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Josh Groban always skirted the edges of middlebrow pop so it's a certain relief to hear the classical singer go all in on 2015's Stages, a tribute to the great songs of the Great White Way.
He throws a few movie tunes in for good measure, including the opening "Pure Imagination" from Charlie & The Chocolate Factory and "Over the Rainbow," but the concentration is on A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, The Fantasticks, Into the Woods, and Sunday in the Park with George -- lots of Sondheim, lots of musicals from after the peak of '60s crossover.
Nevertheless, in its handsome deliberation, Stages does feel like a throwback to '60s LPs comprised of tunes everybody knows, sung by singers everybody knows.
Groban in some ways benefits from a less operatic setting, as it naturally scales back his soaring excess, and the record is also nicely modulated -- a mellow, attractive journey to the middle of the road, a place that seems to suit Groban just fine.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What I Did For Love [From A Chorus Line]Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban | Josh Groban | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Bring Him Home [From Les Misérables]Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, Claude-Michel Schönberg | Josh Groban | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | Try to Remember [From The Fantasticks]Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt | Josh Groban | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Over the Rainbow [From The Wizard of Oz]Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Josh Groban | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | You'll Never Walk Alone [From Carousel]Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Josh Groban | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Old Devil Moon [From Finian's Rainbow]E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Burton Lane | Josh Groban | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | If I Loved You [From Carousel]Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Josh Groban, Audra McDonald | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Anthem [From Chess]Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, Björn Ulvaeus | Josh Groban | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Pure Imagination (From Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) | Josh Groban | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Le Temps Des Cathédrales (From Notre-Dame De Paris) | Josh Groban | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | All I Ask Of You (From The Phantom Of The Opera) | Josh Groban, Kelly Clarkson | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Children Will Listen / Not While I'm Around (From (Into The Woods - Sweeney Todd) | Josh Groban | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | Finishing The Hat (From Finian’s Rainbow) | Josh Groban | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 14 | Gold Can Turn To Sand (From Kristina från Duvemåla) | Josh Groban | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 15 | Empty Chairs At Empty Tables (From Les Misérables) | Josh Groban | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 16 | If I Can't Love Her (From Beauty And The Beast) | Josh Groban | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 17 | Dulcinea (From From Man Of La Mancha) | Josh Groban | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 70 mins | 161 MB | |||||
| 70 mins | 403 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benny Andersson | Composer |
| 2 | Harold Arlen | Composer |
| 3 | Jose Balaguer | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | John Barrett | Engineer |
| 5 | Chuck Berghofer | Bass |
| 6 | Tal Bergman | Drum Programming, Drums, Percussion |
| 7 | Courtney Blooding | Music Coordinator, Production Coordination |
| 8 | Andrew Bollman | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Chris Botti | Featured Artist |
| 10 | Alain Boublil | Composer |
| 11 | Leslie Bricusse | Composer |
| 12 | Matt Campbell | Bass |
| 13 | Kelly Clarkson | Primary Artist |
| 14 | Riccardo Cocciante | Composer |
| 15 | Vinnie Colaiuta | Drums |
| 16 | James Dimmock | Photography |
| 17 | Bill Elliott | Arranger |
| 18 | Dan Fyfe | Assistant Engineer |
| 19 | Humberto Gatica | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 20 | Jake Gorski | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Gavin Greenway | Conductor |
| 22 | Isobel Griffiths | Music Contractor |
| 23 | Josh Groban | Primary Artist |
| 24 | Marvin Hamlisch | Composer |
| 25 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 26 | E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Composer |
| 27 | Charles Elliott Hart | Composer |
| 28 | Tyler Hartman | Assistant Engineer |
| 29 | Bernie Herms | Arranger, Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangements, Piano, Producer |
| 30 | Marcus Johnson | Assistant Engineer |
| 31 | Tom Jones | Composer |
| 32 | Rouble Kapoor | Assistant Engineer |
| 33 | Edward Kleban | Composer |
| 34 | Alex Kovacs | Programming |
| 35 | Herbert Kretzmer | Composer |
| 36 | Burton Lane | Composer |
| 37 | Jerome Leroy | Orchestration |
| 38 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Composer |
| 39 | Jerry MacPherson | Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitars |
| 40 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 41 | Audra McDonald | Primary Artist |
| 42 | Adam Michalak | Engineer |
| 43 | Dan Needham | Drums |
| 44 | Craig Nelson | Bass |
| 45 | Martin Nessi | Engineer, Mixing |
| 46 | Anthony Newley | Composer |
| 47 | George Oulton | Assistant Engineer |
| 48 | Dean Parks | Guitars |
| 49 | Julian Peploe | Art Direction, Design |
| 50 | Donny Phillips | Typography |
| 51 | Luc Plamondon | Composer |
| 52 | Dave Reitzas | Engineer |
| 53 | Tim Rice | Composer |
| 54 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 55 | William Ross | Arranger, Orchestral Arrangements, Producer |
| 56 | Harvey Schmidt | Composer |
| 57 | Claude-Michel Schönberg | Composer |
| 58 | Wesley Seidman | Assistant Engineer |
| 59 | Andy Selby | Mixing, Programming |
| 60 | Yossi Shakked | Engineer |
| 61 | Ruslan Sirota | Piano |
| 62 | Stephen Sondheim | Composer |
| 63 | Richard Stilgoe | Composer |
| 64 | Bryan Sutton | Guitars |
| 65 | Björn Ulvaeus | Composer |
| 66 | Jorge Vivo | Engineer |
| 67 | Ellen Wakayama | Art Direction, Design |
| 68 | Chris Walden | Arranger |
| 69 | Randy Waldman | Piano |
| 70 | Mary Webster | Programming |
| 71 | Todd Whitelock | Engineer |
| 72 | Norman Wonderly | Creative Director |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |