Michael Bublé (album)

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Michael Bublé
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Studio album by
Michael Bublé
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2003
RecordedOctober 2002 – January 2003
Los Angeles and Middle Ear, Miami Beach
Genre
Length48:42
Label
Producer
Michael Bublé chronology
Dream
(2002) 		Michael Bublé
(2003) 		Totally Bublé
(2003)
Singles from Michael Bublé
  1. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
    Released: February 4, 2003
  2. "Kissing a Fool"
    Released: May 8, 2003
  3. "Sway"
    Released: June 22, 2004
  4. "Spider-Man Theme"
    Released: July 26, 2004

Michael Bublé is the self-titled third studio album and major label debut album released by Canadian-Italian crooner Michael Bublé. The album was released on February 11, 2003. The album spawned four singles: "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", "Kissing a Fool", "Sway" and "Spider-Man Theme".

Background[]

Bublé's career breakthrough came when he performed Kurt Weill's classic track "Mack the Knife" at the wedding of Brian Mulroney's daughter Caroline in September 2000. Mulroney introduced Bublé to David Foster, a multi-Grammy awarding producer and a Warner Bros. Records executive, who had previously worked with the likes of Josh Groban. Foster signed Bublé to his 143 record label, and he started recording a self-titled album in 2001, with David 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 performs with Bublé on his version of the group's classic track, "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart".

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

The album was released on February 11, 2003, to worldwide commercial success. The album peaked at No. 8 on the Canadian Albums Chart, as well as peaking at No. 1 in Australia and New Zealand, and achieving 2x platinum status, and No. 47 on the Billboard 200. The album also peaked at No. 6 in the United Kingdom, achieving platinum status.[2] The album was eventually certified 4× platinum in Canada during 2006, 2× Platinum in the United Kingdom during 2007, and 7× Platinum in Australia during 2007. Bublé also won the "Best New Talent" award at the Juno Awards of 2004, and the album itself was nominated for "Album of the Year", only losing out to Sam Roberts.

Singles[]

"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", a cover of the original by the Bee Gees, was released as the album's lead single on February 4, 2003. The single was only released in the United States. It managed to reach the top thirty of the Billboard adult contemporary chart. No music video was released for the single.

"Kissing a Fool", a cover of the original by George Michael, was released as the album's second single on May 8, 2003, exclusively in the United States and Japan, also reaching the top thirty of the Billboard adult contemporary chart. No official music video was released for the single, despite strong radio airplay.

"Sway", originally performed by Dean Martin, was released as the album's third single on June 22, 2004. It also reached the top thirty of the adult contemporary chart, while a remix of the song by Junkie XL reached the top twenty in Australia in July 2004. "Moondance" was released alongside "Sway" in Australia.

"Spider-Man Theme" was released as the album's fourth and final single in certain territories, appearing on a special edition of the album released in Italy and other select areas of Europe. The single was most successful in Italy, peaking at No. 2 on the Italian Singles Chart.

Track listing[]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fever"
3:51
2."Moondance"Van Morrison4:13
3."Kissing a Fool"George Michael4:34
4."For Once in My Life"
2:32
5."How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (featuring Barry Gibb)
3:54
6."Summer Wind"
2:55
7."You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine"
4:04
8."Crazy Little Thing Called Love"Freddie Mercury3:09
9."Put Your Head on My Shoulder"Paul Anka4:26
10."Sway"
3:08
11."The Way You Look Tonight"
4:37
12."Come Fly with Me"
3:20
13."That's All"
3:59
Total length:48:42
All editions enhanced content
No.TitleLength
1."Behind-the-scenes footage" (video) 
Japanese Edition[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Can't Help Falling in Love"George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore3:49
Total length:52:31
Australian deluxe special edition bonus CD[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sway" (Junkie XL Remix)Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Norman Gimbel3:09
2."Sway" (Acoustic Mix)Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Norman Gimbel3:08
3."Moondance" (Live Mix)Van Morrison3:55
Total length:10:12
Special fan edition / Christmas limited edition bonus EP: Let It Snow[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne2:05
2."The Christmas Song"Mel Torme, Robert Wells4:15
3."Grown Up Christmas List"David Foster, Linda Thompson3:41
4."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram3:39
5."White Christmas"Irving Berlin3:59
Total length:17:39

Personnel[]

Chart performance[]

Chart Position Weeks
Billboard 200 47 10
Australian Albums Chart 1 105
Italian Albums Chart 2 82
Swiss Albums Chart 11 44
Swedish Albums Chart 28 3
French Albums Chart 66 9
New Zealand Albums Chart 1 28
UK Albums Chart 6 33

Decade-end charts[]

Chart (2000–2009) Position
Australia Album (ARIA)[6] 12

Sales and certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] 7× Platinum 490,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[8] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Italy (FIMI)[9] 4× Platinum 400,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[11] Platinum 70,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Michael Buble | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  3. ^ "Michael Bubble: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  4. ^ "Michael Bublé - Michael Bublé: Special Deluxe Edition (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  5. ^ "Michael Bublé - Michael Bublé (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  6. ^ "2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  8. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Michael Buble – Michael Buble". Music Canada.
  9. ^ Andrea Laffranchi (30 November 2005). "Bubké invita la Pausini". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  10. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Michael Buble – Michael Buble". Recorded Music NZ.
  11. ^ "Wyróżnienia - Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2012 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Albums under "Chart", enter 2004 in the field "Year". Select 35 in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts".
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Michael Buble – Michael Buble". British Phonographic Industry.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Michael Buble – Michael Buble". Recording Industry Association of America.
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