Awake is a platinum-certified album by the American

United States

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 Josh Groban

Josh Groban

Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...

. Announced on September 13, 2006, it is Groban's third studio album, and a follow-up to his multi-platinum album Closer

Closer (Josh Groban album)

Closer is the second studio album and third overall album by vocalist Josh Groban, released in November 2003. Much like his first studio album, half of Closers songs are sung in English, with the remainder sung in various other languages .The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200...

. Awake was released on November 7, 2006.

The album has sold more than 2,500,000 copies worldwide. As of September 2008, it has sold 2,000,000+ copies in the US.
The album's first single is "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)

You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)

"You Are Loved " is the second track and the first single, from Josh Groban's third album, Awake, released on November 7, 2006. The song's music and lyrics were written by Tawgs Salter...

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