Stages (Josh Groban album)
2015 studio album by Josh Groban
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Stages is the seventh studio album by American singer Josh Groban. Consisting of songs from Broadway musicals, it was released on April 28, 2015. The album has sold 502,000 copies in the US as of October 2015.[2] Stages received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. Stages Live received a nomination in the same category a year later.[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Broadway World | Positive[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Newsday | B+[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
ReleasedApril 28, 2015
RecordedNovember 16, 2013–February 5, 2015
Studio
- Capitol, Hollywood
- United Recording, Los Angeles
- Sony Scoring Stage, Los Angeles
- Abbey Road, London
- Blackbird, Nashville[1]
Genre
- Operatic pop
- classical
- classical crossover
- Musical theatre
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| Released | April 28, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | November 16, 2013–February 5, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 54:03 | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Pure Imagination" (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, 1971[a]) | 4:23 | |
| 2. | "What I Did for Love" (from A Chorus Line, 1975) | 4:49 | |
| 3. | "Bring Him Home" (from Les Misérables, 1980) | 3:24 | |
| 4. | "Le temps des cathédrales" (from Notre-Dame de Paris, 1998) | 4:02 | |
| 5. | "All I Ask of You" (feat. Kelly Clarkson) (from The Phantom of the Opera, 1986) | 3:59 | |
| 6. | "Try to Remember" (from The Fantasticks, 1960) | 4:40 | |
| 7. | "Over the Rainbow" (from The Wizard of Oz, 1939) | 4:27 | |
| 8. | "Children Will Listen/Not While I'm Around (Medley)" (from Into the Woods, 1986; and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 1979) | Stephen Sondheim | 4:36 |
| 9. | "You'll Never Walk Alone" (from Carousel, 1945) | 4:28 | |
| 10. | "Old Devil Moon" (feat. Chris Botti) (from Finian's Rainbow, 1947) |
| 4:21 |
| 11. | "Finishing the Hat" (from Sunday in the Park with George, 1983) | Sondheim | 3:08 |
| 12. | "If I Loved You" (feat. Audra McDonald) (from Carousel) |
| 4:16 |
| 13. | "Anthem" (from Chess, 1984) | 3:28 | |
| Total length: | 54:03 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Gold Can Turn to Sand" (from Kristina, 1995) |
| 4:14 |
| 15. | "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" (from Les Misérables) |
| 4:12 |
| Total length: | 1:02:28 | ||
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| 16. | "If I Can't Love Her" (from Beauty and the Beast, 1994) |
| 4:54 |
| 17. | "Dulcinea" (from Man of La Mancha, 1965) | 2:51 | |
| Total length: | 1:10:14 | ||
- The album's liner notes cite Pure Imagination as coming from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the title of the original book as well as its 2013 stage adaptation
Personnel
- Josh Groban – vocals
- Chris Walden - arranger
- William Ross - arranger
- Chuck Berghofer – bass guitar
- Randy Waldman – piano
- Andy Selby – programming
- Tal Bergman – drums, additional percussion, drum programming
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Mary Webster – programming
- Ruslan Sirota – piano
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
- Craig Nelson – bass guitar
- Bernie Herms – keyboards, piano, producer
- Dan Needham – drums
- Alex Kovacs – programming
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[30] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[31] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[33] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[34] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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