Noël (Josh Groban album)
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| Studio album by Josh Groban | ||||
| Released | October 9, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | April- July 2007 | |||
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| Length | 56:01 | |||
| Label | WEA/Reprise | |||
| Producer | David Foster | |||
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Noël is a Christmas album and the fourth studio album by Josh Groban that was released on October 9, 2007. In the United States, the album is available as a single CD release in most retail stores. However, Target stores released a limited edition version of the album with a bonus DVD that features a "Making of" documentary entitled The Making of Noël.
According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album sold 3,699,000 copies in 2007 after its release, making it the overall best-selling album in the U.S. for all of 2007. It was also the best-selling holiday album in 2008 with sales of 915,000 copies. As of October 2015, the album has sold 5.8 million copies in the United States according to SoundScan, making it the second best-selling holiday album in the U.S. in the Nielsen SoundScan era (March 1991 – present) behind Kenny G's 1994 holiday set Miracles: The Holiday Album. According to Billboard, Noël is the second best-selling classical album of the 2000s decade in the US, behind Groban's own Closer.
On December 12, 2008, Noël was certified Quintuple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, recognizing shipment of five million copies in the United States.
Apart from the songs included on the album, Groban has also released three other Christmas songs: "O Holy Night" (available as a bonus track on Josh Groban in Concert), "Noche de Paz" (a Spanish version of "Silent Night" available as a digital download single), and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (available as a digital download single).
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