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''Soul Provider'' is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on June 19, 1989 by Columbia Records. This was the album that turned Bolton into a superstar. Supported by five 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 #3.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/310718/michael-bolton/chart?page=1&f=305 )〕 It was awarded 6x Platinum in the U.S.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=bolton )〕 and sold over 12,500,000 copies worldwide. 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. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-10-05/entertainment/ca-1535_1_musical-solo )〕 ==Reception== ''Soul Provider'' has received generally mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic described it as "more of the same", but noted that due to this album, Bolton "was now stoking the romantic fires in bedrooms across America".〔 Robert Christgau gave the album a negative review, declaring Bolton to be "indistinguishable from pop metal except in the wattage of his guitar parts and the shamelessness of his song doctors."〔 The Rolling Stone Album Guide described the album as the beginning of Bolton's descent into overdone and disrespectful covers, though they added that some of the self-penned performances on the album showed potential.〔 On a recent episode of the award winning podcast, ''Never Not Funny'', comedian Jimmy Pardo attributed this album as getting him through a "horrible horrible break-up". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soul Provider」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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