Stages (Josh Groban album)

Stages
Studio album by
Josh Groban
ReleasedApril 28, 2015
RecordedNovember 16, 2013–February 5, 2015
StudioLos Angeles, Nashville, London.
Genre
Length54:03
Label
Producer
Josh Groban chronology
All That Echoes
(2013) 		Stages
(2015) 		Stages Live
(2016)
Josh Groban studio album chronology
All That Echoes
(2013) 		Stages
(2015) 		Bridges
(2018)

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.[1] 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.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Broadway WorldPositive[4]
The Guardian[5]
NewsdayB+[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Pure Imagination" (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)Humberto Gatica4:23
2."What I Did for Love" (from A Chorus Line)Bernie Herms4:49
3."Bring Him Home" (from Les Misérables)Herms3:24
4."Le temps des cathédrales" (from Notre-Dame de Paris)Gatica4:02
5."All I Ask of You" (from The Phantom of the Opera; with Kelly Clarkson)Herms3:59
6."Try to Remember" (from The Fantasticks)Herms4:40
7."Over the Rainbow" (from The Wizard of Oz)Herms4:27
8."Children Will Listen/Not While I'm Around" (from Into the Woods and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)Herms4:36
9."You'll Never Walk Alone" (from Carousel)Herms4:28
10."Old Devil Moon" (from Finian's Rainbow; featuring Chris Botti)Gatica4:21
11."Finishing the Hat" (from Sunday in the Park with George)Gatica3:08
12."If I Loved You" (from Carousel; with Audra McDonald)Gatica, William Ross4:16
13."Anthem" (from Chess)Herms3:28
Total length:54:03
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
14."Gold Can Turn to Sand" (from Kristina)4:14
15."Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" (from Les Misérables)4:12
Total length:1:02:28
Target edition
No.TitleLength
14."Gold Can Turn to Sand" (from Kristina)4:14
15."Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" (from Les Misérables)4:12
16."If I Can't Love Her" (from Beauty and the Beast)4:54
17."Dulcinea" (from Man of La Mancha)2:51
Total length:1:10:14

Personnel

  • Josh Groban – vocals
  • 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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[29] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Gold 100,000‡
United States (RIAA)[31] Gold 500,000‡
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,000,000+[32]


^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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  5. ^ Caroline Sullivan. "Josh Groban: Stages review – classical crossover star takes on theatre and film songs | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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