''Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.'' is the 22nd studio album by
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. It features recordings of songs originally made famous by various artists during the Motown era. It became his highest charting studio album in the US since 2002.
Kelly Rowland
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Melanie Fiona
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Dave Tozer
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The Way You Do the Things You Do
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Michael Lington
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Lington has released 11 solo albums and has 25 singles that have charted on ...
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
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" – 2:51
# " Money (That's What I Want)" (featuring Orianthi) – 2:30 **Featured on European release
# "Somethin' Out of Nothin" (Bolton,
Walter Afanasieff
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, Lamont Dozier) – 4:12 **Featured on European release
** "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (featuring
Leona Lewis
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) featured on European release.
** "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (featuring
Delta Goodrem
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) featured on Australian release.
** "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (featuring Sam Bailey) featured on European release.
Personnel
* Michael Bolton – vocals
* Eric Daniels – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5-10),
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(1, 2, 3, 5-10)
* Paul Mirkovich – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5-10), acoustic piano (1, 2, 3, 5-10),
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Dave Tozer
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– keyboards (4), programming (4), guitars (4), bass (4), string arrangements (4)
* Mark Williams – acoustic piano (4), guitars (4), bass (4), string arrangements (4)
* David Delhomme – Hammond B3 organ (4)
* Justin Derrico – guitars (1, 2, 3, 5-10)
* Michael Thompson – guitars (4)
*
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Lenny Castro
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Michael Lington
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– saxophone solo (6, 8)
* Ryan Porter – trombone (2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
* Chris Gray – trumpet (2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
* Ray Monteiro – trumpet (2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
* Richard Dodd – cello (1, 3, 8)
* David Low – cello (4)
* Lauren Chipman – viola (1, 3, 8)
* Luke Maurer – viola (4)
* Daphne Chen – violin (1, 3, 8)
* Eric Gorfain – violin (1, 3, 8)
* Ana Landauer – violin (4)
* Mark Robertson – violin (4)
* Jeremy Rubolino – orchestration (4)
*
Kelly Rowland
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Melanie Fiona
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* Monét Owens – backing vocals (4)
* Melanie Taylor – backing vocals (4)
* Jessyca Wilson – backing vocals (4)
Production
* Michael Bolton – executive producer, producer
* Paul Mirkovich – producer (1, 2, 3, 5-10)
* Dave Tozer – producer (4)
* Christina Kline – A&R, management
* Steve Milo – production coordinator
* Richard Nelson – art direction, design
* Helen Burnett, Virginia Fernando and Michael Karlin – business management
Technical
* Brad Blackwood – mastering at Euphonic Masters (Memphis, Tennessee)
* David Reitzas – instrumental recording, recording (1, 2, 3, 5-10)
* Jorge Velasco – recording engineer, vocal recording (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10), vocal recording for Kelly Rowland (1), horn recording (2, 5, 6, 9, 10), mixing (3, 4, 8), additional vocal recording (4, 7), sax solo recording (6, 8)
* Beau Vallis – vocal recording for Kelly Rowland (1)
* Stuart White – vocal recording for Melanie Fiona (3)
* Jason Agel – engineer (4)
* Dave Tozer – engineer (4)
*
Mick Guzauski
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