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. 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.
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TRACK LISTING
1 Love Is Everything 4:33
2 Fields of Gold 4:12
3 Sajna 4:11
4 Pride (In the Name of Love) 4:29
5 I'm Not Ready 4:31
6 Over the Rainbow 3:29
7 When a Man Loves a Woman/It's a Man's Man's Man's World 5:33
8 The Prayer 4:28
9 You Are So Beautiful 3:53
10 Make You Feel My Love 3:14
11 Hallelujah 3:44
12 Steel Bars 4:15
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