It’s another testimony to Michael Bublé’s ability to tackle different genres with ease. It’s almost as nice as Buble’s “ Home” from his second album It’s Time.Ĭrazy Love is another winning album for the smooth-singing and swinging Bublé. The second is a sweet song and should probably have been the first single. The two original songs on Crazy Love are “ Haven’t Met You Yet,” the first single, and “Hold On.” The first is too poppy and out of place in this album. And in the end, didn’t find it as enjoyable as Bublé’s version of Queen’s “ Crazy Little Thing Called Love” on his debut. Finally, “Heartbreak Tonight” from The Eagles gets so jazzed up, that it took this listener a little while to figure it out. It’s still sad and still gets you right in the heart. Ron Sexsmith and Bublé’s voices blend nicely on the cover of Sexsmith’s “Whatever It Takes.” Billy Vera and the Beaters’ melancholy “At This Moment” gets a strong rendition from Bublé. The R&B group Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings appear on “ Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes).” Bublé and Jones play off each other quite nicely. His rendition of Van Morrison’s 1970 “Crazy Love” is a good one since his voice is more soothing than Morrison’s. Listen to Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Michael Bubl, 112,666 Shazams, featuring on Michael Bubl Essentials, and 2000s Love Song Essentials Apple Music playlists. The other standards, “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You” and “ Stardust,” receive traditional treatments on Crazy Love.īublé’s contemporary covers include songs from the rock, pop, and R&B genres. Perhaps a more elaborate arrangement would’ve made it stand out a bit more, or maybe not. While it’s hard to duplicate the song that Ray Charles made all his own, Bublé does pretty well. The second and third tracks are standards that Billie Holiday and Ray Charles mastered, “ All of Me” and “ Georgia on My Mind” respectively. “Cry Me a River” needed a fresh rendition and this one is quite good. A prime example is the first song “ Cry Me A River,” with a dramatic opening and heavy musical arrangement. Some of the jazz covers have a big band arrangement, which is actually a good thing, as popsters don’t have the patience for the quietness of jazz. After all, the 34-year-old Bublé wants to entice the adult contemporary audience as well as the pop one.
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While jazz enthusiasts might think working with a jazz producer who would opt for minimal arrangements to showcase Bublé’s voice might have been better, here, Foster was the right choice. Bubl (Original Soundtrack from his NBC TV Special) love (Deluxe Edition) Nobody but Me. Crazy Love also contains two new songs co-written by Bublé.Ĭrazy Love was co-produced by David Foster, the pop-producing master. Michael Bublé, the Canadian crooner, returns with a new set of standards and modern songs, proving that he can handle both quite easily.