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
Recorded2001–03
Genre
Length58:56
Label
Producer
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]

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, 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
South African Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."She's Out of My Life"Tom Bahler3:46
Total length:1:02:42
Special 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

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 CertificationCertified 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
  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.
  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.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)". Billboard.
  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.
  18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  19. "Canadian album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Music Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  20. "Irish album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  21. "New Zealand album certifications – Josh Groban – Closer". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  22. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  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.
  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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