Monday, December 12, 2016

Michael Bolton - "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?"


After years of being a songwriter, Michael Bolton's big break came when he decided to sing a song he had co-written.  In 1983, Bolton and Doug James wrote "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" for Air Supply, but it was Laura Branigan who turned it into a hit.  Bolton recorded his own solo version of the song in 1989, and it launched his career.  The song won Bolton a Grammy and signaled the beginning of a decade of ruling the Adult Contemporary format with his signature pop rock ballads and trademark long hair.