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Emotions soar in classical pop album

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Awake, the third album from baritone Josh Groban, is another collection of wonderful, soul-touching songs.

Groban rocketed to fame after appearing on a couple of episodes of David E. Kelly's hit television show Alley McBeal.

The album is a mixture of pop, rock and classical songs, with one jazzy funk tune which is a collaboration with renowned modern jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock.

The special edition of Awake contains 13 tracks, two bonus tracks and a DVD of the making of Awake.

The Spanish song Un Dia Llegara and Italian track L' Ultima Notte are so emotionally powerful that even without understanding the words, listeners may be brought to tears.

Un Giorno Per Noi, the romantic theme song to the 1968 film Romeo E Giulietta, is given a passionate interpretation that is perhaps even better than the original.

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