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Gems: The Duets Collection may bear a title that suggests it’s a compilation, but this 2011 effort is a brand-new album containing nothing but new collaborations between Michael Bolton and similarly minded travelers of the middle of the road.
It is new but it feels old, faithful to the early-‘90s adult contemporary hits that made Bolton a superstar, and its biggest missteps arrive whenever Gems strays too far from that slick template, particularly when Bolton and Anne Akiko Meyers stumble through a strident reading of U2’s “Pride (In the Name of Love).” Moments like this don’t arrive all that often, fortunately.
Most of the time, Bolton stays in his comfort zone, turning in a surprisingly understated version of “You Are So Beautiful” with trumpeter Chris Botti, going toe-to-toe with Rascal Flatts on “Love Is Everything,” sounding as big as the children choir on “Hallelujah.” There are no surprises here, but there don’t need to be: this is Bolton doing what he does best, and doing it so well that anybody who picks this up thinking it’s a compilation won’t be disappointed with what resides inside.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Is EverythingMichael Bolton, Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Fields of GoldSting | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | SajnaBlaaze, A.R. Rahman | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Pride (In the Name of Love)Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Dave Evans, Paul Hewson, Larry Mullen, Jr., U2 | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | I'm Not ReadyDelta Goodrem, Vince Pizzinga | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Over the RainbowHarold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | When a Man Loves a Woman/It's a Man's Man's Man's WorldCalvin Lewis, Andrew Wright | Michael Bolton | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The PrayerDavid Foster, Carole Bayer Sager | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | You Are So BeautifulBruce Fisher, Billy Preston | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Make You Feel My LoveBob Dylan | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | HallelujahLeonard Cohen | Michael Bolton | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Steel BarsMichael Bolton, Bob Dylan | Michael Bolton | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Achatz | Engineer |
| 2 | Alex Alegizakis | Engineer, Piano Engineer |
| 3 | Miguel Alfonso | Recording Coordinator |
| 4 | Lawrence Alma-Tadema | Paintings |
| 5 | Harold Arlen | Composer |
| 6 | Chloe Arzy | Choir/Chorus |
| 7 | Kevin Axt | Bass |
| 8 | Alejandro Barajas | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Brian Beckvar | Piano Arrangement |
| 10 | Andres Bermudez | Engineer, Mixing |
| 11 | Cory Bice | Engineer |
| 12 | Chris Biondo | Engineer, Producer |
| 13 | Blaaze | Composer |
| 14 | Courtney Blooding | Production Coordination |
| 15 | Drew Bollman | Assistant, Engineer |
| 16 | Michael Bolton | Composer, Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Producer, Quotation Author |
| 17 | Bono | Composer, Lyricist |
| 18 | Chris Botti | Featured Artist |
| 19 | Richard Bravo | Drums, Percussion |
| 20 | Chris Brooke | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Belinda Broughton | Concert Master |
| 22 | Robbie Buchanan | Piano |
| 23 | Tom Bukovac | Guitar (Electric) |
| 24 | Bobby Campbell | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 25 | Caroline Campbell | Violin |
| 26 | Eva Cassidy | Featured Artist, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 27 | Clinton Cerejo | Vocal Arrangement |
| 28 | Ronald Clark | Violin |
| 29 | Adam Clayton | Composer |
| 30 | Leonard Cohen | Composer, Lyricist |
| 31 | Matthew Cooker | Celli |
| 32 | Dorian Crozier | Drums |
| 33 | Jay DeMarcus | Bass, Composer |
| 34 | Joel Derouin | Violin |
| 35 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 36 | The Edge | Composer, Lyricist |
| 37 | Dave Evans | Composer |
| 38 | Lara Fabian | Featured Artist |
| 39 | Paula Fernandes | Featured Artist |
| 40 | Helene Fischer | Featured Artist |
| 41 | Bruce Fisher | Composer |
| 42 | David Foster | Composer, Keyboards, Producer |
| 43 | Vanessa Freedbairn-Smith | Celli, Principal |
| 44 | Delta Goodrem | Composer, Featured Artist, Lyricist, Piano Arrangement |
| 45 | Mike "Frog" Griffith | Production Coordination |
| 46 | Mick Guzauski | Mixing |
| 47 | Mark Hagen | Engineer |
| 48 | E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Composer |
| 49 | Scottie Haskell | Choir Conductor |
| 50 | Paul Hewson | Composer |
| 51 | Tiffany Yi Hu | Violin |
| 52 | Dann Huff | Bouzouki, Digital Editing, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer |
| 53 | David Huff | Digital Editing |
| 54 | Yves Jaget | Engineer |
| 55 | Evyn Johnson | Choir/Chorus |
| 56 | Makiah Johnson | Choir/Chorus |
| 57 | Michael Johnson | Choir/Chorus |
| 58 | Tony Joy | Engineer |
| 59 | Charlie Judge | Hammond B3, Keyboards, Piano, Programming, Strings, Synthesizer |
| 60 | Dennis Karmazyn | Celli |
| 61 | Christina Kline | A&R |
| 62 | Hentry Kuruvila | Additional Production |
| 63 | Mario de León | Violin |
| 64 | Jennifer Levin | Violin |
| 65 | Gary LeVox | Composer |
| 66 | Eduardo Levy | Videography |
| 67 | Calvin Lewis | Composer |
| 68 | Dane Little | Celli |
| 69 | David Lopez | Assistant Engineer |
| 70 | Guiherme Madeiros | Engineer |
| 71 | Billy Mann | Engineer |
| 72 | Angela Marquez | Choir/Chorus |
| 73 | MB's Childrens Choir | Featured Artist |
| 74 | Chris McHugh | Drums |
| 75 | Delany Meyer | Choir/Chorus |
| 76 | Anne Akiko Meyers | Featured Artist |
| 77 | Ronnio Milo | Executive Assistant |
| 78 | Steve Milo | Engineer, Producer, Studio Manager, Tour Manager |
| 79 | Aditya Modi | Engineer |
| 80 | Brian Monroney | Guitar (Nylon String) |
| 81 | Ulsey Moon | Choir/Chorus |
| 82 | Seth Morton | Assistant |
| 83 | Larry Mullen, Jr. | Composer |
| 84 | Sangwook "Sunny" Nam | Mastering |
| 85 | Sean Neff | Engineer |
| 86 | Chuck Nennecker | Bass |
| 87 | Justin Niebank | Engineer, Mixing |
| 88 | Justin Niebbank | Engineer |
| 89 | Cayla Nisperos | Choir/Chorus |
| 90 | Taylor Nyquist | Assistant |
| 91 | Robin Olson | Violin |
| 92 | Orianthi | Featured Artist |
| 93 | Sid Page | Violin |
| 94 | Joel Pargman | Violin |
| 95 | Rudy Pérez | Arranger, Bass, Guitar (Nylon String), Guitar (Rhythm), Producer |
| 96 | Vince Pizzinga | Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Piano Arrangement, Producer, Programming, String Arrangements |
| 97 | Carol Pool | Violin |
| 98 | Brian Porizek | Art Direction, Design |
| 99 | Billy Preston | Composer |
| 100 | Jaymes Quirino | Project Coordinator |
| 101 | A.R. Rahman | Composer, Featured Artist, Producer |
| 102 | Paul Ralphes | Vocal Coach |
| 103 | Rascal Flatts | Featured Artist |
| 104 | Dave Reitzas | Engineer, Mixing |
| 105 | Michaele Richards | Violin |
| 106 | Guillermo Romero | Violin |
| 107 | Joe Don Rooney | Composer, Guitar (Electric) |
| 108 | Steve Rusch | Assistant Engineer |
| 109 | Jochem van der Saag | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 110 | Carole Bayer Sager | Composer |
| 111 | Doug Sax | Mastering |
| 112 | Seal | Featured Artist |
| 113 | Daniel Silveira | Music Direction |
| 114 | Mary Kathleen Sloan | Violin |
| 115 | Jimmie Sloas | Bass |
| 116 | David H. Speltz | Celli |
| 117 | Rudy Stein | Celli |
| 118 | Sting | Composer, Lyricist |
| 119 | Shari Sutcliffe | Music Contractor |
| 120 | Sanjeev Thomas | Guitar |
| 121 | Michael Thompson | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 122 | U2 | Composer |
| 123 | Josefina Vergara | Violin |
| 124 | Jorge Vivo | Engineer |
| 125 | Chris Walden | Arranger, String Arrangements |
| 126 | Sabrina Walden | Choir/Chorus |
| 127 | Sasha Walden | Choir/Chorus |
| 128 | Aaron Walk | Assistant Engineer |
| 129 | Amy Wickman | Violin |
| 130 | Kenneth Wild | Bass |
| 131 | Brian Willis | Digital Editing |
| 132 | Brian David Willis | Digital Editing |
| 133 | Evan Wilson | Viola |
| 134 | Andrew Wright | Composer |
| 135 | Chad Wright | Drums |
| 136 | Yelena Yegoryan | Violin |
| 137 | Jonathan Yudkin | Mandolin, Violin |
| 138 | Shari Zippert | Violin |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |