Only the bluesy “Since I Fell for You” and memorable Beatles lament “Yesterday” dim the album’s otherwise sunny outlook on love (“To Love Somebody,” “You Send Me,” “Bring It on Home to Me”). Via a remake of the Four Tops’ number-1 hit from 1966, “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” Bolton commits to support, love and shelter a floundering, disillusioned woman. Music soothes the savage breast via Dobie Gray’s classic, “Drift Away.” Bolton closes with Irving Berlin’s seasonal favorite, “White Christmas.”
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Bolton’s soulful voice is adored by fans, tolerated by casual channel surfers and maligned by critics. Say what you want; he keeps it clean.Timeless (The Classics) is an album of lushly arranged rhythm and blues, pop standards and Motown favorites likely to endear him to many teens as well as parents.
