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Track Listing
1. Best Is Yet to Come, The
2. It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera)
3. Me and Mrs. Jones
4. I'm Your Man
5. Comin' Home Baby - (with Boyz II Men)
6. Lost
7. Call Me Irresponsible
8. Wonderful Tonight - (Portuguese, with Ivan Lins)
9. Everything
10. I've Got the World on a String
11. Always on My Mind
12. That's Life
13. Dream
Album Notes
Michael Buble ranks among the best of the contemporary crooners working in a classic pop-vocal style, and his 2007 album, CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE, further refines his suave, smooth style. With its finger-snapping big band arrangements, the album has its share of homage to Frank and Dino, both obvious cornerstones of Buble's music. But this isn't merely a retro exercise; the tunes, the production, and the overall feel are decidedly contemporary.
Stylistically adventurous versions of songs by Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, and Willie Nelson keep things lively, while "Everything," a Buble original, is one of the album's highlights. Still, cuts like the lead-off track ("The Best Is Yet to Come") and the old chestnut "I've Got the World on a String" will give listeners looking for some elegant, back-in-the-day pizzazz exactly that.
Industry Reviews
[Buble] suggests the caramel-smooth creaminess of Steve Lawrence, the sensual warmth of Vic Damone, the swingin' bravura of Dean Martin and the boyish showmanship of Wayne Newton.
3 stars out of 5 -- This CD is best when Buble wraps himself around the brass and reeds of a straight-up big band....John Hamilton and David Foster also provide a few high spots.
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