How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
Michael Bolton | Artist Essentials
First released: 1989 (year verified)
Original 1989 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The restrained opening makes the sustained rise of the chorus especially clear.
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First released: 1989 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1989 in the release history of Soul Provider. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1989 studio recording
Credit: Michael Bolton
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Soul Provider
Soul Provider - original 1989 program
The original ten-track program establishes Soul Provider, How Am I Supposed to Live Without You, How Can We Be Lovers and When Im Back on My Feet Again in 1989. Subsequent 1990 singles and annual appearances do not redate the original album performances. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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Soul Provider - original 1989 program
The original ten-track program establishes Soul Provider, How Am I Supposed to Live Without You, How Can We Be Lovers and When Im Back on My Feet Again in 1989. Subsequent 1990 singles and annual appearances do not redate the original album performances. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is a singer and songwriter known for a soulful vocal style and a repertoire spanning pop, soul standards and screen music. His songwriting collaborations include Steel Bars with Bob Dylan, while Go the Distance connected his voice with Disney's Hercules. Other projects explore Sinatra songs, classical arias and Motown material. A Symphony of Hits revisits his established repertoire with orchestral arrangements. His work has also included television comedy, including appearances with the Lonely Island and a Netflix Valentine's special.
Artist background sources
Michael Bolton - ABC artist and host biography
Singer/songwriter roles, vocal style, Steel Bars co-writing, Hercules recording, Sinatra/classical/Motown projects, orchestral rerecordings and named comedy projects. The archived biography's current-tour, sales, awards and forthcoming-project statements are not carried forward. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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