Closer (Josh Groban album)

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Closer
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Studio album by
Josh Groban
ReleasedNovember 11, 2003
RecordedLate 2001–mid-2003
Genre
Length58:56
Label
Producer
Josh Groban chronology
Josh Groban in Concert
(2002)		Closer
(2003)		Live at the Greek
(2004)
Josh Groban studio album chronology
Josh Groban
(2001)		Closer
(2003)		 Awake
(2006)
Professional ratings
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Boston Globe (favorable) [2]
The Village Voice C+ [3]

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]

Contents

The album debuted at No. 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 No. 1 in its ninth week on the chart, selling about 110,000 copies that week. This followed a sales campaign by Target. [6]

Closer reached a peak position of #25 on the ARIA Albums Chart of Australia. On June 13, 2007, it re-entered the chart at No. 39. [7] As of October 2015, the album had sold over 6.1 million copies in the US. [8] The track "You Raise Me Up" charted at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The track "Remember When It Rained" reached No. 15 on the AC chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
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 Foster6:04
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 ScoffieldFoster, Hammond [a] 4:32
6."Per Te"Marinangeli, Walter Afanasieff, Josh Groban Afanasieff4:16
7."All'improvviso Amore"Foster, Paul Schwartz, Frank Musker, KaballaFoster, Schwartz [b] 3:38
8."Broken Vow"Afanasieff, Lara Fabian Foster, Afanasieff [b] , William Ross [b] 4:34
9."Caruso"Lucio DallaFoster5:07
10."Remember When It Rained"Groban, Éric Mouquet Mouquet4:41
11."Hymne à l'amour" Edith Piaf, Marguerite Monnot, Geoffrey Parsons Foster4:04
12."You Raise Me Up" Rolf Løvland, Brendan Graham Foster4:52
13."Never Let Go" (featuring Deep Forest)Deep Forest, Groban, MouquetMouquet3:52
Total length:58:56
Japanese Edition/South African Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."She's Out of My Life" Tom Bahler 3:46
Total length:1:02:42
Special Edition/European Limited Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Mi Morena" Martin Page 4:39
15."She's Out of My Life" Tom Bahler 3:46
Total length:1:07:11
Website Exclusive
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."You're the Only Place" Billy Mann, Afanasieff4:55
17."My December" Linkin Park 5:02

Notes

TV appearances

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [30] Gold20,000^
Australia (ARIA) [31] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [32] 4× Platinum400,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [33] Gold7,500^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [34] Gold7,500^
Sweden (GLF) [35] Gold30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [37] 6× Platinum6,100,000 [8]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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