Josh Groban - Josh Groban - Music & Performance - CD

After hearing the extraordinary voice of 20-year old Josh Groban, " Ally McBeal" creator/executive producer David E. Kelley invited him to perform. " You're Still You" on the 2000 season finale of the hit TV series. The sensational reaction led to Sarah Brightman's La Luna tour and now the tenor's solo album debut, Josh Groban, produced by the ren owned David Foster (Celine Dion).

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 protￂﾝgￂﾝ in late 1998 when the singer was 17, he is 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. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Performer	Josh Groban
Music genre	Opera / Vocal
Music subgenre	Pop
Media format	CD
Original release date	2001
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Josh Groban - Josh Groban [CD]
Awards won	Certified Platinum by the RIAA
Track listing	Alla Luce Dal Sole, Gira Con Me, You're Still You, Cinema Paradiso (Se), To Where You Are, Alejate, Canto Alla Vita - Featuring the Corrs, Let Me Fall, Vincent (Starry, Starry Night), Un Amore Per Sempre, Home to Stay, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (W/Lili Haydn), The Prayer - Featuring Charlotte Church
Record label	Reprise / WEA
Songwriter	Josh Groban
Music producer	David Foster
Track name	Alla luce del sole, Gira con me questa notte (It turns with me tonight), You're Still You (adapted from "Malèna"), Nuovo Cinema Paradiso - Love Theme (for the film Cinema Paradiso), To Where You Are, Alejate (Go Away), Canto alla vita, Let Me Fall, Vincent (Starry, Starry Night), Un Amore per sempre (A Love that's Forever), Home To Stay, Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, " BWV 147 (BC A174), Jesu, joy of man's desiring, The Prayer
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N