Organist Spooner Oldham also plays on several tracks. Rubin devised a setting to maximize the spontaneity of the performances, recording live with Groban playing piano and singing alongside acoustic guitarists Matt Sweeney and Smokey Hormel. "So there was a great excitement discovering our 'way in' to get to his essence and make a fine art album unlike any he has made before." "Josh is a one-of-a-kind artist and he works in a genre I have never worked in before," says Rubin. I'm going to get a text message about every one! This is a very personal record."Įlsewhere, Groban makes his first foray into singing Portuguese on the vibrant "Voce Existe Em Mim (You Exist In Me) " returns to the more familiar Italian language with "L'Ora Dell'Addio" (a lush collaboration with the great composer/arranger Walter Afanasieff and lyricist Marco Marinagneli) paints a loving portrait of the Big Apple with "The Bells of New York City " and offers his own, highly personal take on Nick Cave's poetic and passionate "Straight to You." "For every one of these songs, someone's going to know it's about them. "These are my stories," says Groban, who co-wrote eleven of the thirteen songs on the album. The lead song "Hidden Away," one of six co-written by Groban and Dan Wilson (of Semisonic), provides an emotional center, highlighting the natural gifts of Groban as a singer and writer. Groban tapped into a new range of expression with lyrics drawn straight from the heart. This partnership saw both Groban and Rubin stepping out of their respective comfort zones. The album is the result of Groban's unexpected but stimulating collaboration with producer Rick Rubin, known for his work with Metallica, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, the Dixie Chicks, and many others. Josh Groban breaks new ground with his long-awaited fifth studio album, Illuminations. 2010 album by this US crossover star with mostly self written songs.
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