Closer (Josh Groban album)

Closer
Studio album by Josh Groban
Released	November 11, 2003
Recorded	Late 2001–mid 2003
Genre	Classical; operatic pop; classical crossover; pop rock;
Length	58:56
Label	143; Reprise;
Producer	Walter Afanasieff; Klaus Derendorf; David Foster; Mark Hammond; Leo Z; Mauro Malavasi; Eric Mouquet; Mark Portmann; Jochem van der Saag;
Josh Groban chronology
Josh Groban studio album chronology

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Boston Globe	(favorable)[2]
The Village Voice	C+[3]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Oceano"	Leo Z, Andrea Sandri, Mauro Malavasi	David Foster, Leo Z, Malavasi	4:03
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	Foster	6:04
4.	"Si Volvieras a Mi"	Klaus Derendorf, Mark Portmann, Claudia Brant	Foster, Derendorf^[a], Portmann^[a]	4:19
5.	"When You Say You Love Me"	Mark Hammond, Robin Scoffield	Foster, Hammond^[a]	4:32
6.	"Per Te"	Marinangeli, Walter Afanasieff, Josh Groban	Afanasieff	4:16
7.	"All'improvviso Amore"	Foster, Paul Schwartz, Frank Musker, Kaballa	Foster, Schwartz^[b]	3:38
8.	"Broken Vow"	Afanasieff, Lara Fabian	Foster, Afanasieff^[b], William Ross^[b]	4:34
9.	"Caruso"	Lucio Dalla	Foster	5:07
10.	"Remember When It Rained"	Groban, Éric Mouquet	Mouquet	4:41
11.	"Hymne à l'amour"	Edith Piaf, Marguerite Monnot, Geoffrey Parsons	Foster	4:04
12.	"You Raise Me Up"	Rolf Løvland, Brendan Graham	Foster	4:52
13.	"Never Let Go" (featuring Deep Forest)	Deep Forest, Groban, Mouquet	Mouquet	3:52
Total length:				58:56

Japanese Edition/South African Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"She's Out of My Life"	Tom Bahler	3:46
Total length:			1:02:42

Special Edition
No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"You're the Only Place"	Billy Mann, Afanasieff	4:55
17.	"My December"	Linkin Park	5:02

Notes

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

TV appearances

Good Morning America – November 11, 2003
The View – November 13, 2003

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
Argentina (CAPIF)[17]	Gold	20,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)[18]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)[19]	4× Platinum	400,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)[20]	Gold	7,500^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Sweden (GLF)[22]	Gold	30,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[24]	5× Platinum	6,100,000[8]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Latham, Aaron. "Closer- Josh Groban". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Archived March 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
Christgau, Robert (December 2, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot 2003". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
"Classical Albums | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
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.
Caulfield, Keith (October 23, 2015). "Josh Groban's 'Stages' Hits Half-Million in U.S. Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
"Australiancharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
"Lescharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.
"Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.
"Charts.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.
"Josh Groban Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
"Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
"Canadian album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Music Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
"The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
"New Zealand album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
"British album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 July 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Closer in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
"American album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 July 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

External links

Official website
Closer at AllMusic

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[AllMusic-1] Latham, Aaron. "Closer- Josh Groban". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

[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.

[Martens-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.

[sales-8] Caulfield, Keith (October 23, 2015). "Josh Groban's 'Stages' Hits Half-Million in U.S. Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[ac_Australia_Josh_Groban-9] "Australiancharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.

[ac_France_Josh_Groban-10] "Lescharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.

[ac_Germany2_Josh_Groban-11] "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.

[ac_New_Zealand_Josh_Groban-12] "Charts.nz – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.

[ac_Norway_Josh_Groban-13] "Norwegiancharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.

[ac_Sweden_Josh_Groban-14] "Swedishcharts.com – Josh Groban – Closer". Hung Medien.

[ac_UK2_Josh_Groban-15] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[ac_Billboard200_Josh_Groban-16] "Josh Groban Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[capif-17] "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[AustraliaJosh_GrobanCloseralbumCertRef-18] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[CanadaJosh_GrobanCloseralbumCertRef-19] "Canadian album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Music Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[IrelandJosh_GrobanCloseralbumCertRef-20] "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[New_ZealandJosh_GrobanCloseralbumCertRef-21] "New Zealand album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[SwedenJosh_GrobanCloseralbumCertRef-22] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[United_KingdomJosh_GrobanCloseralbumCertRef-23] "British album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 July 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Closer in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesJosh_GrobanCloseralbumCertRef-24] "American album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 July 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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Josh Groban
Discography
Studio albums	Josh Groban (2001) Closer (2003) Awake (2006) Noël (2007) Illuminations (2010) All That Echoes (2013) Stages (2015) Bridges (2018) Harmony (2020)
Live albums	Awake Live (2008)
Compilation albums	A Collection (2008)
Singles	"To Where You Are" "You Raise Me Up" "Believe" "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Ave Maria" "The Prayer" "Hidden Away" "Você Existe Em Mim" "Higher Window" "Brave" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "Evermore" "Granted"
Other songs	"All I Ask of You" "Sous le ciel de Paris"
Concert tours	Awake Tour (2007) Straight to You Tour (2011) All That Echoes World Tour (2013) Summer Symphony Tour (2014) Josh Groban on Stage (2015–2016)