Michael Bublé (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".

[edit] 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, Canada and going all the way to #1 in Australia where it reached 7x Platinum for sales of 490,000 copies. The album also 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. The album was eventually certified 4x platinum in Canada (400,000 units) on March 14, 2006.^[1]

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.

[edit] Track listing

"Fever" (Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell) - 3:51
"Moondance" (Van Morrison) - 4:13
"Kissing a Fool" (George Michael) - 4:34
"For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) - 2:32
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) - 3:54
"Summer Wind" (Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer) - 2:55
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" (Gamble and Huff) - 4:04
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Freddie Mercury) - 3:09
"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (Paul Anka) - 4:26
"Sway" (Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Norman Gimbel) - 3:08
"The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 4:37
"Come Fly With Me" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) - 3:30
"That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 3:59
"Can't Help Falling In Love" (George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore) - 3:49 (bonus track on Japanese Edition version)

[edit] 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:

"Sway (Junkie Xl Mix)"
"Sway"
"Moondance (Live Version)"

[edit] 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, and the second disc, packaged as a companion bonus Christmas CD, is a re-release of Bublé's November 2003 five-track EP, Let It Snow!

[edit] Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position	Weeks
2004	The Billboard 200	47	10
2004	Australian Charts	1	105
2004	Italian Chart	2	82
2004	Swiss Hit Parade	11	44
2004	Swedish Charts	28	3
2004	French Les Charts	66	9
2004	New Zealand Charts	1	26

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2003	"How Can You Mend A Broken Heart"	Adult Contemporary	22
2003	"Kissing A Fool"	Adult Contemporary	29
2004	"Sway"	Adult Contemporary	24
2004	"Sway"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play Charts	22
2004	"Sway"	Hot Dance Single Sales	3