Amazon.co.uk Review
Michael Buble's assured
debut and the tireless year of globe-trotting
touring he spent promoting it elevated the 20-something Vancouver native into the first rank of pop crooner revivalists. His sophomore studio follow-up largely turns on the same formula that helped make his considerable vocal prowess so attractive to mainstream audiences, mixing the nigh flawless, if expected Sinatra-channelling ("I've Got You Under My Skin") with more playful and inviting renditions of pop standards like the Gershwin's "A Foggy Day in London Town," "Feeling Good," "Try A Little Tenderness" and Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin." But it's the eclectic mix of more contemporary material the singer seasons them with--apt tribute to Buble hero Bobby Darin--that keeps him walking the narrow tightrope between artistic intrigue (a blues-tinged vamp of Holland-Dozier-Holland's "How Sweet It Is," Leon Russell's lovely "Song For You," with a guest turn by Chris Botti) and the kitsch-laden abyss ("Quando, Quando, Quando"'s Euro-centric duet with Nelly Furtado, a ring-a-ding-fling with the Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" that echoes fellow Canadian crooner/rival
Matt Dusk's more successful flirtation with Lennon-McCartney). Arranger/producer Tommy LiPuma offers Buble a welcome swinging jazz showcase on "The More I See of You," a bracing respite from the rest of producer David Foster's slick, if typically bloodless MOR production.
--Jerry McCulley
Album Description
Having established himself as a worldwide sensation with his eponymous debut, Michael Bublé is releasing his second album
It's Time.
Featured amongst the many highlights are the first single, the Nina Simone standout "Feeling Good", Michael's self-written hit in the making "Home" and the Nelly Furtado duet "Quando, Quando, Quando (Tell Me When)". Also featured on It's Time is a unique interpretation of The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", a brilliant update of the Ray Charles hit "You Don't Know Me" and Stevie Wonder's "You and I", which features Stevie himself on harmonica.
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