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
| 1. |
"Oceano" |
Leo Z, Andrea Sandri, Mauro Malavasi |
David Foster, Leo Z, and Malavasi |
4:03 |
| 2. |
"My Confession" |
Richard Page |
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4:56 |
| 3. |
"Mi Mancherai (Il Postino)" (featuring Joshua Bell) |
Luis Bacalov, Marco Marinangeli |
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6:04 |
| 4. |
"Si Volvieras a Mi" |
Klaus Derendorf, Mark Portmann, Claudia Brant |
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4:19 |
| 5. |
"When You Say You Love Me" |
Mark Hammond, Robin Scoffield |
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4:32 |
| 6. |
"Per Te" |
Marinangeli, Walter Afanasieff, Josh Groban |
Afanasieff |
4:16 |
| 7. |
"All'improvviso Amore" |
Foster, Paul Schwartz, Frank Musker, Kaballa |
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3:38 |
| 8. |
"Broken Vow" |
Afanasieff, Lara Fabian |
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4:34 |
| 9. |
"Caruso" |
Lucio Dalla |
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5:07 |
| 10. |
"Remember When It Rained" |
Groban, Eric Mouquet |
Mouquet |
4:41 |
| 11. |
"Hymne à l'amour" |
Edith Piaf, Marguerite Monnot, Geoffrey Parsons |
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4:04 |
| 12. |
"You Raise Me Up" |
Rolf Løvland, Brendan Graham |
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4:52 |
| 13. |
"Never Let Go" (featuring Deep Forest) |
Deep Forest, Groban, Mouquet |
Mouquet |
3:52 |
Chart and certifications
References
- ↑ Closer at AllMusic
- ↑ [1] Archived March 23, 2005 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ Todd Martens, "Back In 'Black': Jay-Z Swan Song Bows On Top", Billboard.com, November 19, 2003.
- ↑ Todd Martens, "Groban Nets First No. 1 Album", Billboard.com, January 14, 2004.
- ↑ June 13, 2007.
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- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=305 "Josh Groban – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Josh Groban.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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