| "To Where You Are" | ||||
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| Single byJosh Groban | ||||
| from the albumJosh Groban | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Richard Marx | |||
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"To Where You Are" is the debut single by American singerJosh Groban, from his 2001self-titled debut album. It was written byRichard Marx andLinda Thompson and produced by Marx.
When released as asingle in 2002, the song reached theBubbling Under Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 16 in September of that year.[1] It was more successful on theBillboardHot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, where it entered the chart in April 2002 and eventually spent two weeks at the top of the chart in August.[2] It remained on this chart for 36 weeks. In November 2008, the song spent a week on theUK Singles Chart at No. 94.[3]
In 2001, Groban guest-starred on two episodes of theFox television dramaAlly McBeal. His latter appearance on the show was in the episode "Nine-One-One", where his character's mother had been killed and his father, a minister, had begun doubting the existence of God. Near the conclusion of the episode, Groban performed "To Where You Are" at a church service.[4] Groban had been asked to return to the show after Fox received numerous letters and inquiries about the singer following his appearance in an earlier episode, "The Wedding", during which he had performed the song "You're Still You".[5]
Groban has included "To Where You Are" in many of his concert sets in the years since the song was released, including at theNobel Peace Prize Concert inOslo, Norway in late 2002.[6] The song appears on his first two live albums,Josh Groban in Concert andLive at the Greek, as well as on his 2008 greatest hits release,A Collection.
Kristy Starling recorded this song for her debut album. Richard Marx produced this version as well.
Chloë Agnew fromCeltic Woman also recorded this song for her albumWalking in the Air, alongside Irish composer David Downes.
Other singers have performed "To Where You Are" on various talent-searchreality television programs, includingAmerican Idol,America's Got Talent,Canadian Idol,The X Factor,Showtime (Croatia) andPinoy Pop Superstar (Philippines). Former BritishThe X Factor participants who have recorded their own versions of the song includeG4,Rhydian, andDaniel Evans. Evans performed an emotionalrendition in the sing-off stages ofThe X Factor in 2008 and it was featured on his debut albumNo Easy Way in 2010. The song also featured in the 2011Britain's Got Talent final, where it was sung by eventual winnerJai McDowall. The song was also recorded in 2009 by nine-year-oldJackie Evancho, a soon-to-be singing sensation onAmerica's Got Talent. It appears on her first albumPrelude to a Dream, which was published privately.
Richard Marx also recorded and released a version for his 2010 acoustic albumStories to Tell.
In 2011, the song was recorded byJoe McElderry for his second studio album,Classic.
Also in 2011, the song was recorded by Mark Evans, a West End star in the musicalWicked, but this time it was covered inWelsh, becoming "Tu hwnt i'r sêr".
In 2014, the song was performed byHugh Jackman and Richard Marx during Marx's "A Night Out with Friends" live sessions.
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