Time, Love and Tenderness (song)

"Time, Love and Tenderness"
Single by Michael Bolton
from the album Time, Love & Tenderness
B-side	"That's What Love Is All About"
Released	1991
Length	5:31
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton singles chronology
"Love Is a Wonderful Thing" (1991) "Time, Love and Tenderness" (1991) "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1991)

"Time, Love and Tenderness" is a song written by Diane Warren and performed by American recording artist Michael Bolton. Released by Columbia as a single from his seventh album of the same title (1991), the song reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Bolton's fifth top-ten single in the United States. It was also the singer's fourth song to top the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. Worldwide the song reached number four in Canada, number 27 in Sweden and number 28 in the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that "this ear-grabbing semi-ballad [...] will absolutely invoke a positive reaction from your audience."^[1]

Personnel

• Michael Bolton – vocals
• Walter Afanasieff – synthesized bass, keyboards, synthesizers, drums, percussion
• Michael Landau – electric guitar
• Gary Cirimelli – Synclavier programming
• Ren Klyce – Akai AX60 and Fairlight CMI programming
• Greg "Gigi" Gonaway – timbales
• Kitty Beethoven, Larry Batiste, Sandy Griffith, Chris Hawkins, Jeanie Tracy, Michael Bolton – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 111 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 4 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 76 Germany (GfK)[6] 74 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 27 UK Singles (OCC)[8] 28 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 7 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 40 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[12] 8 Europe (European Hit Radio)[13] 49 US Billboard Hot 100[14] 62 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[15] 22

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. August 10, 1991. p. 10. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
2. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing August 26, 1991". Retrieved August 27, 2022.
3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1636." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1643." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 34. August 24, 1991. p. 25. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
6. "Michael Bolton – Time, Love and Tenderness" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
7. "Michael Bolton – Time, Love and Tenderness". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
9. "Michael Bolton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
10. "Michael Bolton Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
11. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
12. "RPM 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1991". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
13. "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
14. "The Year in Music 1991: Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1991. p. YE-14. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
15. "The Year in Music 1991: Top Adult Contemporary Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1991. p. YE-36. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

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