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Closer |  | Artist: Josh Groban Label: Reprise / Wea Category: Music
List Price: $27.98 Buy Used: $4.00 as of 3/19/2010 16:31 EDT details You Save: $23.98 (86%)
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Seller: aprilsfleamarket Rating: 69 reviews Sales Rank: 10165
Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Limited Edition Media: Audio CD Discs: 2 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.7 x 0.6
MPN: 48606 UPC: 093624860624 EAN: 0093624860624 ASIN: B0000E32X7
Release Date: November 11, 2003 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Oceano | | • | My Confession | | • | Mi Mancherai - Joshua Bell | | • | When You Say You Love Me | | • | Per Te | | • | AllImprovviso Amore | | • | Broken Vow | | • | Broken Vow | | • | Caruso | | • | Remember When It Rained | | • | Hymne A LAmour | | • | You Raise Me Up | | • | Never Let Go - Deep Forest | | • | Mi Morena | | • | She's Out Of My Life |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Thanks to a fortuitous intersection of talent and fate, 22-year-old Josh Groban hasn't finished his senior year in performing arts school but has already released his sophomore effort on a major major label. Fans of the young vocal phenom's debut will find much to enthrall them here, even if it nudges the singer closer to the center of producer/mentor David Foster's MOR pop sensibilities. Eschewing much of its predecessors more overt classic-lite pretensions and pop-rock covers for a slate of dramatic, Eurocentric ballads that serve as a showcase for the singer's inviting baritone, Groban shrewdly positions himself as the American alternative to the Bocelli-Watson crossover axis. "Caruso" may find the singer falling short of its operatic inspiration, but "Oceano" and "My Confession" quickly showcase the singer's true dramatic range (which seems to all but yearn for a bona fide Broadway musical challenge), while a vocal take of Bacalov's graceful "Il Postino" theme uses classical virtuoso Joshua Bell's violin flourishes to good effect. To his credit, Groban displays some promising efforts at songwriting collaboration on the bittersweet "Per Te" and "Remember When It Rains," while the ambient/ethnic soundscape of Deep Forest's "Never Let Go" offers a teasing alternative to the record's otherwise melodramatic production formula. Groban has found commercial triumph via Foster's mentoring, but there remains a nagging sense here that he hasn't truly pushed himself as an artist--yet. --Jerry McCulley
Album Description S P E C I A L E D I T I O N : A special edition of Closer includes two new tracks, the EPK and exclusive footage of "the making of" the album.
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Heart-felt music and voice! September 18, 2009 Nicanor Barreno (Miami, FL United States) I started to enjoy vocals a few years ago. When I heard Josh Groban. I started to like it more. There is this relaxing and innocent tone to his voice, one of the best voices out there. I highly recommend his music.!!!
beautiful June 24, 2008 Nora B. Yeager (maine) No other words to express this album,,,the artistry is superb. would recommend to anyone, this album makes me glad I am a music lover, it is inspiring
simply amazing... February 5, 2007 Judy T (Arizona) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was my first Josh Groban album and definitely not my last. I've never been fond of opera for the simple reason that I disliked not knowing the words. Clearly that is not really the problem because as far as I'm concerned Josh can sing to me any language he wants. He has a rich smooth sound that reaches deep inside. I initially purchased this CD for "You Raise Me Up," and discovered a wealth of inspiring music. In mi mancherai (il postino), the duet with Joshua Bell is heart rendingly beautiful. My favorite is "When You Say You Love Me." It's romantic and touching. Throughout, Josh demonstrates a remarkable capacity for variation in his taste in music and his skill in presenting it. This extended version included a DVD that clued me into his latest project AWAKE, which I'm glad I purchased as soon as it became available. I hope to see much more by Josh soon.
Golden Voice! January 9, 2007 Tricia G (Long Island, NY, USA) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This album has inspired me to begin learning Italian. I learned the words to "Oceano" by heart almost immediately. Not a single song on this album do I not like. Josh is an incredible singer--one of the best voices I have heard in a long time. This is actually the second time I have purchased this album, because I wanted to get the accompanying "Making Of..." DVD.
Wonderful music June 12, 2006 JeannedA (Colorado Springs, CO) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the first album I bought from this artist and I loved it so much I bought all of them and then flew to Las Vegas to see the first concert I have ever been to--that sounds silly since I am over 60 and really think the music is wonderful!
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