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Opener "Mai," sung in Italian, sets the tone for the album. Highly romantic, stirring, and couched in tasteful orchestral arrangements, the song is the perfect canvas for Groban's heart-melting delivery. "February Song," which finds the artist accompanied only by piano, is more reserved and plaintive. Other album highlights include "Machine," with a funky, jazzy backdrop provided by Herbie Hancock, and "Lullaby" and "Weeping," which feature the South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mombazo.
This set includes Josh's 3rd studio album with musical contributions from LAdysmith Black Mambazo, Dave Matthews, Glen Ballard, Eric Mouquet, John Ondrasik Vandrasak from Five For Fighting, Marius DeVries, David Foster, and Herbie Hancock, plus 2 bonus tracks, along with a DVD featuring behind-the-scenes clips of Groban in the studio and more.
Expectations for vocalist Josh Groban's third release ran high, especially given the phenomenal success of his sophomore effort, CLOSER, which reached number one on the Billboard charts. Like Andrea Bocelli, Groban treads the line between classical, operatic singing, and crossover pop. AWAKE manages the synthesis beautifully. With its strong batch of songs, and Groban's voice continuing to develop, the album may even best its predecessor.
DVD Features:
DVD: The Making Of Awake
Personnel: Josh Groban; Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Purchase Awake CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Josh Groban CD (2001)
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Josh Groban's meteoric rise to stardom began when hit producer David Foster selected him as a last-minute replacement at the dress rehearsal for the 1999 Grammy Awards, where the then-17-year-old singer stood in for Andrea Bocelli in a duet with Celine Dion. The rest, as they say, is history. But can the precocious baritone truly compete with the more seasoned powerhouses of the Classical Crossover scene?
Groban's self-titled debut album validates Foster's prescience and proves that the young vocalist is more than able to hold his own. He moves confidently through an eclectic program with a poise that belies his youth and relative inexperience. He uses his warm voice to great effect in a variety of settings provided by veteran songwriters such as Richard Marx, Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager, and Linda Thompson, among others. Highlights include a poignant reading of Don McLean's "Vincent," a dramatic account of the Neapolitan song "Canto Alla Vita" (featuring the Corrs), and a rock-anthem version of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (with Lili Haydn on violin), as well as "The Prayer," a soaring duet with fellow wunderkind Charlotte Church. With this debut, Groban delivers a crowd-pleasing effort that marks the beginning of what will undoubtedly be a stellar ...
| | Josh Groban In Concert CD (2001) CD & DVD; Smart Pak
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Josh Groban's meteoric rise to stardom began when hit producer David Foster selected him as a last-minute replacement at the dress rehearsal for the 1999 Grammy Awards, where the then-17-year-old singer stood in for Andrea Bocelli in a duet with Celine Dion. The rest, as they say, is history. But can the precocious baritone truly compete with the more seasoned powerhouses of the Classical Crossover scene?
Groban's self-titled debut album validates Foster's prescience and proves that the young vocalist is more than able to hold his own. He moves confidently through an eclectic program with a poise that belies his youth and relative inexperience. He uses his warm voice to great effect in a variety of settings provided by veteran songwriters such as Richard Marx, Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager, and Linda Thompson, among others. Highlights include a poignant reading of Don McLean's "Vincent," a dramatic account of the Neapolitan song "Canto Alla Vita" (featuring the Corrs), and a rock-anthem version of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (with Lili Haydn on violin), as well as "The Prayer," a soaring duet with fellow wunderkind Charlotte Church. With this debut, Groban delivers a crowd-pleasing effort that marks the beginning of what will undoubtedly be a stellar ...
| | Josh Groban Closer CD (2003)
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Powerhouse vocalist Josh Groban may not be all things to all people, but he's certainly many things to many people. An international sensation, Groban is a Broadway-ready belter, romantic crooner, and classical/pop crossover phenomenon. Groban largely shies away from the more operatic side of his musical personality on CLOSER, leaning more towards a lush, cosmopolitan style that finds him singing in Italian, French, Spanish, and English with equal aplomb.
While the album is speckled with adult-contemporary pop production touches courtesy of Groban's mentor David Foster, much of the record sports a cinematic, grandly orchestrated feel. And on the closing track "Never Let Go," his collaboration with ambient popsters Deep Forest, Groban even bucks for inclusion on a future volume of the PURE MOODS series, showing that he's always got another stylistic surprise up his sleeve.
Recorded at Chartmaker Studios, Malibu, California.
Personnel: Josh Groban (piano, background vocals); Dean Parks, ...
| | Josh Groban Live At The Greek CDs (2004) Includes bonus DVD
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LIVE AT THE GREEK should dispel any doubts about Josh Groban's enormous appeal. The CD/DVD combo documents the young singer's final stop of his 2004 tour at the historic Los Angeles venue, and demonstrates why he's earned the ear-splitting screams of adoring fans. Groban is a charismatic performer who wraps a powerful baritone voice in boyish charm, and shows keen instincts in selecting material that's ideally suited to his talents.
This performance focuses mainly on selections from Groban's multi-platinum CLOSER album, including powerful accounts of "Oceano," "Remember When It Rained," and "Never Let Go," among others. But LIVE AT THE GREEK also showcases his range and versatility as in his versions of Paul Simon's "America" and Don McLean's "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)," ...
| | Josh Groban Noel CD (2007)
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| | Casanova Sway CD (2006) Japan
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| | Boz Scaggs Here's The Low Down CD (2005)
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| | U P Wilson Boogie Boy! The Texas Guitar Tornado Returns! CD (1994)
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Boogie Boy! The Texas Guitar Tornado Returns! is one of veteran guitarist U.P. Wilson's best dates. Recorded in 1994 for the U.K. blues label JSP, the album gives blues fans another chance to check out Wilson's guitar prowess on a combination of his own compositions, including "Tell Me," usually associated with Stevie Ray Vaughan, and a few cover versions, ...
| | Kpt michi gan Kpt.Michi.Gan CD (2004)
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With the fusion of guitars and electronics ...
| | Wayriders CD (2005) (Import) Import
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| | Ambrosia How Much I Feel And Other Hits CD (2003)
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| | Uriah Heep Bird Of Prey: Best Of CD (2009) (Import) Bonus DVD
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