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"Not just because of the obvious musical
connotations, but just because of the effort that needed to come
as far as just bringing some order to the chaos," said the
39-year-old singer-songwriter.
Groban, who has battled depression, said the pandemic led him to
be more proactive in dealing with his mental health.
"It's the hardest album process I've ever had in my career...
So, it was a word that represented everything that had to go
into it."
The album, due out on Friday, features covers of classics
including "Impossible Dream," "Angels" and "I Can't Make You
Love Me." It also has original duets with Leslie Odom Jr., Sara
Bareilles and gospel star Kirk Franklin.
As his live concerts were canceled due to COVID-19, Groban
reluctantly decided to livestream three concerts.
"I was skeptical. I knew that there'd be no applause," said
Groban, who shot to fame in 1998 standing in for tenor Andrea
Bocelli in a rehearsal with Celine Dion for the Grammy Awards.
"It was going to be singing in a very isolated kind of void. And
so, I said, OK, well, sure, I know this is what we have to do,
but will I enjoy it?"
In October, the first concert - a salute to Broadway -revealed a
silver lining.
"You have these thousands of little boxes in 85 countries, all
sharing an hour and a half where we're able to get out of
ourselves for a minute and escape," he said.
A Thanksgiving show is next, followed by a holiday show on Dec.
19.
(Reporting by Reuters TV; Editing by Richard Chang and Rosalba
O'Brien)
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