Mentored by Paul Anka (whose 1950s hit "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" is covered in dreamy, cabaret fashion here), Bublé sings in the orbits of Darin and Sinatra, covering swing epoch gems ("Come Fly with Me", "The Way You Look Tonight", "That's All") and rock-era standards (Van Morrison's "Moondance", "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" by the Brothers Gibb, Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love") with equal aplomb. David Foster's production is typically slick and played to the back row of the bleachers, but it's informed by smart contexts provided by such arrangers as Johnny Mandel, Randy Waldman and Mike Melvoin. If the choices of material are sometimes staid and predictable, they also give the singer a crucial framework for building toward something more challenging; his is a bright future. --Jerry McCulley

Description
Debut album from young Canadian crooner being touted as a "new Sinatra". Introduced to classic vocal jazz by his grandfather, here he shows a knack for making familiar repertoire his own, bringing his bold, expressive voice to a selection of standards from the 30s and 40s as well as covers of Van Morrison's 'Moondance' and the Bee Gees' 'How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,' performed with the Bee Gees themselves. Produced by pop supremo David Foster (Whitney Houston, The Corrs,Toni Braxton, Celine Dion).