I recently found this CD buried along with a pile of other old CDs which I had never played. Having read so many negative reviews about this Michael Bolton CD, I thought that I would see for myself what all the fuss was about. Well, it just goes to show you that one just can't believe everything that one hears.

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this is a pretty decent CD with a lot of great songs on it. The only jarring note was the track for "White Christmas" which just did not seem to fit with the rest of the songs on the album.

I think Michael Bolton is a pretty decent vocalist. When singing pulse pounding songs, such as "Hold On, I'm Coming" or "Bring It on Home to Me", he sounds like a mellower Tom Jones. When he sings ballads, such as "Yesterday", his somewhat scratchy vocalization is reminiscent of Rod Stewart. How bad can that be?

If you've never heard any of Bolton's work, I don't recommend this being the first thing you listen to by him. But if you enjoy his music, this album is great for the collection. "To Love Somebody" was the highlight of the album, and his rendition of "Drift Away" was magnificent. And all in between was great. Great for Boltheads, but I recommend getting introduced to his other work before nabbing this one.

"Drift away" is powerful in this new rendition. It's hard to get a voice Like Michael... Just for this song alone, I will buy this album... I am actually re-buying this album since I can't find my old one... and I will never ever find other performances that can top 'Hold On, I'm Coming" and "Konck On Wood." Pop songs don't get better than this.... guilty pleasures indeed!!! The best album from Michael Bolton....

What a fantastic album! Michael Bolton`s voice is as gorgeous as the timeless songs he is singing. He has given fresh new lives to these songs.
"To Love Somebody", "Knock On Wood", "Bring It On Home To Me" are favorites of mine, but I love the others songs as well. A perfect choise for a wonderful singer!
This album is truly a classic and no one sings with more emotion than Michael Bolton!!!

There must be something to even the most critically maligned recording artists (Grand Funk Railroad, for example). If they are that bad, not many fans would buy their records or see their shows.

The same goes for famously bad releases by respected artists (STREET LEGAL by Bob Dylan, for instance). How lousy could it have been if the record company released it? I'm not even the biggest Dylan fan, but I like that album a lot.

Then there's Michael Bolton and TIMELESS: THE CLASSICS. Enough people must like him or he would have gone away by now.

Bolton sure is testing my theory with the lifeless TIMELESS. But you know who likes it? My mother-in-law, who played it last time I visited her. So there you go.

Me? TIMELESS: THE CLASSICS made me hope my wife would not follow in her mother's musical footsteps. If she does, she will be husbandless. The vocals sound like exercises in note-holding and the arrangements show just how wrong you can good with a good song.

That's just my opinion. I like plenty of stuff for which others don't care.