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Closer (Josh Groban album)

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]

Closer
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
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Boston Globe(favorable)[2]
The Village VoiceC+[3]

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Oceano"Leo Z, Andrea Sandri, Mauro MalavasiDavid Foster, Leo Z, Malavasi4:03
2."My Confession"Richard PageFoster, Jochem van der Saag[a]4:56
3."Mi Mancherai (Il Postino)" (featuring Joshua Bell)Luis Bacalov, Marco MarinangeliFoster6:04
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 GrobanAfanasieff4:16
7."All'improvviso Amore"Foster, Paul Schwartz, Frank Musker, KaballaFoster, Schwartz[b]3:38
8."Broken Vow"Afanasieff, Lara FabianFoster, Afanasieff[b], William Ross[b]4:34
9."Caruso"Lucio DallaFoster5:07
10."Remember When It Rained"Groban, Éric MouquetMouquet4:41
11."Hymne à l'amour"Edith Piaf, Marguerite Monnot, Geoffrey ParsonsFoster4:04
12."You Raise Me Up"Rolf Løvland, Brendan GrahamFoster4:52
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 Bahler3:46
Total length:1:02:42
Special Edition/European Limited Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Mi Morena"Martin Page4:39
15."She's Out of My Life"Tom Bahler3:46
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 Park5:02

Notes

  • ^a signifies an additional producer
  • ^b signifies a co-producer

TV appearances

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[30] Gold 20,000^
Australia (ARIA)[31] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[32] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[33] Gold 7,500^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34] Gold 7,500^
Sweden (GLF)[35] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[37] 6× Platinum 6,100,000[8]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Latham, Aaron. "Closer- Josh Groban". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. ^ [1] 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. 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. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (October 23, 2015). "Josh Groban's 'Stages' Hits Half-Million in U.S. Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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  29. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  30. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  31. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  32. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Music Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  33. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  34. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  35. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  36. ^ "British album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  37. ^ "American album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
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