Review of the Josh Groban CD Closer

Josh Groban has released him most recent album2003 on the Warner Bros. Records label.
entitled Closer.CD Track List Follows:
Josh Groban has been a heavy hitter in the Pop genre1. Oceano 2. My Confession 3. Mi Mancherai (Il Postino)
for quite a while now and Closer is an excellent- (featuring Joshua Bell) 4. Si Volvieras A Mi 5. When
illustration as to why.You Say You Love Me 6. Per Te 7. All Improvviso
Pop music fans will recognize some of the well knownAmore 8. Broken Vow 9. Caruso 10. Remember
guests that have been assembled to play along withWhen It Rained 11. Hymne A L'Amour 12. You Raise
Groban on several of the tracks. Artists like DeanMe Up 13. Never Let Go - (with Deep Forest)
Parks and Michael Thompson just to name a couple.Closer Album Notes Personnel includes: Josh Groban
Listen to this CD and I believe you’ll find there's not(vocals); Leo Z. (piano, keyboards, programming,
much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, thebackground vocals); Angie Passerella (acoustic &
production is simply outstanding, and Josh Groban isClassical guitars); Dean Parks, Ramon Stagnaro,
clearly in top form. So much so that if you're evenMichael Thompson (guitar); Joshua Bell (violin); Devis
mildly into Pop music you'll enjoy this album.Mariotti (flute, whistle, background vocals); Eric Rigler
While the entire album is really very good some of my(Uillean pipes); David Foster (piano); Mark Hammond
favorites are track 5 - When You Say You Love Me,(keyboards, programming); David Fall (drums); Raphael
track 10 - Remember When It Rained, and track 13 -Padila (percussion); Jochem Van Der Saag
Never Let Go(programming); Richard Page, Andrea Sandri
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in(background vocals); Deep Forest.
"Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Oceano. It’s a greatProducers: David Foster, Walter Afanasieff, Leo Z.,
track!Mauro Malavasi, Eric Mouquet.
Closer Release Notes:Recorded at Chartmaker Studios, Malibu, California.
Josh Groban originally released Closer on November 11,