Closer (Josh Groban album)

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Closer
Studio album by Josh Groban
Released	November 11, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Classical, Pop
Length	58:56
Label	143 Records, Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s)	David Foster (except where noted)
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Richard Dyer, Boston Globe (favorable) November 2003 (via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
Josh Groban chronology
Josh Groban In Concert (2002)	Closer (2003)	Awake (2006)

Closer is the second studio album and third overall album by vocalist Josh Groban, released in November 2003. Much like his first studio album, half of Closer's songs are sung in English, with the remainder sung in various other languages (Italian, Spanish, and French).

The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling about 375,000 copies in its first week.^[1] In January 2004, the album rose from number 11 to number one in its ninth week on the chart, selling about 110,000 copies that week. This followed a sales campaign by Target.^[2]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Oceano" (Leo Z, Andrea Sandri, Mauro Malavasi) (Produced by David Foster, Leo Z, and Malavasi) – 4:03
2. "My Confession" (Richard Page) – 4:56
3. "Mi Mancherai (Il Postino)" (featuring Joshua Bell) (Luis Enrique Bacalov, Marco Marinangeli) – 6:04
4. "Si Volvieras a Mi" (Klaus Derendorf, Mark Portmann, Claudia Brant) – 4:19
5. "When You Say You Love Me" (Mark Hammond, Robin Scoffield) – 4:32
6. "Per Te" (Marinangeli, Walter Afanasieff, Josh Groban) (Produced by Afanasieff) – 4:16
7. "All'improvviso Amore" (Foster, Paul Schwartz, Frank Musker, Kaballa) – 3:38
8. "Broken Vow" (Walter Afanasieff, Lara Fabian) – 4:34
9. "Caruso" (Lucio Dalla) – 5:07
10. "Remember When it Rained" (Groban, Eric Mouquet) (Produced by Mouquet) – 4:41
11. "Hymne à L'amour" (Edith Gassion, Marguerite Monnot, Geoffrey Parsons) – 4:04
12. "You Raise Me Up" (Brendan Graham, Rolf Lovland) – 4:50
13. "Never Let Go" (featuring Deep Forest) (Produced by Mouquet) – 3:52

[edit] Limited Edition Tracks

14. "Mi Morena" 4:39

15. "She's Out of My Life" (Tom Bahler) 3:46

16. "You're the Only Place" 4:55

17. "My December" (Mike Shinoda) 5:02

[edit] Awards

Closer was a massive success, and garnered several achievements for Groban, including:

• Certified 4x Platinum in the United States
• Certified 5x Platinum in South Africa
• Third best selling album of 2004 on the Billboard 200
• Nominated for best album of the year (2003)
• You Raise Me Up was certified Gold by the RIAA

[edit] References

1. ^ Todd Martens, "Back In 'Black': Jay-Z Swan Song Bows On Top", Billboard.com, November 19, 2003.
2. ^ Todd Martens, "Groban Nets First No. 1 Album", Billboard.com, January 14, 2004.

[edit] External links

• Closer at WikiMusicGuide

Preceded by Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Billboard 200 Number 1 Album January 24, 2004 - January 30, 2004

Succeeded by Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast