Spark Of Light

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It was a little scary, because I was definitely crossing some lines — but as long as it’s funny and musical, I’m up for taking a close look at it. They worked with me: They were patient to create something that has their brand all over it but wouldn’t be insulting to my audience. This documentary brought me to the pure love of music, and I was just felt filled with what felt like fresh hunger, deep hunger, creatively,” he says. Part of that reflection came from an old friend: During the pandemic and as he was writing for this album, he watched a documentary on Luciano Pavarotti and was transported back to when he first performed “Nessun Dorma” with the opera legend in 1995 and had embarked on a study of all the great tenors.

The good news is I’m so happy with so much of the album that when doing the promotion — which really can get very taxing — it’s great to love the body of work. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The first single "Beautiful World" debuted during NBC's American Song Contest and was also performed during the CBS primetime airing of the DayTime Emmys Awards. on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary charts, including “Time, Love and Tenderness,” “When I’m Back on My Feet Again” and “Said I Loved You…But I Lied,” Bolton has an enviable songwriting catalog, and though many of his contemporaries have sold their works for huge sums, Bolton has been a hold out.Through the rest of the year, Bolton has a number of live dates, but he’s selective about where he and his bandmates, many of whom have been with him for 20 years or more, play.

Part of the positive energy on Spark of Light, released on Bolton’s own Montaigne Records, comes from the double Grammy-winner working with a new set of collaborators whom he found deeply inspiring.Justin Jesso), finger snapping “Just the Beginning” and wistful “We Could Be Something,” the album, out today (July 14) contains some of Bolton’s most uplifting tunes with the tenor’s instantly recognizable muscular vocals juxtaposed against contemporary production. Celebrating his 50 th year of making music, Bolton found himself completely revitalized while making his first album of original material in 14 years, his first since 2009’s One World One Love. Not that Bolton has been dormant: he’s released five sets in between, including a tribute to the songs of Motown, a collection of duets and a reinvention of his biggest hits with a symphony orchestra.