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You Raise Me Up: Reprise Collects Josh Groban's "Gems" on New Collection

March 13, 2025 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Josh Groban Gems

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On May 9, Josh Groban will kick off Gems, a five-night run in Las Vegas at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.  One week earlier, the superstar actor-singer will commemorate the concert stand with a companion album of the same name.  Arriving on Reprise Records, Gems features 16 classics from Groban's discography alongside two new songs, "Be Alright" and "Open Hands."

The Los Angeles native was just sixteen years old when he was introduced by his vocal coach to David Foster.  Foster enlisted him to stand in for Andrea Bocelli to rehearse his duet of "The Prayer" with Celine Dion for the 1999 Grammy Awards telecast.  He was soon thrust into fame when Grammy host Rosie O'Donnell was so impressed that she invited him onto her popular talk show; that appearance, in turn, led to a spot on television's Ally McBeal.  His 2001 self-titled debut LP boasted productions from Foster, Walter Afanasieff, Jeremy Lubbock, Humberto Gatica, and others, and established Groban as a crossover star for the 21st century.  Its single "To Where You Are" became Groban's first AC chart-topper; the album would be the first of four consecutive multi-platinum albums.  More hits followed including 2003's Foster-helmed smash "You Raise Me Up," and in 2007, Groban was crowned the U.S.' best-selling artist.  He released his ninth and most recent studio album, Harmony, in 2020.

The non-chronologically sequenced Gems features songs from highlights of Groban's nine studio albums.  (No tracks are included from 2010's Rick Rubin-produced Illuminations, 2013's Rob Cavallo-helmed All That Echoes, or the 2007 Christmas album Noel.)  While Alan Menken and Tim Rice's "Evermore" has been included from the soundtrack of Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, Gems doesn't make room for any selections from Groban's cast recordings of Chess; Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812; or Sweeney Todd.  Many of Groban's non-Christmas top 20 AC singles are here ("To Where You Are," "You Raise Me Up," "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)," "February Song," "Awake"), as well.  Show music and movie songs are represented ("All I Ask of You" with Kelly Clarkson, "The Impossible Dream," "Over the Rainbow," "Pure Imagination") alongside the crossover pop on which Groban made his name.

The Grammy-, Tony-, and Emmy-nominated vocalist shares in the press release, "I'm so excited to release this collection of songs that have played such an important role in my life and career so far. These 'gems' have been there for me when I've needed them most, and to share them on one album fills me with gratitude for all they have given to amazing listeners across the world."

Not long after the CD and digital release, on June 13, a double-vinyl edition will appear with two exclusive bonus tracks: "Broken Vow" and "Remember When It Rained," both from 2003's Closer.  In addition to the Las Vegas shows, Groban will perform songs from Gems over two nights at the Hollywood Bowl, on September 5 and 6 accompanied by Thomas Wilkins and The Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Look for Gems from Reprise Records on May 2.  You'll find the track listing and pre-order links below; the Amazon editions on CD and LP features exclusive cover artwork.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Josh Groban, Gems (Reprise, 2025)

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2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.  / Amazon Canada

  1. Be Alright
  2. Alla Luce del Sole
  3. You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)
  4. You Raise Me Up
  5. To Where You Are
  6. Awake
  7. Granted
  8. Pure Imagination (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
  9. You're Still You
  10. Evermore
  11. Open Hands
  12. February Song
  13. Over The Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)
  14. When You Say You Love Me
  15. All I Ask Of You (from The Phantom of the Opera) [with Kelly Clarkson]
  16. Bridge over Troubled Water
  17. Per Te
  18. The Impossible Dream

Tracks 1 & 11 previously unreleased
Tracks 2, 5 & 9 from Josh Groban, Warner Bros./143 48154-2, 2001
Tracks 3, 6 & 12 from Awake, Reprise/143 43258-2, 2006
Tracks 4, 14 & 17 from Closer, Reprise/143 48450-2, 2003
Tracks 7 & 16 from Bridges, Reprise 571178-2, 2018
Tracks 8, 13 & 15 from Stages, Reprise 548281-2, 2015
Track 10 from Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Walt Disney Records D002524802, 2017
Track 18 from Harmony, Reprise 093624884156, 2020

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Josh Groban, Kelly Clarkson

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. Kevin says

    March 13, 2025 at 4:18 pm

    Josh Groban is an example of a singer with tremendous talent who is dismissed by many simply because he is so popular.

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  2. Harry Cohen says

    March 13, 2025 at 6:03 pm

    I have seen Josh in Natasha, Pierre..., Sweeney Todd and during the Stages tour. Hearing him live is an unforgettable experience. I will most likely be adding Gems to my Josh collection.
    With the lack of cd releases by any artist, anywhere at this point I am willing to support an artist who acknowledges that some fans still play CDs.

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