The album was released 25 August 2006[1] through EMI exclusively by Walgreens to benefit various charities of cancer and re-released on 14 September 2010[2] through Green Hill Records as Grace and Gratitude Renewed.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave the album a positive review, although he said: "It's easy to knock this for not exactly being compelling—it glides, it doesn't grab—but that's the whole point: this is meditative mood music and it's gauzily effective in that regard in either of its incarnations".

[6] In their review, Billboard stated that "Grace and Gratitude has a purpose - the long-lived artist's belief that music can boost the body's healing processes...Newton-John puts her spin on diverse influences, from Tibetan chants and Islamic prayers to a Latin benediction.

Newton-John is soulfully committed to every word she sings, and fans will be taken by the plush arrangements, melodic warmth and, of course, the artist's regal vocals."

[8] The album was re-released as Grace and Gratitude Renewed on 14 September 2010, four years after the release of the original version.