Closer (Josh Groban album)

Closer
Studio album by Josh Groban
Released November 11, 2003
Recorded October 2002 - September 2003
Genre Classical, Operatic pop, Classical crossover, Pop rock
Length 58:56
Label Reprise Records
Warner Bros. Records
143 Records
Producer David Foster (except where noted)
Josh Groban chronology
Josh Groban
(2001)		 Closer
(2003)		 Awake
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Boston Globe(favorable)[2]
The Village VoiceC+[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]

The album debuted at #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 #1 in its ninth week on the chart, selling about 110,000 copies that week. This followed a sales campaign by Target.[6]

In Australia, Closer reached a peak position of #25 on the ARIA Albums Chart of Australia. On June 13, 2007, it re-entered the chart at #39.[7] As of October 2015, the album has sold over 6.1 million copies in the US.[8] The track, "You Raise Me Up", charted at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The track, "Remember When It Rained", reached #15 on the AC chart.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Oceano"  Leo Z, Andrea Sandri, Mauro MalavasiDavid Foster, Leo Z, and Malavasi 4:03
2. "My Confession"  Richard Page  4:56
3. "Mi Mancherai (Il Postino)" (featuring Joshua Bell)Luis Bacalov, Marco Marinangeli  6:04
4. "Si Volvieras a Mi"  Klaus Derendorf, Mark Portmann, Claudia Brant  4:19
5. "When You Say You Love Me"  Mark Hammond, Robin Scoffield  4:32
6. "Per Te"  Marinangeli, Walter Afanasieff, Josh GrobanAfanasieff 4:16
7. "All'improvviso Amore"  Foster, Paul Schwartz, Frank Musker, Kaballa  3:38
8. "Broken Vow"  Afanasieff, Lara Fabian  4:34
9. "Caruso"  Lucio Dalla  5:07
10. "Remember When It Rained"  Groban, Eric MouquetMouquet 4:41
11. "Hymne à l'amour"  Edith Piaf, Marguerite Monnot, Geoffrey Parsons  4:04
12. "You Raise Me Up"  Rolf Løvland, Brendan Graham  4:52
13. "Never Let Go" (featuring Deep Forest)Deep Forest, Groban, MouquetMouquet 3:52

Chart and certifications

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 25
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 47
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 91
US Billboard 200[16] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[18] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[19] Gold 7,500^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] 5× Platinum 6,100,000[8]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Closer at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Archived March 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 2, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot 2003". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Classical Albums | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Todd Martens, "Back In 'Black': Jay-Z Swan Song Bows On Top", Billboard.com, November 19, 2003.
  6. ↑ Todd Martens, "Groban Nets First No. 1 Album", Billboard.com, January 14, 2004.
  7. ↑ June 13, 2007.
  8. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (October 23, 2015). "Josh Groban's 'Stages' Hits Half-Million in U.S. Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  16. ↑ "Josh Groban – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Josh Groban.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  18. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Music Canada.
  19. ↑ "Irish album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  20. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Recorded Music NZ.
  21. ↑ "British album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Closer in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  22. ↑ "American album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast		 Billboard 200 number-one album
January 18–24, 2004 		Succeeded by
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast
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