Songs of Cinema
Songs of Cinema is the 23rd studio album by American singer Michael Bolton. The album was released on February 10, 2017, by Frontiers Records. 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.
Personnel
- Michael Bolton – vocals, additional arrangements, arrangements
- Johan Carlsson – programming, Hammond B3 organ, arrangements, percussion, shaker, tambourine, additional arrangements, acoustic piano, synthesizers, acoustic guitars, electric guitar
- Mattias Bylund – Wurlitzer electric piano
- David Delhomme – Hammond B3 organ
- Dapo Torimiro – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, programming, acoustic guitars, guitar solo, bass, drums, arrangements, instruments
- Walter Afanasieff – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, synth bass, arrangements
- Paul Mirkovich – keyboards, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizers, programming, horn and string arrangements
- Eric Daniels – keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
- Greg Chun – acoustic piano, strings, trumpet, arrangements, instruments, programming
- Rory Doggett – organ, pedal steel guitar, ukulele, bass, drums, percussion, arrangements
- John Sarafian – guitars
- Per Strandberg – guitars
- Michael Thompson – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, lead guitars, additional guitars, guitars
- Joe Walsh – lead guitar
- Tim Pierce – additional guitars
- Justin Derrico – guitars
- Rudy Perez – all rhythm guitars, nylon guitar fills, bass, rhythm track arrangements
- Brian Monroney – nylon guitar fills
- Michael Engström – bass
- Sasha Krivstov – bass
- Miko Rezler – drums
- John Robinson – drums, percussion, tambourine
- Nate Morton – drums, percussion
- Richard Bravo – drums, percussion
- David Bukovinszky – cello
- Richard Dodd – cello
- Lauren Chipman – viola
- Mattias Johansson – violin
- Daphne Chen – violin
- Eric Gorfain – violin
- Wojek Goral – alto saxophone
- Tomas Jonsson – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Jason Peterson Delaire – sax solo
- Miguel Gandelman – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Ryan Porter – trombone
- Jan-Anders Bjerger – trumpet
- Chris Gray – trumpet
- Ray Monteiro– trumpet
- Nils-Petter Ankarblom – string arrangements, horn arrangements
- Chris Walden – string arrangements
- Mabvuto Carpenter – backing vocals
- Monét Owens – backing vocals
- Eric Dawkings – backing vocals
- Sheree Brown – backing vocals
- Dolly Parton – vocals
- Luke Edgemon – backing vocals
- Missi Hale – backing vocals
- Angela Fisher – backing vocals
- Aretha Scruggs – backing vocals
- Toni Scruggs – backing vocals
Production
- Michael Bolton – executive producer
- Christina Kline – A&R, management
- Johan Carlsson – vocal production
- Peter Karlsson – vocal production
- Greg Chun – vocal production
- Akiva Schafer – vocal production
- Steve Milo – production coordinator
- Diana Flores – art direction, design
- Timothy White – photography
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Jorge Velasco – recording engineer, engineer, mixing, additional engineer, horns recording, vocal recording
- Mattias Bylund – string recording and editing
- Johan Carlsson – mixing, additional recording
- Tyler Gordon – engineer
- David Reitzas – recording, MB vocal recording
- Brent Asbury – mixing
- Andres Bermudez – recording, mixing
- Michael Bolton – additional recording
- Steve Milo – additional vocal recording, additional engineer, vocal recording
- Rouble Kapoor – assistant engineer
- David Lopez – assistant engineer
- Chris Brooke – assistant vocal engineer