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Twenty-one-year-old singer Josh Groban has a story as compelling and real as you are likely to hear in the world of pop or classical music. Discovered by world-renowned producer/writer/arranger David Foster, Josh Gorban's journey to his label home, the Foster/Warner Bros. joint venture - 143 Records - reads like the stuff of show business legend.
"I've had an interesting route getting to this place," says Josh Groban. That 'place' he speaks of finds him releasing a Foster-helmed debut album featuring the likes of Charlotte Church, The Corrs, Rhys Fulber and Lili Haydn. Not bad for a kid who had only joined the school vocal group because - in Josh Groban's words: "everyone else was doing it."
But now whether in concert, on CD or simply resonating in the hearts and minds of those who hear it, Closer is a collection by a vocalist and songwriter who understands that intimacy is the first prerequisite in the art of communication. "To me, these songs present something beautiful," Josh Groban concludes. "Sometimes they're personal and sometimes you can just appreciate the story, even if it's not mine. It all comes from the same place."
On his new album, Josh Groban has brought us closer to that place.
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