Josh Groban - Josh Groban [Bonus Track]

Title: Josh Groban [Bonus Track] Artist: Josh Groban Release Date: 11/20/2001 Re-Released On: 8/9/2005 Label: Japanese Import, WEA UPCs: 4943674047758, 821838372622 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Adult Contemporary, Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, Classical Pop Moods: Romantic, Dramatic, Passionate, Sophisticated, Bittersweet, Elaborate, Elegant, Literate, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Restrained, Sentimental, Stylish, Theatrical, Yearning Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Alla Luce del Sole
2. Gira Con Me Questa Notte
3. You're Still You
4. Cinema Paradiso (Se)
5. To Where You Are
6. Alejate
7. Canto Alla Vita
8. Let Me Fall [From "Cirque du Soleil"]
9. Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
10. Un Amore Per Sempre
11. Home to Stay
12. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
13. The Prayer
14. Mia Per Sempre [*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD WEA 936248432 2003 CD Japanese Import 22015

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Producer, record executive, and songwriter David Foster has a long history of trying to wed commercial considerations to the lighter elements of pop music, and in young Josh Groban, whom he adopted as a protégé in late 1998 when the singer was 17, he was trying to get in on the classical crossover market effectively occupied by the likes of Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, and Charlotte Church (who duets with Groban on "The Prayer" here). Groban has a rich voice that falls somewhere between a low tenor and a high baritone, and Foster has here crafted or commissioned music that will sound classical to the ears of non-classical fans, much of it with lyrics in Italian to complete the effect. "Gira con Me," for example, is a slow ballad that sounds like it may have escaped from a minor opera, but in fact was composed by Foster and songwriter/producer Walter Afanasieff (best-known for his work with Mariah Carey). Groban is also given some ballads in English, with songwriting credits that include such Southern California pop-meisters as Richard Marx, Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager, and Foster's wife, Linda Thompson. The result is an ersatz classical crossover record that won't fool the experts but easily could find its way into households that welcome Celine Dion and other sub-operatic emoters of her ilk. Groban is certainly not to be blamed for taking his chances with Foster instead of staying in college or pursuing a classical career, and his first album is enjoyable even if it doesn't live up to its pretensions. [This Japanese release includes bonus material.] ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alberto Testa Translation Alejandro Rodriguez Engineer Curt Bisquera Drums Dave Reitzas Engineer David Cole Mixing David Foster Keyboards, A&R, Arranger, Producer David Romano Vocal Coach Dean Parks Guitar Ed Kaufman Engineer Eric Fahlborg Digital Editing Felipe Elgueta Engineer, Mixing, Programming, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming George Doering Guitar Greg Bieck Synthesizer Programming, Programming Humberto Gatica Engineer, Producer, Mixing Jay Blakesberg Photography Jay Landers A&R Jeremy Lubbock Orchestral Arrangements, Producer, Arranger Lili Haydn Vocals (Background), Violin Marco Marinangeli Language Consultant, Arranger, Producer, Vocals (Background) Matt Prock Drum Programming, Engineer Matt Walker Drum Programming Michael Hart Thompson Guitar Mick Haggerty Design Mike Plotnikoff Engineer Neil Devor Production Coordination Nick Marshall Engineer, Assistant Nigel Lewis Engineer Peter Doell Assistant Ramon Stagnaro Guitar Rhys Fulber Synthesizer Programming, Arranger, Drum Programming, Producer Richard Marx Arranger, Producer, Piano, Keyboards Robert Conley Synthesizer Programming, Programming Tom Keane Keyboards, Arranger, Producer Tony Renis Producer, Translation Vlado Meller Mastering Walter Afanasieff Keyboards, Arranger, Producer