A beautiful album

"The one Thing" is one of Michael`s best albums. The album is full of soul, passion and beautiful music and provides the listener with a great mix of ballads and up-tempo numbers. One of the best songs on the album is the great hit "Said I Loved You....But I Lied"

He is always incredible. He makes great music and this album is one of the best!

Best Bolton album!

Between his 1988-1992 success and the lawsuit that he had to deal with the Isley Brothers, this album to me is still his best one to date! Michael Bolton made a very good effort in The One Thing. It was a departure from his more bombastic power ballads that he's so good at as he shifted to a few rock-driven songs and different producers. And the songs have such smoother, dramatic landscapes. The songs he did with Mutt Lange were all good. Said I Loved You... But I Lied is much different from his other singles, but I love the bridges and nature-driven feel of the song. I still like Soul of My Soul, even though it clocks in at 5:42. Most of the album's songs average 5 minutes, but they are enjoyable to hear. Love his remake of Bill Withers' Lean on Me--he has such a soulful voice. Although his later albums haven't matched up to his early '90s hits, this album is really his best to me. Solid pop stuff!

Bolton bottoms out

By 1993, Michael Bolton could do no wrong in the eye of record execs. Both Time Love And Tenderness and Timeless (The Classics) were #1 albums, and he was the biggest thing since sliced bread to housewives across the country.



However, the release of "The One Thing" in late 1993 signalled a downturn in Bolton's career. The formula that was perfected on Soul Provider and was still successful on Time Love And Tenderness was running out of steam by this go-round. The only track on the album that scored was the leadoff single, "Said I Loved You But I Lied", which was a great record for him. However, the followup single "Completely" was stale and the Def Leppard-sounding "Ain't Got Nothing If You Ain't Got Love", the third single, was completely dated and unhip by it's release.



The album did still sell decently though not in the league of his last couple albums, but it's also one of his poorest catalog sellers, Bolton did this one for the cash and without the heart.