Josh Groban (album)

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Josh Groban
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Studio album by
Josh Groban
ReleasedNovember 20, 2001 [1]
Recorded1999–2001
Genre Classical crossover
Length56:20
Label
Producer
Josh Groban chronology
Josh Groban
(2001)		Josh Groban in Concert
(2002)
Josh Groban studio album chronology
Josh Groban
(2001)		 Closer
(2003)

Josh Groban is the debut studio album by singer Josh Groban. The track "You're Still You" charted at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, and "To Where You Are" charted at No. 1 on the same chart. [2] As of October 2015, the album has sold 5.2 million in the U.S.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Alla Luce del Sole" Maurizio Fabrizio, Guido Morra David Foster 4:20
2."Gira con me questa notte" Lucio Quarantotto, David Foster, Walter Afanasieff Foster, Afanasieff4:42
3."You're Still You" Linda Thompson, Ennio Morricone Foster, Tony Renis [a] 3:40
4."Cinema Paradiso (Se)" Andrea Morricone, Alessio de Sensi Marco Marinangeli, William Ross 3:25
5."To Where You Are" Richard Marx, ThompsonMarx3:53
6."Aléjate" (Just Walk Away)"Albert Hammond, Marti Sharron, Claudia BrantFoster, Humberto Gatica 4:50
7."Canto Alla Vita" (featuring The Corrs)Cheope, Antonio Galbiati, Giuseppe Dettori Rhys Fulber, Foster [a] 4:16
8."Let Me Fall (From Cirque du Soleil's Quidam )" James Corcoran, Benoît Jutras Fulber4:12
9."Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" Don McLean Foster4:39
10."Un Amore per Sempre"Afanasieff, Marco MarinangeliFoster4:26
11."Home to Stay" Amy Foster-Skylark, Jeremy LubbockFoster, Lubbock4:33
12."Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (featuring Lili Haydn) J.S. Bach Foster5:01
13."The Prayer" (with Charlotte Church) Carole Bayer Sager, D. FosterFoster4:25
Total length:56:20
Japanese Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Mia per Sempre" Guido de Angelis, Maurizio de Angelis 5:12
Deluxe Edition (20th anniversary)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Mia per Sempre" Guido de Angelis, Maurizio de Angelis 5:12
15."Roma Nun Fa' La Stupida Stasera" 3:57

Notes

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [23] Gold20,000^
Australia (ARIA) [24] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [25] 4× Platinum400,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [26] Gold15,107 [26]
New Zealand (RMNZ) [27] Gold7,500^
Sweden (GLF) [28] Gold40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [30] 5× Platinum5,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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