My Secret Passion: The Arias
1998 studio album by Michael Bolton
My Secret Passion: The Arias | ||||
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Studio album by Michael Bolton | ||||
Released | January 20, 1998 | |||
Genre | Opera | |||
Length | 36:33 | |||
Label | Sony Classical | |||
Producer | Grace Row and Michael Bolton | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
My Secret Passion: The Arias is the first classical album by Michael Bolton featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Steven Mercurio. The album includes a duet with Renée Fleming.
Due to both a lack of substantial promotion and criticism that Bolton lacked the range to perform opera, the album peaked on the Billboard Top 200 at an extremely low #112, marking the end of a period of chart success for Bolton.
Track listing
- "Pourquoi me réveiller?" from Werther by Jules Massenet - 2:57
- "Nessun dorma" from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - 3:14
- "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti - 4:52
- "M'apparì" from Martha by Friedrich von Flotow - 3:08
- "Che gelida manina" from La bohème by Giacomo Puccini - 4:49
- "O soave fanciulla" from La bohème by Giacomo Puccini (Duet with Renée Fleming) - 4:26
- "Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo - 3:14
- "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - 3:17
- "Recondita armonia" from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - 2:24
- "È la solita storia" from L'arlesiana by Francesco Cilea - 4:42
- "Celeste Aïda" from Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi - 3:38
Credits
- Producers – Grace Row and Michael Bolton
- Vocals produced by Michael Bolton and Dave Reitzas.
- Recorded by Rob Rapley at Abbey Road Studios (London, England), Passion Studios (Westport, CT), Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA) and Sony Music Studios (New York, NY).
- Mixed by Dave Reitzas at The Hit Factory (New York, NY).
- Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios.
- Design – Joel Zimmerman
- Illustration – Tom Woodruff
- Photography – Sheila Metzner
References
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- Michael Bolotin (1975)
- Everyday of My Life (1976)
- Michael Bolton (1983)
- Everybody's Crazy (1985)
- The Hunger (1987)
- Soul Provider (1989)
- Time, Love & Tenderness (1991)
- The One Thing (1993)
- All That Matters (1997)
- Only a Woman Like You (2002)
- One World One Love (2009)
- Gems: The Duets Collection / Duette (2011)
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A. (2013)
- Songs of Cinema (2017)
- Timeless: The Classics (1992)
- This Is the Time: The Christmas Album (1996)
- My Secret Passion: The Arias (1998)
- Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999)
- Vintage (2003)
- Bolton Swings Sinatra: The Second Time Around (2006)
- The Artistry of Michael Bolotin (1993)
- Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995)
- The Essential Michael Bolton (2005)
- 'Til the End of Forever (2005)
- "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"
- "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"
- "How Can We Be Lovers"
- "When I'm Back on My Feet Again"
- "Love Is a Wonderful Thing"
- "Time, Love and Tenderness"
- "When a Man Loves a Woman"
- "Missing You Now"
- "To Love Somebody"
- "Drift Away"
- "Reach Out I'll Be There"
- "Said I Loved You...But I Lied"
- "Lean on Me"
- "I Found Someone"
- "Go the Distance"
- "Nessun dorma!"
- "Sexual Healing"
- "Jack Sparrow"
- "I'm Not Ready"
- Blackjack
In Popular Culture
In season 5 of the sitcom “The Nanny” lead characters Fran and Maxwell go to launch party of this album on what winds up a disastrous date. Michael Bolton makes an appearance and performs “Nessun Dorma” in the episode.