Go the Distance
Michael Bolton
1997
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1997
Release: 1997Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The selected original recording is documented in 1997 in the release history of Hercules (Original Soundtrack). Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
All That Matters - original program and Hercules performance
The program identifies Boltons approximately 4:40 Go the Distance as the 1997 Disney Hercules performance. This is distinct from Roger Barts film-character recording; the later same-year album placement does not establish the earliest exact day.
About Michael Bolton
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
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.
Retained annual-list context
Go the Distance by Michael Bolton appears at number 89 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1997. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1997 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
Other appearances and versions
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An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1997 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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