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Said I Loved You...But I Lied

Michael Bolton | Artist Essentials

Michael Bolton / RECOMMENDED SELECTION 3

First released: 1993 (year verified)

Original 1993 studio recording

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First released: 1993 (year verified)

The recording-specific original release field establishes 1993. The conflicting album-level January 1992 placeholder is not adopted; the 1994 annual appearance remains a later event.

Recording: Original 1993 studio recording
Credit: Michael Bolton
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Said I Loved You...But I Lied

Said I Loved You But I Lied - recording-specific original year
The original recording item explicitly gives October 1993. The album-level January 1992 placeholder conflicts with this recording field and the original rights year, and is not adopted. Only 1993 is assigned. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

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Said I Loved You But I Lied - recording-specific original year
The original recording item explicitly gives October 1993. The album-level January 1992 placeholder conflicts with this recording field and the original rights year, and is not adopted. Only 1993 is assigned. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

ARTIST BACKGROUND

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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