Josh Groban

Artist:  Josh Groban
Birth Name:  Joshua Winslow Groban
Born:  February 27, 1981.  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Easy Listening, Vocal Pop, Adult Contemporary, Operatic Pop, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Classic Pop, Classical Crossover
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Accordion, Lyric Baritone

Josh Groban is an American Singer, Songwriter, Actor and Record Producer.  His first four solo albums have been certified Multi-Platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the USA, with over 22.3 million records.  As of 2012, he had sold over 25 million records worldwide.

Title:  Bridges (Deluxe)  (2018)
Genre:  Easy Listening, Vocal Pop, Adult Contemporary, Operatic Pop, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Classic Pop, Classical Crossover
Label:  Reprise Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  Granted  (4:40)
 2.  Symphony  (3:33)
 3.  River  (4:13)
 4.  Musica del Corazon (feat. Vincente Amigo)  (4:14)
 5.  Bridge Over Troubled Water  (4:53)
 6.  Run (feat. Sarah McLachlan)  (4:48)
 7.  S'll Suffisait D'Aimer  (4:24)
 8.  Won't Look Back  (3:41)
 9.  We Will Meet Once Again (feat. Andrea Bocelli)  (3:55)
10. More Of You  (4:15)
11. 99 Years (feat. Jennifer Nettles)  (4:02)
12. Bigger Than Us  (3:05)

Bonus Tracks:

13. You Have No Idea  (4:38)
14. She's Always A Woman  (4:01)
15. Signs  (4:41)
16. Everything You Needed  (3:50)

Personnel:

Josh Groban:  Vocals on Tracks:   1-16, Piano on Track 3, Upright Piano on Track 15, Backing Vocals on Track 15

Bernie Herms:  Piano on Tracks: 1, 5, 6, 10, 13, Keyboards on Tracks:  2, 10, 16, Programming on Tracks:  2, 9, 16, Drum Programming on Track 2, B-3 on Track 5, Vocoder on Track 10, Grand Piano on Tracks: 12, 15, Upright Piano on Track 12, Backing Vocals on Track 15
Derek Wells:  Guitars on Tracks: 1, 11
Toby Gad:  Bass onTracks: 1, 2, 12, 15, Acoustic Guitar on Track 2, Electric Guitar on Tracks: 2, 12, Programming on Tracks:  2, 12, Drum Programming on Track 2
Tom Keane:   Piano, Programming on Track 7
Pino Palladino:  Bass on Track 3
Carlitos Del Puerto:  Bass on Track 4
Tommy Sims:  Bass on Track 5
Jimmie Lee Sloas:  Bass on Tracks: 6, 11, 15
John Garrison:  Bass on Track 8
Matt Campbell:  Bass on Track 13
Dave Dahlquist:  Bass on Track 15, Taiko Drum on Track 15
Isaiah Sharke: Guitars  on Track 3
Larry Campbell:  Guitars on Track 3
Nomad:  Additional Acoustic Guitar on Track 2
Vicente Amigo:   Spanish Guitar Soloist on Track 4
Ramon Stagnaro:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 4
Adam Lester:  Guitars on Tracks:  6, 12, 13
Justin Ostrander:   Guitar on Tracks:  6, 15
Tim Pierce:  Electric Guitars  on Track 4
Akil Thompson:   Guitars on Track 5
Like Potashnick:  Guitars on Track 8
Steve Robson:  Guitars on Track 8
Ilya Toshinsky:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 11
Dann Huff:  Electric Guitar on Track 11
Hank Bebtley:   Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin on Track 13
Paul Mobury:   Drums on Tracks: 1, 5, 6, 12, 13, 15
Steve Jordan:  Drums on Track 3
Matt Chamberlain:  Drums on Track 4
Aaron Sterling:  Drums,Percussion on Track 8
Jerry Roe:  Drums on Track 11
Luis Conte:  Percussion on Track 4
Javier Solis:  Percussion on Track  5
Lester Mendez:   Keyboards, Programming on Track 4
Dwan Hill:  Organ on Track 5
Clifford Carter:  Synths on Track 3
Keith Everette Smith:  B-3 Organ on Track 13
Fred Williams:  Piano on Track 10, Programming on Tracks: 10, 16, Keyboards on Track 16
Blair Madters:  Piano, Hammond, Dulcimer on Track 8
Markus Huber:  Additional Programming, Keyboards on Track 16
Patrick D'Arcy:   Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle on Track 1
Clifton Anderson:  Trombone on Track 3
Eddie Allen:  Trumpet , Flugelhorn on Track 3
Carlos Ricketts:  Background Vocals on Track 3
Curtis King:  Background Vocals on Track 3
Wayne Starks:  Backing Vocals on Track 10
Jonas Myrin:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 13, 16

Strings:

Alicia Enstrom:  Violin on Track 1
Katelyn Westergard:   Violin on Track 1
Amy Helman:  Violin on Track 1
Charles Dixon:  Violin on Tracks:  on Track  1, 11
Everton Nelson:  Violin  on Track 14
Tom Pigott-Smith:  Violin on Track 14
Steve Morris:  Violin on Track 14
Natalia Bonner:  Violin on Track 14
Avery Bright:   Viola on Track 1
Peter Lale:  Viola
Bruce White:  Viola
Kevin Bate:  Cello on Track 1
Nicholas Gold:  Cello on Tracks:  1, 11
Ian Burdge:  Cello on Track 8
Caroline Dale:  Cello on Track 14, Cello Solo on Track 16
Tim Gill:  Viola on Track 14


The London Studio Orchestra on Tracks:  2, 5-7, 9, 12-16
Major Tones:  Choir on Track 5

Special Guests:

Andrea Bocelli:  Vocals on Track 9
Vincente Amigo:  Vocals on Track 4
Sarah McLachlan:   Vocals on Track 6
Jennifer Netties:  Vocals on Track 11

Bridges is the eighth studio album by Josh Groban, released on September 21, 2018 by Reprise Records, featuring Andrea Bocelli, Vincente Amigo, Sarah McLachlan and Jennifer Netties.  Deluxe Edition includes 4 Bonus Tracks.