Gems: The Duets Collection

Gems: The Duets Collection
Studio album by Michael Bolton
Released	June 21, 2011
Recorded	2010–2011
Studio	The Grip, Blackbird Studio and Hound's Ear Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) Lava Room Recording (Cleveland, Ohio) Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California) Panchathan Hollywood Studios, Dragonfly Studios and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California) Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, California) Turtle Sound Recording (Winton, Connecticut) The Beach House (Miami Beach, Florida) Ciatec Studios (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Studio Guillaume Tell (Paris, France) FunDeMental Studios (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Genre	Pop
Length	50:32 (Standard edition)
Label	Mointaigne / Legacy / Sony
Producer	Michael Bolton Dann Huff David Foster A. R. Rahman Rudy Pérez Steve Milo
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+ [2]
USA Today	[3]

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

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love is Everything" (featuring Rascal Flatts)	Michael Bolton Gary LeVox Jay DeMarcus Joe Don Rooney	Dann Huff	4:35
2.	"Fields of Gold" (featuring Eva Cassidy)	Sting	David Foster	4:13
3.	"Sajna" (featuring A. R. Rahman)	A. R. Rahman BlaaZé	Rahman	4:11
4.	"Pride (In the Name of Love)" (featuring Anne Akiko Meyers)	Bono The Edge Adam Clayton Larry Mullen Jr.	Huff	4:27
5.	"I'm Not Ready" (featuring Delta Goodrem)	Delta Goodrem Vince Pizzinga	Huff	4:32
6.	"Over the Rainbow" (featuring Paula Fernandes)	Harold Arlen E.Y. "Yip" Harburg	Rudy Pérez Michael Bolton	3:30
7.	"When A Man Loves a Woman / It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (medley) (featuring Seal)	Calvin Houston Lewis Andrew James Wright James Brown Betty Jean Newsome	Foster	5:35
8.	"The Prayer" (featuring Lara Fabian)	David Foster Carole Bayer Sager	Foster	4:28
9.	"You Are So Beautiful" (featuring Chris Botti)	Billy Preston Bruce Fisher	Bolton	3:55
10.	"Make You Feel My Love" (featuring Helene Fischer)	Bob Dylan	Bolton	3:15
11.	"Hallelujah" (featuring MB's Children's Choir)	Leonard Cohen	Bolton	3:44
12.	"Steel Bars" (featuring Orianthi)	Dylan Bolton	Bolton Steve Milo	4:16

Asian edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love is Everything" (featuring Rascal Flatts)	Bolton LeVox DeMarcus Rooney	Huff	4:33
2.	"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (featuring Coco Lee)	Bolton Doug James	Bolton Milo	4:18
3.	"Fields of Gold" (featuring Eva Cassidy)	Sting	Foster	4:13
4.	"Sajna" (featuring A. R. Rahman)	Rahman BlaaZé	Rahman	4:11
5.	"Pride (In the Name of Love)" (featuring Anne Akiko Meyers)	Bono The Edge Clayton Mullen Jr.	Huff	4:26
6.	"I'm Not Ready" (featuring Delta Goodrem)	Goodrem Pizzinga	Huff	4:30
7.	"Over the Rainbow" (featuring Paula Fernandes)	Arlen Harburg	Pérez Bolton	3:38
8.	"When A Man Loves a Woman / It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (medley) (featuring Seal)	Lewis Wright Brown Newsome	Foster	5:34
9.	"The Prayer" (featuring Lara Fabian)	Foster Sager	Foster	4:26
10.	"You Are So Beautiful" (featuring Chris Botti)	Preston Fisher	Bolton	3:53
11.	"Make You Feel My Love" (featuring Helen Fischer)	Dylan	Bolton	3:14
12.	"Hallelujah" (featuring MB's Children's Choir)	Cohen	Bolton	3:44
13.	"Steel Bars" (featuring Orianthi)	Dylan Bolton	Bolton Milo	4:16
14.	"Said I Loved You...But I Lied" (featuring Agnes Monica)	Bolton Robert Lange	Bolton	5:11

Personnel

• Michael Bolton – vocals
• Charlie Judge – acoustic piano (1), Hammond B3 organ (1), synthesizers (1), keyboards (5, 6), programming (5, 6), strings (6)
• David Foster – keyboards (3)
• A. R. Rahman – all instruments (4)
• Hentry Kuruvila – additional programming (4)
• Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano (10, 12)
• Vince Pizzinga – acoustic piano (11), programming (11), piano and string arrangements (11)
• Dann Huff – electric guitar (1, 6), acoustic guitar (5), additional electric guitar (5), bouzouki (5)
• Joe Don Rooney – electric guitar (1)
• Eva Cassidy – acoustic guitar (3)
• Sanjeev Thomas – guitars (4)
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (5)
• Rudy Pérez – all rhythm guitars (7), nylon guitar fills (7), bass (7), rhythm track arrangements (7)
• Brian Monroney – nylon guitar fills (7)
• Michael Thompson – electric guitars (7), guitars (10, 12), acoustic guitar (11)
• Orianthi – guitars (13)
• Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin (5), violin (5)
• Jay DeMarcus – bass (1)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (5)
• Chris McHugh – drums (1, 5)
• Dorian Crozier – drums (6)
• Richard Bravo – live drums (7), live percussion (7)
• Chad Wright – drums (12)
• Anne Akiko Meyers – violin (5)
• Chris Botti – trumpet (10)
• Brian BecVar – piano arrangements (12)

Orchestra (Tracks 7, 10 & 12)

• Chris Walden – string arrangements
• Shari Sutcliffe – music contractor
• Belinda Broughton – concertmaster
• Kevin Axt, Charles Nenneker and Ken Wild – double bass
• Matthew Cooker, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (principal), Dennis Karmazyn, Dane Little, David Speltz and Rudy Stein – cello
• Evan Wilson – viola
• Caroline Campbell, Ron Clark, Mario DeLeon, Joel Derouin, Tiffany Yi Hu, Jennifer Levin, Robin Olson, Sid Page, Joel Pargman, Carol Pool, Michele Richards, Guillermo Romero, Mary Kathleen Sloan, Josefina Vergara, Amy Wickman, Yelena Yegoryan and Shari Zippert – violin

Guest vocalists

• Rascal Flatts (Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney) – vocals (1)
• Coco Lee – vocals (2)
• Eva Cassidy – vocals (3)
• A. R. Rahman – vocals (4)
• Delta Goodrem – vocals (6)
• Paula Fernandes – vocals (7)
• Seal – vocals (8)
• Lara Fabian – vocals (9)
• Helene Fischer – vocals (11)
• Orianthi – vocals (13)
• Agnes Monica – vocals (14)

MB's children choir on "Hallelujah"

• Chris Walden – arrangements
• Scottie Haskell – choir conductor
• Chloe Arzy, Evyn Johnson, Makiah Johnson, Michael Johnson, Angela Marquez, Delany Meyer, Ilsey Moon, Cayla Nisperos, Sabrina Walden and Sasha Walden – singers

Production

• Michael Bolton – executive producer
• Christina Klein – A&R, management
• Chris Biondo – guitar and vocal producer for Eva Cassidy (3)
• Vince Pizzinga – vocal producer for Delta Goodrem (6), original string arrangements (6)
• Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator (1, 5, 6)
• Courtney Blooding – production coordinator (9)
• Clinton Cerejo – vocal arrangements (4)
• Delta Goodrem – original piano arrangements (6)
• Daniel Silveira – musical direction (7)
• Paul Ralphes – vocal coach (7)
• Jaymes Quirino – project coordinator
• Brian Porizek – art direction, design
• Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadena – painting ("Spring")

Technical

• Doug Sax – mastering
• Sangwook Nam – mastering
• The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California) – mastering location
• Drew Bollman – recording (1), recording assistant (5, 6)
• Mark Hagen – recording (1)
• Sean Neff – recording (1)
• Steve Milo – MB vocal recording (1)
• Justin Niebank – mixing (1, 5, 6), recording (5, 6)
• Bobby Campbell – Coco Lee vocal recording (2), digital editing (2, 11), MB vocal recording (6), Agnes Monica vocal recording (14)
• Mick Guzauski – mixing (2, 4, 11, 13, 14)
• Joachem van der Saag – MB vocal recording and engineer (3, 9), mixing (3, 8, 9), recording (8), Lara Fabian vocal recording (9)
• Jorge Vivo – MB vocal recording and engineer (3)
• Chris Biondo – guitar and vocal recording for Eva Cassidy (3)
• Cody Bice – sound engineer (4)
• Tony Joy – sound engineer (4)
• Aditya Modi – sound engineer (4)
• David Reitzas – violin recording for Anne Akiko Meyers (5), MB vocal recording (7, 10), orchestra recording (7, 10, 12), Lara Fabian vocal recording (9), trumpet recording (10), mixing (10, 12), recording (12), guitar recording (13), children's choir recording (12)
• Vince Pizzinga – vocal recording for Delta Goodrem (6)
• Andreas Bermudez – recording (7), mixing (7)
• Miguel Alfanso – vocal recording coordinator for Paula Fernandez (7)
• Guilherme Maderios – vocal recording engineer for Paula Fernandez (7)
• Yves Jaget – Lara Fabian vocal recording (9)
• Alex Alegizakis – piano recording (10, 12)
• Oliver Achatz – MB vocal recording (11)
• Billy Mann – Helene Fischer vocal recording (11)
• Seth Morton – recording assistant (1, 5)
• Taylor Nyquist – recording assistant (1, 6)
• Alejandro Barajas – assistant violin engineer (5)
• Steve Rusch – assistant violin engineer (5)
• David Lopez – assistant engineer (7)
• Chris Brooke – MB vocal recording assistant (7)
• Tiago – Paula Fernandez vocal recording assistant (7)
• Aaron Walk – orchestra recording assistant (7, 10, 12), children's choir recording assistant (12)
• Dann Huff – digital editing (1, 5)
• Brian David Willis – digital editing (1, 5, 12)

References

1. AllMusic review
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