2004 Josh Groban – You Raise Me Up (US:#73 UK:#74)
“You Raise Me Up” is a song composed by Rolf Løvland with lyrics by Brendan Graham. It was first recorded by Norwegian-Irish band Secret Garden, in collaboration with Irish singer Brian Kennedy.
In 2003, David Foster decided to produce the song after being introduced to it by Frank Petrone of Peermusic, the song’s publisher. He chose the up-and-coming Josh Groban to record the song, which was accompanied by the tenor Craig Von Vennik of the Establishment. Groban’s version made it to No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in early 2004 and remained there for six weeks. This version also peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100, his first single to do so, and was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Album
Closer is the second studio album by vocalist Josh Groban, released in November 2003. Much like his first studio album, half of this album’s songs are sung in English, with the remainder sung in various other languages (Italian, Spanish and French). The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling about […]
Muscians
| Drums (programming) | Paul Schwartz |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Programming | Neil Devor |
| Uilleann Pipes | Eric Rigler |
| Violin | J’Anna Jacoby |
| Choir | Terry Bardford |
| Choir | Alex Brown |
| Choir | Joey Diggs |
| Choir | Roy Galloway |
| Choir | Debra Gates |
| Choir | Adam Jackson |
| Choir | Mortonette Jenkins |
| Choir | Will Wheaton |
| Choir | Nita Whitaker |
| Vocals | Josh Groban |
Produced By
David Foster
Songwriters
Brendan Graham
Rolf Lovland
Charts
US:#73
UK:#74