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{{Infobox album
| name       = Emerald – Musical Gems
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [[Celtic Woman]]
| cover      = Emerald – Musical Gems.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 25 February 2014
| recorded   = 2013
| venue      = [[Morris Performing Arts Center]], [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Indiana (state)|Indiana]], [[United States]]
| studio     = STUDIOTWO, [[Windmill Lane Recording Studios|Windmill Lane Studios]], RTÉ Studio One, [[County Dublin|Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]<br>[[Ocean Way Recording|Ocean Way Studios]], [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California (state)|California]], [[United States]]
| genre      = [[Celtic music|Celtic]], [[Classical music|classical]], [[New-age music|new-age]]
| length     = 45:15
| language   = English, [[Irish language|Irish]]
| label      = [[Manhattan Records|Manhattan]]
| producer   = [[David Downes (Irish composer)|David Downes]]
| prev_title = [[Home for Christmas (Celtic Woman album)|Home for Christmas]]
| prev_year  = 2012
| next_title = [[O Christmas Tree (album)|O Christmas Tree]]
| next_year  = 2014
}}
'''''Emerald – Musical Gems''''' is the ninth studio album released by the group [[Celtic Woman]].
==Background==
''Emerald – Musical Gems'' was released worldwide on 25 February 2014. The album features vocalists [[Chloë Agnew]], [[Susan McFadden]], [[Lisa Lambe]], and fiddler [[Máiréad Nesbitt]]. Agnew had left the group prior to the release of this album, making it the last to feature her as a principal performer until she returned as a guest performer for 2021's ''[[Postcards from Ireland]]''. Unlike previous releases, while classified as a studio album, the track listing of ''Emerald – Musical Gems'' consists of re-recordings of songs previously covered by the group.
An accompanying concert special of the same title, recorded live at the [[Morris Performing Arts Center]], [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Indiana (state)|Indiana]], [[United States]] in April 2013, was also released on DVD and Blu-ray in conjunction with the album, and aired on [[PBS]] stations across the United States in March 2014.
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| headline     = CD
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title1       = [[Mo Ghile Mear]]
| extra1       = [[Chloë Agnew]], [[Lisa Lambe]], [[Susan McFadden]], [[Máiréad Nesbitt]]
| length1      = 4:17
| title2       = [[Dúlamán|Dúlaman]]
| extra2       = Lambe
| length2      = 4:20
| title3       = [[Caledonia (song)|Caledonia]]
| extra3       = McFadden
| length3      = 5:00
| title4       = [[Amazing Grace]]
| extra4       = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden
| length4      = 5:50
| title5       = The New Ground
| note5        = instrumental
| extra5       = Tommy Martin
| length5      = 2:04
| title6       = [[She Moved Through the Fair]]
| extra6       = Agnew, Lambe
| length6      = 3:18
| title7       = [[Bridge over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]
| extra7       = Lambe
| length7      = 2:59
| title8       = Níl Sé'n Lá
| extra8       = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length8      = 3:36
| title9       = [[Danny Boy]]
| extra9       = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length9      = 3:16
| title10      = [[The Voice (Eimear Quinn song)|The Voice]]
| extra10      = McFadden, Nesbitt
| length10     = 3:07
| title11      = [[The Parting Glass]]
| note11       = 2013 Version
| extra11      = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length11     = 4:17
| title12      = [[You Raise Me Up]]
| extra12      = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length12     = 4:40
| total_length = 45:15
}}
'''Notes'''
* "Dúlaman" contains portions of "An Cailín Álainn", a traditional Irish [[Sean-nós singing|sean-nós]] song.
{{tracklist
| headline     = Bonus tracks on Target-exclusive deluxe edition
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title13      = The Coast of Galiçia
| note13       = Live from [[Morris Performing Arts Center]], [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Indiana (state)|IN]], 2013
| extra13      = Nesbitt
| length13     = 4:42
| title14      = Téir Abhaile Riú
| note14       = Live from Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN, 2013
| extra14      = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length14     = 5:10
| title15      = [[Ave Maria (Schubert)|Ave Maria]]
| note15       = Live from Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN, 2013
| extra15      = Agnew
| length15     = 4:18
| total_length = 59:25
}}
{{tracklist
| headline     = Bonus tracks on Japanese edition
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title13      = The Coast of Galiçia
| note13       = Live from Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN, 2013
| extra13      = Nesbitt
| length13     = 4:42
| title14      = Téir Abhaile Riú
| note14       = Live from Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN, 2013
| extra14      = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length14     = 5:10
| total_length = 55:07
}}
{{tracklist
| headline     = DVD and Blu-ray
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title1       = Awakening
| extra1       = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length1      = 5:58
| title2       = [[Dúlamán|Dúlaman]]
| extra2       = Lambe
| length2      = 4:33
| title3       = [[Nocturne (Secret Garden song)|Nocturne]]
| extra3       = Agnew, Nesbitt
| length3      = 4:25
| title4       = [[Téir Abhaile Riú]]
| extra4       = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length4      = 6:28
| title5       = The Coast of Galiçia
| extra5       = Nesbitt
| length5      = 4:40
| title6       = [[Danny Boy]]
| extra6       = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length6      = 4:20
| title7       = [[Mo Ghile Mear]]
| extra7       = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length7      = 5:02
| title8       = [[Amazing Grace]]
| extra8       = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden
| length8      = 5:59
| title9       = [[She Moved Through the Fair]]
| extra9       = Agnew, Lambe
| length9      = 3:36
| title10      = Níl Sé'n Lá
| extra10      = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length10     = 7:56
| title11      = [[Oh Shenandoah|Shenandoah]]
| extra11      = Nesbitt
| length11     = 4:05
| title12      = [[The Voice (Eimear Quinn song)|The Voice]]
| extra12      = McFadden, Nesbitt
| length12     = 3:22
| title13      = [[You Raise Me Up]]
| extra13      = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length13     = 5:30
| title14      = [[The Parting Glass]]
| extra14      = Agnew, Lambe, McFadden, Nesbitt
| length14     = 5:27
| title15      = Celtic Woman Playoff
| extra15      = Nesbitt
| length15     = 0:51
| total_length = 1:12:12
}}
{{tracklist
| headline     = Bonus tracks on DVD and Blu-ray
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title16      = [[Caledonia (song)|Caledonia]]
| extra16      = McFadden
| length16     = 5:37
| title17      = [[Bridge over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]
| extra17      = Lambe
| length17     = 4:57
| title18      = [[Ave Maria (Schubert)|Ave Maria]]
| extra18      = Agnew
| length18     = 4:17
| total_length = 1:27:03
}}
==Charts==
The album debuted at  No. 29 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart on its first week of release,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2014-03-15 |date=15 March 2014 |title=Billboard 200 |work=Billboard }}</ref> with around 10,000 copies sold in the United States. It also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard World Albums chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2014-03-15 |date=15 March 2014 |title=World Albums |work=Billboard }}</ref> and No. 3 on the [[Independent Albums]] charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2014-03-15 |date=15 March 2014 |title=Independent Albums |work=Billboard }}</ref> As of December 2015, the album has sold 73,000 copies in the country.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151201110844/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= 1 December 2015 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}</ref>
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! Chart (2014)
! Peak<br />position
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{{album chart|Flanders|157|artist=Celtic Woman|album=Emerald – Musical Gems }}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|84|artist=Celtic Woman|album=Emerald – Musical Gems }}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|80|artist=Celtic Woman|album=Emerald – Musical Gems }}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=Celtic Woman}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardWorld|1|artist=Celtic Woman}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|3|artist=Celtic Woman}}
|-
|}
==References==
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[[Category:Celtic Woman albums]]
[[Category:2014 live albums]]
[[Category:2014 video albums]]
[[Category:Manhattan Records albums]]