Josh Groban has released his new career-spanning collection titled "Gems". The album features 18 tracks, including fan favorites and two new songs.
The album includes newly recorded tracks "Be Alright" and "Open Hands." The release is available now via Reprise Records.
Groban performed "Be Alright" on Good Morning America to mark the album's debut. He also performed the song and served as a guest mentor on American Idol this season, appearing alongside Ashanti and Artist-in-Residence Jelly Roll.
The collection spans over two decades of Groban's career. It features his 3x-Platinum song "You Raise Me Up," which he performed at Super Bowl XXXVIII during a NASA tribute and at Oprah Winfrey's 50th birthday.
"Gems" also includes the Billboard Adult Contemporary #1 hit "To Where You Are." The album showcases his range with songs such as "Evermore" from the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack.
Fan favorite renditions are also part of the album, including "Over The Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz and "Pure Imagination" from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is also included.
A duet with Kelly Clarkson on "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera is featured on the album. Fans can listen to Gems HERE.
The album shares its name with Groban's upcoming five-night run at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The exclusive engagement, titled Josh Groban: Gems — Exclusive Las Vegas Engagement, begins May 9. Additional dates are May 10, 14, 16, and 17.
"You record a bunch of songs and you just have absolutely no idea what word or series of words will describe the year you’ve been through," Groban said regarding the selection process. "We just kind of thought, you know, as we were talking about it, you know what? What is it we want to call these, kind of gems of your career?"
He added, "You always want to put in a couple of things that, haven’t heard before. These are songs that I wrote over the last couple of years. So, I hope they enjoy them."
