Pianist William Joseph's debut album, Within mixes instrumental pop, classical compositions, and reworked rock tunes into an atmospheric mélange that seems to be aimed at a middle ground between classical and new age.
Most likely appealing to fans of lite-classical artists such as Josh Groban and Jim Brickman, Within features Joseph at the piano backed by strings both real and synthesized as well as a shiny layer of orchestral and programmed beats all via the production wizardry of Grammy winner David Foster.
Despite hip crossover attempts with Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir and the soft rock classic "Dust in the Wind," the album works best as a kind of background music as there isn't much difference between his "pop" tunes and such classical standards as "Ave Maria." A crisp technician, Joseph does display a marked intensity on the title track and that coupled with his darkly handsome, matinee idol looks should garner him more interest than this album might have otherwise.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WithinWilliam Joseph | William Joseph | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 2 | EternalFrédéric Chopin | William Joseph | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Stella's ThemeWilliam Joseph | William Joseph | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Butterflies and HurricanesMatthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard | William Joseph | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Ave MariaJohann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod | William Joseph, Nina Kotova, Lucia Micarelli | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | KashmirJohn Bonham, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | William Joseph, Lucia Micarelli | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Homeward Bound | William Joseph | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | Piano FantasyWilliam Joseph | William Joseph | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | Se Si Perde un AmoreMarco Marinangeli | William Joseph | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | Dust in the WindKerry Livgren | William Joseph, Garou | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | GraceWilliam Joseph | William Joseph | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 215 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Allen | A&R |
| 2 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Composer |
| 3 | Matthew Bellamy | Composer |
| 4 | Courtney Blooding | Mixing Assistant, Production Coordination |
| 5 | Chris Boardman | Arranger, Audio Production, Orchestral Arrangements, Producer |
| 6 | John Bonham | Composer |
| 7 | Jules Chaikin | Music Contractor |
| 8 | Frédéric Chopin | Composer |
| 9 | Bryan Clements | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Jesse Cook | Guest Artist, Main Personnel |
| 11 | Matt Coonrod | Design |
| 12 | Neil Devor | Digital Editing, Engineer, Programming |
| 13 | Julie Eidvoog | Music Preparation |
| 14 | Mark Eshelman | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | David Foster | A&R, Arranger, Audio Production, Producer |
| 16 | Jaymes Foster-Levy | A&R |
| 17 | Kathy Frangetis | Production Coordination |
| 18 | Garou | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Primary Artist |
| 19 | Humberto Gatica | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 20 | Charles Gounod | Composer |
| 21 | Olaf Heine | Photography |
| 22 | Dominic Howard | Composer |
| 23 | Brandon Jenner | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 24 | William Joseph | Arranger, Composer, Digital Editing, Main Personnel, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 25 | Suzie Katayama | Music Preparation |
| 26 | Nina Kotova | Cello, Primary Artist, Soloist |
| 27 | Kerry Livgren | Composer |
| 28 | Greg Loskorn | Assistant Engineer |
| 29 | Marco Marinangeli | Composer |
| 30 | Vlado Meller | Mastering |
| 31 | Lucia Micarelli | Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Soloist, Violin |
| 32 | Adam Michalak | Assistant Engineer |
| 33 | Jimmy Page | Composer |
| 34 | Robert Plant | Composer |
| 35 | Alejandro Rodriguez | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 36 | Jochem van der Saag | Arranger, Audio Production, Engineer, Producer, Programming, Sound Design, Synthesizer |
| 37 | Jorge Vivo | Mixing Assistant |
| 38 | Ellen Wakayama | Art Direction |
| 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). |