Misplaced Pages

Revision as of 23:02, 13 March 2007

Michael Bublé is the debut album by Michael Bublé released in 2003.

Making of the album

Michael Bublé's career breakthrough came when he sang Kurt Weill's "Mack the Knife" at the wedding of Brian Mulroney's daughter Caroline in 2000. Mulroney introduced Bublé to David Foster, a multi-Grammy awarding producer and a Warner Bros. Records executive who had worked with Josh Groban previously. Foster signed Bublé to his '143' record label and he started recording a self-titled album 2001 with Foster as producer.

The album features a range of standards from various eras including "Fever", "The Way You Look Tonight", "For Once in My Life", Van Morrison's "Moondance" and Lou Rawls' "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees sang back up vocals on Bublé's version of the group's "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart".

Chart and critical success

The album was released in early 2003 and soon entered the Canadian album charts. Chart success in the UK, US, Australia and elsewhere soon followed with the album going platinum and reaching the top ten of the album charts in the UK and Canada and going all the way to #1 in Australia going 6X Platinum. The album has reached the top 50 of the Billboard 200 album charts. His version of "Kissing A Fool" by George Michael was released as a single from the album and reached the top 30 of the Billboard adult contemporary chart. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" reached the top 30 of the Billboard adult contemporary chart as well. His third single "Sway", originally performed by Dean Martin also reached the top 30 of the adult contemporary chart while a Junkie XL remix of the song has reached the top 20 in Australia as at May 2004.

Bublé won the "Best New Talent" award at the Juno Awards of 2004 and his self-titled album was nominated for "Album of the Year" losing out to Sam Roberts.

Track listing

1. "Fever" - 3:51
2. "Moondance" - 4:13
3. "Kissing a Fool" - 4:34
4. "For Once in My Life" - 2:32
5. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" - 3:54
6. "Summer Wind" - 2:55
7. "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" - 4:04
8. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - 3:09
9. "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" - 4:26
10. "Sway" - 3:08
11. "The Way You Look Tonight" - 4:37
12. "Come Fly With Me" - 3:30
13. "That's All" - 3:59
14. "Can't Help Falling In Love" - (bonus track on Japanese Edition version)

Special Deluxe Edition

Released only in Australia in 2004, the special deluxe edition is a re-release of his 2003 debut album and includes an enhanced biographical component and bonus CD with three tracks:

1. "Sway (Junkie Xl Mix)"
2. "Sway"
3. "Moondance (Live Version)"

Michael Bublé / Let It Snow: Christmas Special Edition

Released on November 2004, the Christmas edition of his debut album is a 2-disc set. The first disc is a re-release of Bublé's 2003 debut album with behind-the-scenes footage. Packaged as a companion bonus Christmas CD, the second disc entitled Let It Snow! was originally released as Bublé's Christmas EP on November 2003 containing five tracks:

Let It Snow! track listing

1. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
2. The Christmas Song
3. Grown-Up Christmas List
4. I'll Be Home for Christmas
5. White Christmas

Chart Positions

Album

Singles

External link

• All Music Guide Michael Buble album page

• Pages with empty short description
• 2003 albums
• Michael Bublé albums
• Debut albums