Josh Groban [Japan Bonus Track] (2001)

About this title: 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 protégé 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). On his eponymous debut, Groban has a rich voice that falls somewhere between a low tenor and a high baritone, and Foster has crafted or commissioned music ... read more

Tracks:

1. Alla Luce del Sole [Fabrizio/Morra]
2. Gira Con Me Questa Notte [Quarantotto/Foster/]
3. You're Still You [Morricone/Thompson-]
4. Cinema Paradiso (Se) [Morricone/Morricone]
5. To Where You Are [Marx/Thompson-Jenne]
6. Alejate [Hammond/Sharron]
7. Canto Alla Vita [Cheope/Galbiati/Det]
8. Let Me Fall [From "Cirque du Soleil"] [Corcoran/Benoit]
9. Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) [McLean]
10. Un Amore Per Sempre [Afanasieff/Marinang]
11. Home to Stay [Foster-Gillies/Lubb]
12. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring [Bach]
13. The Prayer [Foster/Sager]
14. Mia Per Sempre [DeAngelis/DeAngelis]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.