Closer
by Josh Groban
- Type: Album
- Released: 11 November 2003
- Label: 143
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:07:18
- Community rating: 3.6/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Closer' is a definitive statement of operatic pop, its orchestral ballads and romantic, large-scale arrangements built around Josh Groban's voice. Powered by 'You Raise Me Up', it became the defining classical crossover album of its era for an American audience.
Genres
Descriptors: orchestral, ballad, melodic, accessible, male-vocals, vocal
Tracklist
- Oceano (4:02)
- My Confession (4:56)
- Mi Mancherai (Il Postino) (feat. Joshua Bell) (6:03)
- Si Volvieras a Mi (4:18)
- When You Say You Love Me (4:32)
- Per Te (4:15)
- All'Improvviso Amore (3:37)
- Broken Vow (4:33)
- Caruso (5:06)
- Remember When It Rained (4:40)
- Hymne 脿 l'amour (4:03)
- You Raise Me Up (4:52)
- Never Let Go (with Deep Forest) (3:52)
- Mi Morena (4:36)
- She's out of My Life (3:47)
Credits
- Josh Groban - primary artist, backing vocals, piano
- Jules Chaikin - contractor
- Sandy de Crescent - contractor
- Joann Kane Music Service - copyist [music preparation by]
- Julie Eidsvoog - copyist [music preparation by]
- Suzie Katayama - copyist [music preparation by]
- Matthew Della Polla - score [scoring consultant]
- Angie Passarella - acoustic guitar, classical guitar [classic]
- Humberto Gatica - engineer, recorded by [orchestra], mixed by
- Mick Haggerty - art direction, design
- Pierre Jacquot - engineer [additional], recorded by
- David Reitzas - engineer [additional], engineer [digital protools]
- Joe Wohlmuth - engineer [additional], engineer [digital protools]
- Alejandro Rodriguez - engineer [additional], mixed by [assistant]
- Cristian Robles - engineer [digital protools], mixed by [assistant]
- Klaus Derendorf - producer [additional], arranged by [additional]
- Jay Landers - a&r
- Jaymes Foster-Levy - a&r
- Michael Nouri - a&r
- Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff - art direction
- William Morris Agency - booking
- Greta Detrich - coordinator [production coordinator]
- Katherine Frangetis-Tempesta - coordinator [production coordinator]
- Filippo Zecchini - engineer [additional]
- Jorge Vivo - engineer [digital protools]
- Kenny O'Brien - engineer [digital protools]
- Avnet Management - management
- Brian Avnet - management
- Lynne Malone - management [management associate]
- Vlado Meller - mastered by
- Olaf Heine - photography by
- Adam Michalak - recorded by [orchesta assistant]
- Alan Mason - recorded by [orchesta assistant]
- Bryan Clements - recorded by [orchesta assistant]
- Mark Eshelman - recorded by [orchesta assistant]
- Pat Weber - recorded by [orchesta assistant]
- Peter Doell - recorded by [orchesta assistant]
- Mauro Malavasi - producer
- Simon Hale - arranged by [strings]