Personnel: Michael Bolton (vocals); Dan Warner, Manny Lopez, Michael Thompson (guitar); Ed Calle (saxophone); Jason Carder (trumpet); Mike Levine, Clay Perry (piano); Lee Levin (drums).

2004, Japanese issue of the 2003 album; includes one bonus track, "God Bless The Child."

After hitting his 50th birthday in February 2003, Michael Bolton took a page from the books of fellow fiftysomethings like Rod Stewart and Robert Palmer and had a go at the great American book of standards. Bolton delivers the goods with an enthusiasm stoked by a childhood surrounded by his mother's recordings of legends like Billie Holiday, Nat "King" Cole, and Louis Armstrong. He tips his hat to these influences by way of delicate readings of "All The Way," "A Kiss to Build a Dream On," and "When I Fall In Love" respectively. Bolton also manages to invoke a touch of restraint on songs normally associated with belted-out interpretations, like the Harry Warren/Mack Gordon classic "At Last." There's even a nod by the gruff-voiced Bolton to hero Ray Charles via the pop-country perennial "You Don't Know Me."