Studio · No. 7

Stages Songwriting Credits by Josh Groban

2015 143 Records / Reprise Records 13 tracks 54:03
143 Records / Reprise Records Show TunesVocalClassical Crossover
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Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 13 tracks with documented writers, by whether Josh Groban carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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By the Numbers

13
Tracks
13
Lyricists
2
Producers
502,000
US Copies Sold
2015
Released
Data Insight

Stages is a covers album from end to end - every track is a pre-existing Broadway or musical-theater song credited to its original composer and lyricist team, not to Groban. The source shows span eight decades, from 1947's Finian's Rainbow to 1990s imports like Notre-Dame de Paris, pairing Golden Age writers such as Rodgers and Hammerstein with pop-era writers like Andersson and Ulvaeus. Production is split between Bernie Herms and Humberto Gatica by track, and three guest performers - Kelly Clarkson, Audra McDonald, and Chris Botti - are added to specific songs rather than the full record.

Josh Groban's 2015 covers album of Broadway and musical-theater standards, produced by Bernie Herms and Humberto Gatica.

Track Listing & Credits 13 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Pure Imagination
Leslie BricusseAnthony Newley Leslie BricusseAnthony Newley Humberto Gatica Josh Groban
2
What I Did for Love
Edward Kleban Marvin Hamlisch Bernie Herms Josh Groban
3
Bring Him Home
Alain BoublilHerbert Kretzmer Claude-Michel Schonberg Bernie Herms Josh Groban
4
Le temps des cathedrales
Luc Plamondon Riccardo Cocciante Humberto Gatica Josh Groban
5
All I Ask of You
Charles HartRichard Stilgoe Andrew Lloyd Webber Bernie Herms Josh GrobanKelly Clarkson
6
Try to Remember
Tom Jones Harvey Schmidt Bernie Herms Josh Groban
7
Over the Rainbow
E.Y. Harburg Harold Arlen Bernie Herms Josh Groban
8
Children Will Listen / Not While I'm Around
Stephen Sondheim Stephen Sondheim Bernie Herms Josh Groban
9
You'll Never Walk Alone
Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Bernie Herms Josh Groban
10
Old Devil Moon
E.Y. Harburg Burton Lane Humberto Gatica Josh GrobanChris Botti
11
Finishing the Hat
Stephen Sondheim Stephen Sondheim Humberto Gatica Josh Groban
12
If I Loved You
Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Humberto Gatica Josh GrobanAudra McDonald
13
Anthem
Tim Rice Benny AnderssonBjorn Ulvaeus Bernie Herms Josh Groban

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 29 contributors

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E.Y. Harburg
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Oscar Hammerstein II
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Richard Rodgers
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SS
Stephen Sondheim
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AB
Alain Boublil
Writer
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AL
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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AN
Anthony Newley
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BA
Benny Andersson
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BU
Bjorn Ulvaeus
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BL
Burton Lane
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Charles Hart
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CS
Claude-Michel Schonberg
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Frequently Asked Questions Stages

Did Josh Groban write any of the songs on Stages?
No. Every track on Stages is a cover of a pre-existing musical-theater song, credited to its own original composer and lyricist rather than to Groban.
Who are the guest performers on Stages?
Kelly Clarkson duets on "All I Ask of You," Audra McDonald duets on "If I Loved You," and trumpeter Chris Botti is featured on "Old Devil Moon."
Who produced Stages?
Bernie Herms and Humberto Gatica split production duties by track, with William Ross and Chris Walden contributing arrangements and orchestrations.
What musicals are covered on Stages?
The album draws from Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, A Chorus Line, Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Chess, Finian's Rainbow, The Fantasticks, Notre-Dame de Paris, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Did Stages produce any charting singles?
"All I Ask of You," the duet with Kelly Clarkson, peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Pop Digital Songs chart.
How did Stages perform commercially?
The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, reached number 1 in the UK, New Zealand, and Scotland, and had sold more than 500,000 copies in the US by October 2015.
Was Stages nominated for any awards?
Stages was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
Where was Stages recorded?
Sessions took place at Capitol Studios, United Recording, and Sony Scoring Stage in Los Angeles, Abbey Road Studios in London, and Blackbird Studios in Nashville, with orchestral parts recorded by a 76-piece orchestra at Abbey Road.

Sources

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