Gems: The Duets Collection

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Gems: The Duets Collection
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2011
Recorded2010–2011
Genre Pop
Label Mointaigne / Legacy / Sony
Michael Bolton chronology
One World One Love
(2009)
Gems: The Duets Collection
(2011)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly C+ [2]
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Gems: The Duets Collection is the 21st studio album by American pop singer Michael Bolton. The album was released on Montaigne Records / Legacy Recordings / Sony Music on 21 June 2011. [4] It features productions by acclaimed songwriters, producers and musicians including A. R. Rahman, David Foster, Dann Huff and Rudy Pérez. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Track listing

  1. "Love Is Everything" (feat. Rascal Flatts) (Michael Bolton/Gary LeVox/Jay DeMarcus/Joe Don Rooney/Justin Niebank)
  2. "Fields of Gold" (feat. Eva Cassidy) (Sting)
  3. "Sajna" (feat. A. R. Rahman) (A.R. Rahman/Blaaze)
  4. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (feat. Anne Akiko Meyers) (Bono/The Edge/Adam Clayton/Larry Mullen Jr.)
  5. "I'm Not Ready" (feat. Delta Goodrem) (Delta Goodrem/Vince Pizzinga)
  6. "Over the Rainbow" (feat. Paula Fernandes) (Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg)
  7. "When A Man Loves a Woman / It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (medley feat. Seal) (Calvin Lewis/Andrew Wright/James Brown/Betty Jean Newsome)
  8. "The Prayer" (feat. Lara Fabian) (David Foster/Carole Bayer Sager/Alberto Testa/Tony Renis)
  9. "You Are So Beautiful" (feat. Chris Botti) (Billy Preston/Bruce Fisher)
  10. "Make You Feel My Love" (feat. Helene Fischer) (Bob Dylan)
  11. "Hallelujah" (feat. MB's Children's Choir) (Leonard Cohen)
  12. "Steel Bars" (feat. Orianthi) (Michael Bolton/Bob Dylan)

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