# Songs of Cinema

Songs of Cinema is the 23rd studio album by American singer Michael Bolton. The album was released on February 10, 2017 by Frontiers Records. The album contains a ballad version of Bolton's song with The Lonely Island, "Jack Sparrow". Bolton promoted the album in a guest appearance on Screen Junkies' series Honest Trailers, in a trailer for the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

## Personnel

* Michael Bolton – vocals, additional arrangements (2), arrangements (5)
* Johan Carlsson – programming (1-4), Hammond B3 organ (1, 3, 4), arrangements (1-4), percussion (2), shaker (2, 4), tambourine (2, 4), additional arrangements (2), acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (4), acoustic guitars (4), electric guitar (4)
* Mattias Bylund – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 3)
* David Delhomme – Hammond B3 organ (1, 3)
* Dapo Torimiro – acoustic piano (2), Hammond B3 organ (2), programming (2, 9), acoustic guitars (2), guitar solo (2), bass (2), drums (2), arrangements (2, 9), instruments (9)
* Walter Afanasieff – acoustic piano (5), Hammond B3 organ (5), synth bass (5), arrangements (5)
* Paul Mirkovich – keyboards (6), acoustic piano (6), Wurlitzer electric piano (6), synthesizers (6), programming (6), horn and string arrangements (6)
* Eric Daniels – keyboards (6), Hammond B3 organ (6)
* Greg Chun – acoustic piano (7), strings (7), trumpet (7), arrangements (7, 10), instruments (10), programming (10)
* Rory Doggett – organ (7), pedal steel guitar (7), ukulele (7), bass (7), drums (7), percussion (7), arrangements (7)
* John Sarafian – guitars (1, 3, 4)
* Per Strandberg – guitars (1, 3, 4)
* Michael Thompson – acoustic guitars (2), electric guitars (2, 8), lead guitars (5), additional guitars (5, 6), guitars (7)
* Joe Walsh – lead guitar (5)
* Tim Pierce – additional guitars (5)
* Justin Derrico – guitars (6)
* Rudy Perez – all rhythm guitars (8), nylon guitar fills (8), bass (8), rhythm track arrangements (8)
* Brian Monroney – nylon guitar fills (8)
* Michael Engström – bass (1, 3, 4)
* Sasha Krivstov – bass (6)
* Miko Rezler – drums (1, 3)
* John Robinson – drums (5), percussion (5), tambourine (5)
* Nate Morton – drums (6), percussion (6)
* Richard Bravo – drums (8), percussion (8)
* David Bukovinszky – cello (1, 3, 4)
* Richard Dodd – cello (6)
* Lauren Chipman – viola (6)
* Mattias Johansson – violin (1, 3, 4)
* Daphne Chen – violin (6)
* Eric Gorfain – violin (6)
* Wojek Goral – alto saxophone (3)
* Tomas Jonsson – baritone saxophone (3), tenor saxophone (3)
* Jason Peterson Delaire – sax solo (3, 9)
* Miguel Gandelman – baritone saxophone (6), tenor saxophone (6)
* Ryan Porter – trombone (6)
* Jan-Anders Bjerger – trumpet (3)
* Chris Gray – trumpet (6)
* Ray Monteiro– trumpet (6)
* Nils-Petter Ankarblom – string arrangements (1, 3, 4), horn arrangements (3)
* Chris Walden – string arrangements (8)
* Mabvuto Carpenter – backing vocals (1, 2, 3)
* Monét Owens – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Eric Dawkings – backing vocals (2)
* Sheree Brown – backing vocals (3)
* Dolly Parton – vocals (4)
* Luke Edgemon – backing vocals (5)
* Missi Hale – backing vocals (5)
* Angela Fisher – backing vocals (6)
* Aretha Scruggs – backing vocals (6)
* Toni Scruggs – backing vocals (6)

## Charts

| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 81 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 90 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 42 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 46 |
| US Billboard 200 | 177 |