Stages (Josh Groban album)

Stages is the seventh studio album by American singer Josh Groban. Consisting of songs from Broadway musicals, it was released on April 28, 2015. The album has sold 502,000 copies in the US as of October 2015.^[2] Stages received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. Stages Live received a nomination in the same category a year later.^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Broadway World	Positive[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Newsday	B+[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]

Stages
Studio album by Josh Groban
Released	April 28, 2015
Recorded	November 16, 2013–February 5, 2015
Studio	Capitol, Hollywood United Recording, Los Angeles Sony Scoring Stage, Los Angeles Abbey Road, London Blackbird, Nashville[1]
Genre	Operatic pop classical classical crossover Musical theatre
Length	54:03
Label	143 Reprise
Producer	Bernie Herms Humberto Gatica William Ross
Josh Groban chronology
All That Echoes (2013) Stages (2015) Stages Live (2016)
Josh Groban studio album chronology
All That Echoes (2013) Stages (2015) Bridges (2018)

Track listing

Standard version

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Pure Imagination" (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)	Humberto Gatica	4:23
2.	"What I Did for Love" (from A Chorus Line)	Bernie Herms	4:49
3.	"Bring Him Home" (from Les Misérables)	Herms	3:24
4.	"Le temps des cathédrales" (from Notre-Dame de Paris)	Gatica	4:02
5.	"All I Ask of You" (from The Phantom of the Opera; with Kelly Clarkson)	Herms	3:59
6.	"Try to Remember" (from The Fantasticks)	Herms	4:40
7.	"Over the Rainbow" (from The Wizard of Oz)	Herms	4:27
8.	"Children Will Listen/Not While I'm Around" (from Into the Woods and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)	Herms	4:36
9.	"You'll Never Walk Alone" (from Carousel)	Herms	4:28
10.	"Old Devil Moon" (from Finian's Rainbow; featuring Chris Botti)	Gatica	4:21
11.	"Finishing the Hat" (from Sunday in the Park with George)	Gatica	3:08
12.	"If I Loved You" (from Carousel; with Audra McDonald)	Gatica, William Ross	4:16
13.	"Anthem" (from Chess)	Herms	3:28
Total length:			54:03

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Gold Can Turn to Sand" (from Kristina)	4:14
15.	"Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" (from Les Misérables)	4:12
Total length:		1:02:28

Target edition

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Gold Can Turn to Sand" (from Kristina)	4:14
15.	"Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" (from Les Misérables)	4:12
16.	"If I Can't Love Her" (from Beauty and the Beast)	4:54
17.	"Dulcinea" (from Man of La Mancha)	2:51
Total length:		1:10:14

Personnel

• Josh Groban – vocals
• Chuck Berghofer – bass guitar
• Randy Waldman – piano
• Andy Selby – programming
• Tal Bergman – drums, additional percussion, drum programming
• Dean Parks – guitar
• Mary Webster – programming
• Ruslan Sirota – piano
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
• Craig Nelson – bass guitar
• Bernie Herms – keyboards, piano, producer
• Dan Needham – drums
• Alex Kovacs – programming
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 48 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 52 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 14 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 5 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 21 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 13 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 31 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 22 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 13 UK Albums (OCC)[21] 1 US Billboard 200[22] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 35 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24] 46 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 21 UK Albums (OCC)[26] 65 US Billboard 200[27] 44 Chart (2016) Position US Billboard 200[28] 198

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29]	Gold	35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[30]	Gold	40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31]	Gold	100,000‡
United States (RIAA)[32]	Gold	500,000‡
Summaries
Worldwide	—	1,000,000+[33]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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3. Unterberger, Andrew (December 6, 2016). "Here Is the Complete List of Nominees for the 2017 Grammys". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
4. AStephen Thomas Erlewine. "Stages - Josh Groban | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
5. David Clarke. "BWW CD Reviews: Josh Groban's STAGES is Lush and Fantastic". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
6. Caroline Sullivan. "Josh Groban: Stages review – classical crossover star takes on theatre and film songs | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
7. "'Stages' review: Josh Groban delivers theatrically". Newsday. April 23, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
8. Spanos, Brittany (April 28, 2015). "Josh Groban Stages Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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24. "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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26. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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29. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
30. "Canadian album certifications". Music Canada.
31. "British album certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. 
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33. "Anuario Sgae 2016".