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2003 studio album by Josh Groban
Closer Released November 11, 2003 Recorded Late 2001–mid 2003 Genre Length 58 :56 Label Producer
Josh Groban in Concert (2002)
Closer (2003)
Live at the Greek (2004)
Closer is the second studio album by vocalist Josh Groban , released in November 2003. Much like his first studio album, half of this album's songs are sung in English, with the remainder sung in various other languages (Italian , Spanish and French ). Closer was the top selling classical album of the 2000s in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[ 4]
The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling about 375,000 copies in its first week.[ 5] In January 2004, the album rose from #11 to #1 in its ninth week on the chart, selling about 110,000 copies that week. This followed a sales campaign by Target .[ 6]
In Australia, Closer reached a peak position of #25 on the ARIA Albums Chart of Australia. On June 13, 2007, it re-entered the chart at #39.[ 7] As of October 2015, the album has sold over 6.1 million copies in the US.[ 8] The track, "You Raise Me Up ", charted at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The track, "Remember When It Rained", reached #15 on the AC chart.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Oceano" Leo Z, Andrea Sandri, Mauro Malavasi David Foster , Leo Z, Malavasi4:03 2. "My Confession" Richard Page Foster, Jochem van der Saag[a] 4:56 3. "Mi Mancherai (Il Postino)" (featuring Joshua Bell ) Luis Bacalov , Marco Marinangeli Foster 6:04 4. "Si Volvieras a Mi" Klaus Derendorf , Mark Portmann, Claudia BrantFoster, Derendorf[a] , Portmann[a] 4:19 5. "When You Say You Love Me" Mark Hammond, Robin Scoffield Foster, Hammond[a] 4:32 6. "Per Te" Marinangeli, Walter Afanasieff , Josh Groban Afanasieff 4:16 7. "All'improvviso Amore" Foster, Paul Schwartz , Frank Musker, Kaballa Foster, Schwartz[b] 3:38 8. "Broken Vow " Afanasieff, Lara Fabian Foster, Afanasieff[b] , William Ross[b] 4:34 9. "Caruso " Lucio Dalla Foster 5:07 10. "Remember When It Rained" Groban, Éric Mouquet Mouquet 4:41 11. "Hymne à l'amour " Edith Piaf , Marguerite Monnot , Geoffrey Parsons Foster 4:04 12. "You Raise Me Up " Rolf Løvland , Brendan Graham Foster 4:52 13. "Never Let Go" (featuring Deep Forest ) Deep Forest, Groban, Mouquet Mouquet 3:52 Total length: 58:56
Website Exclusive Title Writer(s) 16. "You're the Only Place" Billy Mann , Afanasieff4:55 17. "My December" Linkin Park 5:02
Notes
^a signifies an additional producer
^b signifies a co-producer
TV appearances
Charts
Certifications
References
^ Latham, Aaron. "Closer- Josh Groban" . AllMusic . Retrieved 21 September 2018 .
^ [1] Archived March 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
^ Christgau, Robert (December 2, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot 2003" . The Village Voice . Retrieved May 9, 2016 .
^ "Classical Albums | Billboard.com" . billboard.com . Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Todd Martens, "Back In 'Black': Jay-Z Swan Song Bows On Top" , Billboard.com, November 19, 2003.
^ Todd Martens, "Groban Nets First No. 1 Album" , Billboard.com, January 14, 2004.
^ June 13, 2007. [permanent dead link ]
^ a b Caulfield, Keith (October 23, 2015). "Josh Groban's 'Stages' Hits Half-Million in U.S. Sales" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved October 25, 2015 .
^ "Australiancharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer" . Hung Medien.
^ "Lescharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer" . Hung Medien.
^ "Charts.nz – Josh Groban – Closer" . Hung Medien.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer" . Hung Medien.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer" . Hung Medien.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company .
^ "Josh Groban Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard .
^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2019 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 3 July 2019 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer" . Music Canada . Retrieved 3 July 2019 .
^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold" . Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 3 July 2019 .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 3 July 2019 .
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 3 July 2019 .
^ "British album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 3 July 2019 . Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Closer in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 3 July 2019 .
External links
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