Everybody's Crazy (album)

Released in 1985 on CBS, Everybody's Crazy is a melodic hard rock/AOR from Michael Bolton, recorded before he had his biggest hits. The lead guitarist on the album is Bruce Kulick, later of KISS fame. The title track was a minor hit on hard rock radio stations, and it was also featured in the 1986 movie Back to School. The album is currently out of print. It was reissued overseas in the mid-'90s with a then-current photo on the cover.

Reviews have been extremely mixed regarding this album. While some have criticized the album, decrying it as the low point of Bolton's career (see Allmusic Guide link on the right), many others have hailed it as one of the finest examples of AOR-based/melodic hard rock from the 80's (see "sources" below for just a few examples). The album's hard rock/metal sound contrasts sharply with his later soft rock-based material that would make him a superstar (although the track "Desperate Heart" hinted at the later ballad-styled material that would make him successful), and devout fans of his music in the latter style may react less favorably to this album.