A Collection (Josh Groban album)

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A Collection
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Greatest hits album by
Josh Groban
ReleasedDecember 1, 2008 (2008-12-01)
Recorded2001–2008
Genre
Length71:36
Label
Producer David Foster
Josh Groban chronology
Awake Live
(2008)		A Collection
(2008)		 Illuminations
(2010)

A Collection is the first greatest hits album of American pop-classical singer Josh Groban. It was released in late 2008 internationally.

Contents

The compilation takes tracks from his first three studio albums, Josh Groban (2001), Closer (2003), Awake (2006), as well as Groban's version of the Chess song "Anthem", from the 2009 Chess in Concert release. It contains one new song, a live version of "Weeping" (originally recorded for Awake) featuring South African singer Vusi Mahlasela and the Soweto Gospel Choir. It also features "Smile", previously only available via the Internet edition of Awake.

The album also comes with a second disc of five selections from Groban's 2007 holiday album Noël as well as a Spanish version of "Silent Night" (Noche de Paz).

Track listing

Disc 1

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oceano"Leo Z/Andrea Sandri/Mauro Malavasi4:04
2."February Song"Josh Groban/Marius de Vries/John Ondrasik 5:14
3."You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)"Thomas Salter4:50
4."You Raise Me Up" Brendan Graham/Rolf Løvland 4:51
5."In Her Eyes"Michael Hunter Ochs/Jeff Cohen/Andy Selby4:56
6."Awake"Josh Groban/Eric Mouquet/Dave Bassett 5:14
7."Alla Luce del Sole" Maurizio Fabrizio/Guido Morra4:18
8."To Where You Are" Richard Marx/Linda Thompson 3:55
9."Anthem [Live]" Björn Ulvaeus/Benny Andersson/Tim Rice 3:43
10."Per Te" Marco Marinangeli/Walter Afanasieff/Josh Groban4:17
11."Remember When It Rained"Josh Groban/Eric Mouquet4:41
12."Weeping" (Live; Featuring Vusi Mahlasela and the Soweto Gospel Choir)Dan Heymann5:35
13."Aléjate"Albert Hammond/Marti Sharron4:51
14."Hymne à l'amour" Édith Piaf/Marguerite Monnot/Geoffrey Parsons 4:05
15."Cinema Paradiso (Se)" Ennio Morricone/Andrea Morricone/Alessio de Sensi3:27
16."Smile" Charles Chaplin/John Turner/Geoffrey Parsons3:44

Disc 2

No.TitleLength
1."Silent Night"4:11
2."Little Drummer Boy" (Featuring guitarist Andy McKee and Gigi Hadid)4:20
3."Ave Maria"5:17
4."Panis angelicus"4:19
5."Petit Papa Noël"4:05
6."Noche de Paz (Silent Night)"4:11

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Gold35,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [21] Gold15,000^
France (SNEP) [22] Gold75,000*
Ireland (IRMA) [23] Platinum15,000^
Sweden (GLF) [24] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Gold100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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