Closer (Josh Groban album)

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Closer
Closer cover
Studio album by Josh Groban
Released November 11, 2003
Recorded 2003
Genre Classical, Pop
Length 58:56
Label 143 Records, Warner Bros. Records
Producer David Foster (except where noted)
Professional reviews
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]

In Australia it reached a peak position of 25 on the Aria Top 50 Chart. On the 13th June 2007, it re-entered the charts at 39. [3]The album has sold over 5 million copies in the United States.

[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 Løvland) – 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" (Linkin Park) 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
  • Certified Platinum by ARIA [2007]

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2004 Billboard 200 1

[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.
  3. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1A50, June 13, 2007.
Preceded by
Soulful by Ruben Studdard		 Billboard 200 number-one album
January 24 - January 30, 2004		 Succeeded by
Kamikaze by Twista