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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Boston Globe	(favorable)[2]
The Village Voice	C+[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Oceano"	Leo Z, Andrea Sandri, Mauro Malavasi	David 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 Groban	Afanasieff	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 Mouquet	Mouquet	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, Mouquet	Mouquet	3:52

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

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

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. 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

External links

• Official website
• Closer at AllMusic