released: July 1990;

Soul Provider is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on June 26, 1989, by Columbia Records/CBS.^[1] The album has sold 12.5 million copies worldwide.^[2]

Containing five US top 40 hits (including three that reached the top 10), Soul Provider achieved longevity on the charts. The album spent almost four years on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 3.^[3] It was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[4]

For the single version of "Georgia on My Mind", CBS edited out Michael Brecker's saxophone solo and replaced it with one by Kenny G.^[5]

^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 60.
^ Bolton, Michael (2013-01-29). The Soul of It All: My Music, My Life. Center Street. ISBN 978-1-4555-2366-5.
^ "Michael Bolton on the Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: Michael Bolton". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
^ "The Case of the Disappearing Solo". Los Angeles Times. 5 October 1990. Retrieved August 9, 2013.

[1] "FMQB" (PDF). p. 60.

[2] Bolton, Michael (2013-01-29). The Soul of It All: My Music, My Life. Center Street. ISBN 978-1-4555-2366-5.

[3] "Michael Bolton on the Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

[4] "RIAA – Searchable Database: Michael Bolton". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

[5] "The Case of the Disappearing Solo". Los Angeles Times. 5 October 1990. Retrieved August 9, 2013.

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