Josh Groban - Closer

Artist:

Groban, Josh

See Also:

Jones, Tom

Description:

Personnel includes: Josh Groban (vocals); Leo Z. (piano, keyboards, programming, background vocals); Angie Passerella (acoustic & Classical guitars); Dean Parks, Ramon Stagnaro, Michael Thompson (guitar); Joshua Bell (violin); Devis Mariotti (flute, whistle, background vocals); Eric Rigler (Uillean pipes); David Foster (piano); Mark Hammond (keyboards, programming); David Fall (drums); Raphael Padila (percussion); Jochem Van Der Saag (programming); Richard Page, Andrea Sandri (background vocals); Deep Forest.
Producers: David Foster, Walter Afanasieff, Leo Z., Mauro Malavasi, Eric Mouquet.
Recorded at Chartmaker Studios, Malibu, California.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Powerhouse vocalist Josh Groban may not be all things to all people, but he`s certainly many things to many people. An international sensation, Groban is a Broadway-ready belter, romantic crooner, and classical/pop crossover phenomenon. Groban largely shies away from the more operatic side of his musical personality on CLOSER, leaning more towards a lush, cosmopolitan style that finds him singing in Italian, French, Spanish, and English with equal aplomb.
While the album is speckled with adult-contemporary pop production touches courtesy of Groban`s mentor David Foster, much of the record sports a cinematic, grandly orchestrated feel. And on the closing track "Never Let Go," his collaboration with ambient popsters Deep Forest, Groban even bucks for inclusion on a future volume of the PURE MOODS series, showing that he`s always got another stylistic surprise up his sleeve.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Oceano - (Italian)
2. My Confession
3. Mi Mancherai (Il Postino) - (Italian, featuring Joshua Bell)
4. Si Volvieras a Mi - (Spanish)
5. When You Say You Love Me
6. Per Te - (Italian)
7. All Improvviso Amore - (Italian)
8. Broken Vow
9. Caruso - (Italian)
10. Remember When It Rained
11. Hymne a L`Amour - (French)
12. You Raise Me Up
13. Never Let Go - (with Deep Forest)

Album Information

Release Date:

11/11/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Label:

Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)

Catalog Number:

48450

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Joshua Bell; Deep Forest

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