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Gems: The Duets Collection
Gems: The Duets Collection
Studio album by Michael Bolton
Released	June 21, 2011
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Pop
Label	Mointaigne / Legacy / Sony
Producer	Michael Bolton; Dann Huff; David Foster; A. R. Rahman; Rudy Pérez; Steve Milo;
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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 Helen 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

References

^ AllMusic review
^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
^ "Listen Up: Jill Scott, Bon Iver, Pitbull, Michael Bolton - USATODAY.com". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13.
^ ""Grammy Award Winning and Multi Platinum Recording Artist Michael Bolton Set to Release a Brand New Album Gems - The Duets Collection in Stores June 21, 2011". PR Newseire. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^ "Hollywood, Kollywood, Bollywood, it's all good". The New Paper. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Bolton collaborates with Rahman for new album". IBN Live. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^ "Rahman's Sajna in Michael Bolton's album". Sify. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^ "GEMS: The Duets Collection - Michael Bolton". qobuz.com. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

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[1] AllMusic review

[2] "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2012-11-26.

[3] "Listen Up: Jill Scott, Bon Iver, Pitbull, Michael Bolton - USATODAY.com". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13.

[4] ""Grammy Award Winning and Multi Platinum Recording Artist Michael Bolton Set to Release a Brand New Album Gems - The Duets Collection in Stores June 21, 2011". PR Newseire. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

[5] "Hollywood, Kollywood, Bollywood, it's all good". The New Paper. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.^{[dead link‍]}

[6] "Bolton collaborates with Rahman for new album". IBN Live. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

[7] "Rahman's Sajna in Michael Bolton's album". Sify. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

[8] "GEMS: The Duets Collection - Michael Bolton". qobuz.com. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

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+| extra1        = [[Dann Huff]]
-#"[[The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)|The Prayer]]" (feat. [[Lara Fabian]]) <small>([[David Foster]]/[[Carole Bayer Sager]]/[[Alberto Testa (lyricist)|Alberto Testa]]/Tony Renis)</small>
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-#"[[Make You Feel My Love]]" (feat. [[Helene Fischer]]) <small>([[Bob Dylan]])</small>
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+| note4         = featuring [[Anne Akiko Meyers]]
+| writer4       = {{hlist|[[Bono]]|[[The Edge]]|[[Adam Clayton]]|[[Larry Mullen Jr.]]}}
+| extra4        = Huff
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+| title5        = [[I'm Not Ready (Michael Bolton song)|I'm Not Ready]]
+| note5         = featuring [[Delta Goodrem]]
+| writer5       = {{hlist|Delta Goodrem|Vince Pizzinga}}
+| extra5        = Huff
+| length5       = 4:32
+| title6        = [[Over the Rainbow]]
+| note6         = featuring [[Paula Fernandes]]
+| writer6       = {{hlist|[[Harold Arlen]]|[[Yip Harburg|E.Y. "Yip" Harburg]]}}
+| extra6        = {{hlist|[[Rudy Pérez]]|Michael Bolton}}
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+| writer7       = {{hlist|Calvin Houston Lewis|Andrew James Wright|[[James Brown]]|Betty Jean Newsome}}
+| extra7        = Foster
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+| title8        = [[The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)|The Prayer]]
+| note8         = featuring [[Lara Fabian]]
+| writer8       = {{hlist|David Foster|[[Carole Bayer Sager]]}}
+| extra8        = Foster
+| length8       = 4:28
+| title9        = [[You Are So Beautiful]]
+| note9         = featuring [[Chris Botti]]
+| writer9       = {{hlist|[[Billy Preston]]|[[Bruce Fisher]]}}
+| extra9        = Bolton
+| length9       = 3:55
+| title10       = [[Make You Feel My Love]]
+| note10        = featuring [[Helen Fischer]]
+| writer10      = [[Bob Dylan]]
+| extra10       = Bolton
+| length10      = 3:15
+| title11       = [[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]
+| note11        = featuring MB's Children's Choir
+| writer11      = [[Leonard Cohen]]
+| extra11       = Bolton
+| length11      = 3:44
+| title12       = [[Time, Love & Tenderness|Steel Bars]]
+| note12        = featuring [[Orianthi]]
+| writer12      = {{hlist|Dylan|Bolton}}
+| extra12       = {{hlist|Bolton|Steve Milo}}
+| length12      = 4:16
+}}
+{{Track listing
+| headline      = Asian edition
+| extra_column  = Producer(s)
+| title1        = Love is Everything
+| note1         = featuring Rascal Flatts
+| writer1       = {{hlist|Bolton|LeVox|DeMarcus|Rooney}}
+| extra1        = Huff
+| length1       = 4:33
+| title2        = [[How Am I Supposed to Live Without You]]
+| note2         = featuring [[Coco Lee]]
+| writer2       = {{hlist|Bolton|Doug James}}
+| extra2        = {{hlist|Bolton|Milo}}
+| length2       = 4:18
+| title3        = Fields of Gold
+| note3         = featuring Eva Cassidy
+| writer3       = Sting
+| extra3        = Foster
+| length3       = 4:13
+| title4        = Sajna
+| note4         = featuring A. R. Rahman
+| writer4       = {{hlist|Rahman|BlaaZé}}
+| extra4        = Rahman
+| length4       = 4:11
+| title5        = Pride (In the Name of Love)
+| note5         = featuring Anne Akiko Meyers
+| writer5       = {{hlist|Bono|The Edge|Clayton|Mullen Jr.}}
+| extra5        = Huff
+| length5       = 4:26
+| title6        = I'm Not Ready
+| note6         = featuring Delta Goodrem
+| writer6       = {{hlist|Goodrem|Pizzinga}}
+| extra6        = Huff
+| length6       = 4:30
+| title7        = Over the Rainbow
+| note7         = featuring Paula Fernandes
+| writer7       = {{hlist|Arlen|Harburg}}
+| extra7        = {{hlist|Pérez|Bolton}}
+| length7       = 3:38
+| title8        = When A Man Loves a Woman / It's a Man's Man's Man's World
+| note8         = medley) (featuring Seal
+| writer8       = {{hlist|Lewis|Wright|Brown|Newsome}}
+| extra8        = Foster
+| length8       = 5:34
+| title9        = The Prayer
+| note9         = featuring Lara Fabian
+| writer9       = {{hlist|Foster|Sager}}
+| extra9        = Foster
+| length9       = 4:26
+| title10       = You Are So Beautiful
+| note10        = featuring Chris Botti
+| writer10      = {{hlist|Preston|Fisher}}
+| extra10       = Bolton
+| length10      = 3:53
+| title11       = Make You Feel My Love
+| note11        = featuring Helen Fischer
+| writer11      = Dylan
+| extra11       = Bolton
+| length11      = 3:14
+| title12       = Hallelujah
+| note12        = featuring MB's Children's Choir
+| writer12      = Cohen
+| extra12       = Bolton
+| length12      = 3:44
+| title13       = Steel Bars
+| note13        = featuring Orianthi
+| writer13      = {{hlist|Dylan|Bolton}}
+| extra13       = {{hlist|Bolton|Milo}}
+| length13      = 4:16
+| title14       = [[Said I Loved You...But I Lied]]
+| note14        = featuring [[Agnes Monica]]
+| writer14      = {{hlist|Bolton|[[Mutt Lange|Robert Lange]]}}
+| extra14       = Bolton
+| length14      = 5:11
+}}
 ==References==

v t e Michael Bolton
Discography
Studio albums	Michael Bolotin (1975) Everyday of My Life (1976) Michael Bolton (1983) Everybody's Crazy (1985) The Hunger (1987) Soul Provider (1989) Time, Love & Tenderness (1991) The One Thing (1993) All That Matters (1997) Only a Woman Like You (2002) One World One Love (2009) Gems: The Duets Collection / Duette (2011) Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A. (2013) Songs of Cinema (2017)
Cover albums	Timeless: The Classics (1992) This Is the Time: The Christmas Album (1996) My Secret Passion: The Arias (1998) Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 (1999) Vintage (2003) Bolton Swings Sinatra: The Second Time Around (2006)
Compilation albums	The Artistry of Michael Bolotin (1993) Greatest Hits (1985–1995) (1995) The Essential Michael Bolton (2005) 'Til the End of Forever (2005)
Singles	"(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" "How Can We Be Lovers" "When I'm Back on My Feet Again" "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" "Time, Love and Tenderness" "When a Man Loves a Woman" "Missing You Now" "To Love Somebody" "Drift Away" "Reach Out I'll Be There" "Said I Loved You... But I Lied" "Lean on Me" "I Found Someone" "Go the Distance" "Nessun dorma!" "Sexual Healing" "Jack Sparrow" "I'm Not Ready"
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