Josh Groban | 
| Artist: Josh Groban
Label: Reprise / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  1056 reviews
Sales Rank: 1666
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4
MPN: 48154
UPC: 093624815426
EAN: 0093624815426
ASIN: B00005RGNI
Release Date: November 20, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | 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 |
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Genre: Vocals
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 20-NOV-2001
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There are worse things in life than making your acting debut on the much ballyhooed season finale of Ally McBeal, though teen operatic baritone Josh Groban doesn't seem destined to encounter them anytime soon. As the awkward high school student-client who asks the typically romance-jinxed Ally to his senior prom, Groban performed this debut album's "You're Still You" (adapted from film-composing legend Ennio Morricone's Academy Award-nominated score for Malèna, with lyrics by Linda Thompson) as a heart-tugging, literal showstopper. The young phenom was just 17 when veteran producer-writer David Foster tapped him to fill in for Andrea Bocelli at rehearsals for the 1999 Grammys, where Groban found himself suddenly dueting with Celine Dion. Indeed, such were his fortunes that the young Foster protégé was forced to drop out of Carnegie Mellon when professional commitments--including this record--interfered. And if this collection tends to hew sometimes uncomfortably close to Foster's own MOR sonic instincts, the material offers enough challenges to display Groban's talent and the potential of his warm, mature voice: a lyrical take on another Morricone classic, "Cinema Paradiso"; melancholy readings of Don McLean's "Starry, Starry Night" and Albert Hammond's "Alejate"; masterfully dramatic takes of the Neapolitan "Alla Luca Del Sole" and "Canto Alla Vita," the latter featuring the Corrs. Many of Groban's performances here, including a neo prog-rock-opera take on Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (with Lili Haydn), seem both bigger and bolder than their precious musical frameworks, a telling hint that Grand Opera can't be far from his grasp. As said earlier, there are worse things in life. --Jerry McCulley
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 Exceptional January 21, 2002
111 out of 112 found this review helpful
Is he singing about ravioli? I wouldn't know, I don't speak Italian. I wouldn't care if he was, his Italian songs are so beautiful and romantic as well as those in English and Spanish. This is an extremely talented young man with an exceptional gift. A voice beyond his years and beyond belief. I don't know if it's possible to wear out a CD, but if so, I'm well on my way.
I have played this CD over and over and I truly never tire of it.
Josh sings with such maturity and such feeling it filters thru your ears and into the soul. If you really love a beautiful voice, treat yourself to this CD. . The only track I can criticize is The Prayer with Charlotte Church, I feel her voice is too weak to blend with Josh's. It would have been better for him to go solo. I can't recommend this CD highly enough.
WOW!!!! January 25, 2002
Terry McCauley (Mobile, Alabama)
95 out of 95 found this review helpful
There was a question asked some time back and that was, "would America ever find another Bryn Terfel. Well, the answer is right her in this CD, and that answer is YES! His name is Josh Groban and he is destined to join the ranks of some of the great voices of our time. His versatility is also aptly demonstrated in this CD as he travels from classical to show to pop. The only correction I would have made in the selections herein would have been to delete the duet he does with Charlotte Church on "The Prayer". Miss Church's school-girl like voice has absolutely no congruency with Josh's, thus the number sounds like a father/daughter rendition with only the father's voice standing out. But if you can tune out Miss Church's singing, you are left with a great "solo" rendition by Josh.
 Wonderful New Young Talent January 25, 2002
Brian S. Hunt (Wallington, NJ United States)
93 out of 93 found this review helpful
What a find. For someone so young, his voice has a wonderfull warmth and passion. The album is for the most part wonderful, with his English pieces being his showcase. The foreign language songs, which grow on you with each listening, tend to be a bit too modernized to match his voice and don't tend to reach the same level of passion as the English. As with any young singer you notice a few inperfections, but still a joy to listen to over and over. The biggest disappointment is the duet between Mr. Groban and Ms. Church. Her performance is horrible, lacking the ability to match the quality of his voice in color, expression, range or power. Age is not helping her young voice.
Album of the year! January 27, 2002
87 out of 87 found this review helpful
I must admit, this is probably the first classical record I've bought in many a year- I usually listen to alternative rock. Like many others, I first heard Josh Groban sing on 'Ally McBeal', and was completely stunned by his voice. Once in a very great while a voice like his comes along... his range, his depth of emotion, and just the sheer beauty of his voice are far beyond his years. I agree with others who've reviewed this that 'The Prayer' would be much better if he'd done it without Charlotte Church- although it was probably a smart move by the record company and got him greater exposure. I could also live without The Corrs on 'Canto All Vita'- great song until they come in! Josh could sing 'Happy Birthday' and it would move me to tears. I literally cannot listen to this album all the way through without crying ('To Where You Are' gets me every time!).I look forward to many more beautiful records- someone give this kid a Grammy!
Who's that singing???? January 25, 2002
87 out of 87 found this review helpful
I don't watch "Allie McBeal. First heard this gentleman when I was in a bookstore and heard a familiar Cirque de Soleil song from the show "Quidam". Song is "Let Me Fall". "Who is that??" I asked the clerk. "Josh Groban." Same question, "Who is that??" Same answer, "Josh Groban", and a finger pointed at his CD. Bought it, loved it, recommend it to anyone blown away by a beautiful voice. His voice is angelic.
I agree with the other reviewers who feel he is mismatched with Charlotte Church; Sarah Brightman would be a better choice.
One small quibble; I think his voice is too powerful and too strong to sing Don McClean's song, "Vincent". This song, probably my unsophisticated choice for most beautiful song ever written, has been a favorite for thirty years. It seems better suited to Don McClean's fragile tenor.
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