01 November, 2008

Talk about confusing…

Seriously, how hard can it be to get consistency or accurate information in relation to the release date for “Josh Groban – A Collection”…

Let’s just put into perspective some of the conflicting information:

On JG.com
There are two posts “Josh Groban – A Collection” and “Josh Groban In The UK” which state that “Josh Groban – A Collection” will be released November 10th.

On FoJG
Again two posts, but this time, the “Josh Groban - A Collection” post has a release date of November 10th, while the "Josh Groban in the UK" post has the release date as November 17th.

On the UK website of the Noble PR Consultancy firm, the release date is stated as December 1st. From this website there's a link to www.joshgrobanmusic.com, which has the release date back to November 17th. Can anyone see a pattern forming here (in that no one really knows what's going on)???

Warner Brothers Australia has confirmed November 15th as the release date for ‘down under’.

And here’s a few on-line websites with their release dates

BOL (Netherlands) - November 7th
Take2 (South Africa) - November 10th
Chaos (Australia) - November 17th
CD Wow (UK) - November 17th
Amazon (UK) – December 1st
HMV (UK) – December 1st
Play (UK) – December 1st
CD Universe (USA) – December 2nd

So, I guess that sometime between now and Christmas we can expect that the CD will be released.

Apart from this – there are quite a few other Josh-related items on the agenda. Here’s my quick summary (apologies now if I've missed something, but as you can see, there's quite a few things on the cards):

CD
  • Brian McKnight “I'll Be Home For Christmas” – Josh duets on "Angels We Have Heard On High". This CD is currently available. (**This song also featured on Josh's CD "Noel")
  • Placido Domingo – In his “Late Night Kitchen Time” video blog, Josh shared that he had recently recorded a duet with Placido Domingo. CD title and release date unknown. Update - the title of the CD is "Amore infinito. Canzoni ispirate alle poesie di Giovanni Paolo II - Karol Wojtyla" (the English translation is Endless Love. Songs inspired by the Poetry of John Paul II - Karol Wajtyla). The (Italian) release date is Nov 28th.
DVD/CD
  • "Hit Man: David Foster & Friends” – Josh performs Alla Luce del Sole; Bridge Over Troubled Water with Brian McKnight and You Raise Me Up. Release date November 11th. (It appears that the three songs will be on the DVD, and Bridge Over Troubled Water will appear on the CD)
  • Live From Abbey Road: The Best of Season 1 – release date November 11th ("February Song", "You Are Loved" and "Machine")
  • Chris Botti “Live In Boston” – CD release date November 18th/ DVD release date March 09. Update - the release date for the CD has been pushed back to February 09.
DVD
  • Chess in Concert - unknown release date.
TV
  • Josh Groban PBS Special from Rose Hall NYC – date to be confirmed
  • Chess in Concert – date to be confirmed
Ok Groban, I think it's time you passed me a beer and maybe then it'll all make sense…


[Of course, the dates above are accurate at time of posting, but I guess we all know that they're bound to change, so I’ll update when (and if) further information is made available.]

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5 comments:

  1. The Chess in Concert is confirmed for May 12th and 13th of 2009 on your Local PBS stations :)

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  2. Hey Katrina

    The concert was recorded in London on May 12th & 13th this year. For me, it sounds like too much of a coincidence that it will be shown on exactly the same dates one year later. But I guess time will tell.

    Tim Rice's website (http://www.timrice.co.uk/main.html) has the following information Royal Albert Hall concert performance of Chess ("Chess In Concert") from 12-13 May 2008 to be broadcast in the United States in 2009 as part of the Great Performances series by PBS station Thirteen/WNET New York

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  3. Confused??? Aren't we all! 1st December is now the latest date for the launch of Josh's cd 'A Collection' in the UK. ]
    Then the BBC said he was to appear on 23rd Novemberon Elaine Paige's radio show. That's now fallen by the wayside!
    We know Josh will be on a UK TV programme but which one is anyone's guess!
    Why all this cloak and dagger behaviour??? Don't the fans deserve to be treated with respect and dignity? I know of no other Artist who's appearances are not announced until the last minute others are in the public domain well in advance. Why are Josh's fans and Josh himself treated so differently? We'd like some honest answers PLEAE! Jerusha xx

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  4. Confused??? Aren't we all! 1st December is now the latest date for the launch of Josh's cd 'A Collection' in the UK.
    Then the BBC said he was to appear on 23rd Novemberon Elaine Paige's radio show. That's now fallen by the wayside!
    We know Josh will be on a UK TV programme but which one is anyone's guess!
    Why all this cloak and dagger behaviour??? Don't the fans deserve to be treated with respect and dignity? I know of no other Artist who's appearances are not announced until the last minute, others are in the public domain well in advance. Why are Josh's fans and Josh himself treated so differently? We'd like some honest answers PLEASE! Jerusha xx

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  5. Wonderful news! Josh's 'A collection' has gone Gold in Belgium!!! Way to Go Josh.
    Luv Jerusha xx

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