Bridges

by Josh Groban, Paul Simon, Sarah McLachlan, Javier Solís, Clifton Anderson

Overview

The title Bridges could be seen as Josh Groban's allusion to how the singer spends his seventh studio album bringing different cultures and demographics together. Groban does this so smoothly, it may take a moment to realize how much ground he covers here. Certainly, his choice of duet partners signals the different audiences he's targeting: Vicente Amigo, Sarah McLachlan, Andrea Bocelli, and Jennifer Nettles are all here, covering everything from country to classical. The same sensibility extends throughout the album, with Groban singing a French song from Celine Dion and MOR standards by Paul Simon and Billy Joel (the latter appears only on the deluxe edition). Tying it together are newly written soft rock numbers which help pull the album into perspective. Despite this surface flair, Bridges is another expert adult contemporary record that not only picks up on the threads of Stages, but refines it so thoroughly, it never seems as if Groban spent any time singing music that wasn't soft rock.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/21/2018
Label:	Reprise / Wea
UPC:	0093624906223
catalogNumber:	571178
Rank:	683

Tracks

1. Granted
2. Symphony
3. River
4. Musica del Corazon
5. Bridge Over Troubled Water
6. Run
7. S'il Suffsait D'Aimer
8. Won't Look Back
9. We Will Meet Once Again
10. More of You
11. 99 Years
12. Bigger Than Us

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Josh Groban   Primary Artist,Piano
Javier Solís   Percussion
Clifton Anderson   Trombone
Eddie Allen   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Larry Campbell   Guitar
Matt Chamberlain   Drums
Luis Conte   Percussion
Nick Gold   Cello
Dann Huff   Electric Guitar
Curtis King   Background Vocals
Blair Masters   Dulcimer,Piano,Hammond B3
Lester Mendez   Keyboards
Pino Palladino   Bass
Tim Pierce   Electric Guitar
Steve Robson   Guitar,Strings
Tommy Sims   Bass
Jimmie Lee Sloas   Bass
Ramon Stagnaro   Acoustic Guitar
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
Fred Williams   Piano,Drums,Keyboards
Vicente Amigo   Soloist
Charles Dixon   Violin,Viola
Clifford Carter   Synthesizer
Gavin Greenaway   Conductor
Bernie Herms   Piano,Keyboards,Vocoder,Piano (Grand),Piano (Upright)
Derek Wells   Electric Guitar
Everton Nelson   Concert Master
Akil Thompson   Guitar
Steve Jordan   Drums
Ian Burdge   Cello
Tom Keane   Piano
Jerry Roe   Drums
Dwan Hill   Hammond Organ
Kevin Bate   Celli
Toby Gad   Acoustic Guitar,Bass,Electric Guitar,Background Vocals,Synthesizer Strings
Paul Mabury   Drums
Aaron Sterling   Percussion,Drums
Carlos Ricketts   Background Vocals
Isaiah Sharkey   Guitar
Jonas Myrin   Background Vocals
Luke Potashnick   Guitar
Amy Helman   Violin
Patrick D'Arcy   uillean pipes,Low Whistle
John Garrison   Bass
Carlitos Del Puerto   Bass
Adam Lester   Guitar
Charlie Judge   Strings,Keyboards
Wayne Starks   Background Vocals
Ilya Toshinskiy   Acoustic Guitar
Nicholas Gold   Celli
Justin Ostrander   Guitar
Katelyn Westergard   Violin
Avery Bright   Viola
Alicia Enstrom   Violin

Technical Credits

Paul Simon   Composer
Sarah McLachlan   Duet
Humberto Gatica   Arranger,Producer,Orchestral Arrangements
Jean-Jacques Goldman   Composer
Dan Hamilton   Arranger,Orchestration
Dann Huff   Producer
Steve Marcantonio   Engineer
Lester Mendez   Arranger,Composer,Programming,Producer,Engineer
Steve Robson   Composer,Producer
Roland Romanelli   Composer
Fred Williams   Programming
Andrea Bocelli   Composer,Duet
Geoff Foster   Engineer,String Arrangements
Iain Archer   Composer
William Ross   Orchestral Arrangements
Julian Peploe   Art Direction
Bernie Herms   Composer,Programming,Producer,Engineer,Orchestration,String Arrangements,drum programming,Orchestral Arrangements,Choir Arrangement
Doug McKeon   Engineer
David Hamilton   Orchestration
Kevin Rooney   drum programming
Jim Gray   Orchestration
Steve Jordan   Producer
Lewis Jones   Engineer
Tom Keane   Arranger,Programming
Wayne Hector   Composer
Mark Sheehan   Composer
Gary Lightbody   Composer
Mark McClelland   Composer
Josh Groban   Composer
Jennifer Nettles   Duet
Warren David   Programming,Engineer
Danny O'Donoghue   Composer
Jorge Vivo   Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Piano Engineer
Nathan Connolly   Composer
Ellen Wakayama   Art Direction
Alex Ferguson   Pro-Tools
Toby Gad   Composer,Programming,Producer,Engineer,String Arrangements,drum programming
Buckley Miller   Engineer
Ivan Brailsford   Management
Sam Miller   Engineer
Jonathan Quinn   Composer
Pierpaolo Guerrini   Vocal Engineer
David O'Donnell   Engineer
Charlie Judge   String Arrangements
Becky Thomas   Direction
Martin Nessi   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Lawrence Anslow   Pro-Tools
Marco Guazzone   Composer
Olivier Bassil   Vocal Coach
Claudia Brandt   Composer
David Dahlquist   drum programming
Jacqueline Nemorin   Composer
Kill Dave   Additional Production