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Unlike most young guys who gravitate towards the latest rock or rap trend, Michael Bublé chose to study the classic works of pop vocal masters like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra while slowly developing his own technique and career as a vocal interpreter. Thanks to producer David Foster, the 25-year-old Bublé has graduated to the big time with a self-titled debut disc that shows off his knowledge and appreciation for a style of music that is mostly unfamiliar to his generation. Swinging his way through a set of pop standards both classic ("The Way You Look Tonight"), and more recent ("Moondance"), Bublé already possesses a quality that reaches beyond his youthfulness, with a voice that incorporates his influences into a sound that is fresh yet familiar. When he launches into a standard like "Come Fly With Me," images of Sinatra are conjured up; but as the song progresses, the listener realizes that this is not Sinatra, or Bobby Darin, or any other famous vocalist. It is someone who has learned the art of popular song and is creating his own colorful music from shades of the past. In doing so, Bublé throws a fresh coat of paint on an old standard like "Fever," and gives it a satiny sheen that the song hasn't seen in years. In addition to revitalizing the classics, he draws in a younger audience by covering more recent, rock-era songs in a swinging gloss. Songs like George Michael's "Kissing a Fool" or Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" are jazzed up even further than their retro-based originals, and flow easily alongside the standards. The only interruption comes when Barry Gibb guests on his own "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," with a reverb-laced vibrato that simply does not fit in this musical environment. Throughout the disc it is apparent that Bublé has done his homework and aced the test, but there is always room for improvement. Sinatra haunts his vocals a bit too much on songs like "Summer Wind," and there are moments throughout the disc when he forces his technique instead of following a natural cadence, but these minor criticisms will improve with time; and nothing can really diminish the sheer pleasure and joy he expresses in each performance. He sounds absolutely thrilled to be singing these songs, and that goes a long way in making Michael Bublé an exciting debut.
© Aaron Latham /TiVo
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Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar - Michael Thompson, Guitar - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Programmer - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mike Melvoin, Piano - Bill Holman, Arranger - Neil Devor, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Chris Boardman, Arranger - Michael Melvoin, Piano - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer - Bill Hollman, Arranger - Eddie Cooley, Writer - John Davenport, Writer
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar - John Clayton, Arranger - David Reitzas, AdditionalEngineer - VAN MORRISON, Writer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Grant, Solo Trumpet - NICK MARSHALL, AssistantEngineer - Neil Devor, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar - David Reitzas, AdditionalEngineer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - GEORGE MICHAEL, Writer - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Grant, Solo Trumpet - NICK MARSHALL, AssistantEngineer - Neil Devor, Synthesizer Programmer, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Michael Melvoin, Arranger, Orchestration - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Ronald Miller, Writer - Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar - Orlando Murden, Writer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - DON COSTA, Arranger - Neil Devor, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - David Reitzas, AdditionalEngineer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - Barry Gibb, Writer, Background Vocals - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Robin Gibb, Writer - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Neil Devor, Synthesizer Programmer, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer - Jon Merchant, AdditionalEngineer
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar - Heinz Meier, Writer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - Johnny Mercer, Writer - JOHNNY MANDEL, Producer - Frank Capp, Drums - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Neil Devor, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - John Pisano, Guitar - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer - Bob Sheppard, Solo Saxophone
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Kenneth Gamble, Writer - Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - LEON HUFF, Writer - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Heitor Pereira, Guitar - Neil Devor, Synthesizer Programmer, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer - Sherree Ford, Guest Vocals
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar - David Reitzas, AdditionalEngineer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Synth Bass, Strings - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Freddie Mercury, Writer - Alan Chang, Piano - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - NICK MARSHALL, AssistantEngineer - Neil Devor, Synthesizer Programmer, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - David Reitzas, AdditionalEngineer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - Paul Anka, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - RANDY WALDMAN, Arranger, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - NICK MARSHALL, AssistantEngineer - Neil Devor, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer - Joe LaBarbera, Drums
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar, Percussion - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Synth Bass, Strings - Felipe Elgueta, Synthesizer Programmer - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - Norman Gimbel, Writer - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Neil Devor, Synthesizer Programmer, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Writer - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - Jerome Kern, Writer - Dorothy Fields, Writer - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, AssistantEngineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Chris Brooke, AssistantEngineer - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Neil Devor, Pro-Tools Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer - Heitor Padilla, Acoustic Guitar
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar - David Reitzas, Engineer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - Sammy Cahn, Writer - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Joe Wohlmuth, Pro-Tools Engineer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, Engineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Vlado Meller, MasteringEngineer - James Van Heusen, Writer - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Billy May, Arranger, Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by - NICK MARSHALL, AssistantEngineer - Neil Devor, Engineer, Pro-Tools Engineer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Kevin Guarnieri, Pro-Tools Engineer - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar - Christian Robles, Pro-Tools Engineer - SAMMY NESTICO, Arranger, Contributor - Joe LaBarbera, Drums
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Dean Parks, Guitar - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Strings - Paul Anka, ExecutiveProducer - JOHNNY MANDEL, Producer - Frank Capp, Drums - RANDY WALDMAN, Keyboards, Piano - William Ross, Arranger - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Michael Bublé, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - ALAN BRANDT, Writer - BOB HAYMES, Writer - John Pisano, Guitar - Rafael Padilla, Percussion - Dave Tull, Drums - Brian Bromberg, Bass Guitar
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2003 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Album review
Unlike most young guys who gravitate towards the latest rock or rap trend, Michael Bublé chose to study the classic works of pop vocal masters like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra while slowly developing his own technique and career as a vocal interpreter. Thanks to producer David Foster, the 25-year-old Bublé has graduated to the big time with a self-titled debut disc that shows off his knowledge and appreciation for a style of music that is mostly unfamiliar to his generation. Swinging his way through a set of pop standards both classic ("The Way You Look Tonight"), and more recent ("Moondance"), Bublé already possesses a quality that reaches beyond his youthfulness, with a voice that incorporates his influences into a sound that is fresh yet familiar. When he launches into a standard like "Come Fly With Me," images of Sinatra are conjured up; but as the song progresses, the listener realizes that this is not Sinatra, or Bobby Darin, or any other famous vocalist. It is someone who has learned the art of popular song and is creating his own colorful music from shades of the past. In doing so, Bublé throws a fresh coat of paint on an old standard like "Fever," and gives it a satiny sheen that the song hasn't seen in years. In addition to revitalizing the classics, he draws in a younger audience by covering more recent, rock-era songs in a swinging gloss. Songs like George Michael's "Kissing a Fool" or Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" are jazzed up even further than their retro-based originals, and flow easily alongside the standards. The only interruption comes when Barry Gibb guests on his own "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," with a reverb-laced vibrato that simply does not fit in this musical environment. Throughout the disc it is apparent that Bublé has done his homework and aced the test, but there is always room for improvement. Sinatra haunts his vocals a bit too much on songs like "Summer Wind," and there are moments throughout the disc when he forces his technique instead of following a natural cadence, but these minor criticisms will improve with time; and nothing can really diminish the sheer pleasure and joy he expresses in each performance. He sounds absolutely thrilled to be singing these songs, and that goes a long way in making Michael Bublé an exciting debut.
© Aaron Latham /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:47
- Main artists: Michael Bublé
- Label: 143 - Reprise
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 2002 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
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