To be loved
To be loved | ||||
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Studio album by Michael Bublé | ||||
Publication |
April 12th, 2013 |
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Jazz singing , adult contemporary , standard, traditional pop |
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Title (number) |
16 |
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running time |
51:44 |
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Bob rock |
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To Be Loved is the seventh studio album by Michael Bublé . It includes the title It's a Beautiful Day , the singer's most commercially successful single to date. The album reached number 1 in the album charts in various countries, including Great Britain, Austria and Switzerland. In Germany, the album reached number 2 in the album charts immediately after its release. The album received a Grammy in 2014 as the best in the field of "traditional pop."
History of origin
To Be Loved was recorded in Vancouver and Los Angeles . Bublé explained in an interview on his own website that the album is about love, happiness, pleasure and "delicious things". He makes a good team with his friend Bob Rock , with whom he has worked for a long time. Bublé Amy Foster-Gillies wrote four songs for the album with Alan Chang and other co-authors. Ten of the songs are cover versions of popular pop standards.
Track list
title | Author (s) | length | |
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1. | You Make Me Feel So Young | Mack Gordon , Josef Myrow | 3:05 |
2. | It's a beautiful day | Michael Bublé, Amy Foster , Alan Chang | 3:19 |
3. | To love somebody | Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb | 3:15 |
4th | Who's lovin 'you | William "Smokey" Robinson | 2:56 |
5. | Something Stupid ( feat.Reese Witherspoon ) | Clarence Carson Parks | 2:57 |
6th | Come dance with me | Jimmy Van Heusen , Sammy Cahn | 2:46 |
7th | Close your eyes | Michael Bublé, Alan Chang, Jann Arden Richards | 3:51 |
8th. | After All (feat. Bryan Adams ) | Alan Chang, Steven Sater , Jim Vallance | 3:33 |
9. | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (with Naturally 7 ) | Scotty Wiseman | 3:26 |
10. | To be loved | Berry Gordy Jr. , Gwendolyn Gordy Fuqua , Tyran Carlo | 3:41 |
11. | You've Got a Friend in Me | Randy Newman | 3:25 |
12. | Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You) [feat. The Puppini Sisters ] | Bert Kalmar , Harry Ruby | 2:55 |
13. | I got it easy | Michael Bublé, Tom Jackson , Alan Chang | 3:39 |
14th | Young at Heart | Johnny Richards , Carolyn Leigh | 3:42 |
reception
The album received mixed reviews. "Inspired by his various comrades-in-arms, Michael Bublé, who always seems to be in a good mood, uses classics and hits across music history. The swing, jazz and Motown numbers he stand still best "it says in laut.de . There it is also pointed out that his interpretation of Who's Lovin 'You lacks soul. According to the reviewer Jasmin Lütz, Presley's Have I Told You Lately as well as his own song I Got It Easy and the final track Young at Heart “with plenty of strings and background fluff” are too kitschy.
Sales figures and awards
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Australia (ARIA) | 2 × platinum | 140,000 |
Brazil (PMB) | gold | 20,000 |
Germany (BVMI) | 3 × gold | 300,000 |
Europe (IFPI) | platinum | (1,000,000) |
France (SNEP) | gold | 50,000 |
Ireland (IRMA) | 2 × platinum | 30,000 |
Italy (FIMI) | gold | 30,000 |
Canada (MC) | 2 × platinum | 160,000 |
Mexico (AMPROFON) | gold | 30,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | platinum | 15,000 |
Austria (IFPI) | platinum | 15,000 |
Poland (ZPAV) | gold | 10,000 |
Switzerland (IFPI) | gold | 10,000 |
Spain (Promusicae) | gold | 20,000 |
Hungary (MAHASZ) | platinum | 6,000 |
United States (RIAA) | platinum | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 2 × platinum | 600,000 |
All in all |
7 × gold 14 × platinum |
2,006,000 |
Main article: Michael Bublé / Awards for Music Sales
Web links
- Criticism at laut.de
- To Be Loved at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart placement UK .
- ↑ Chart placement AT .
- ↑ Chart placement CH .
- ↑ Prinz Pi rules the German charts. Press release from media control. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ↑ Michael Bublé wins fourth Grammy. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. BZ, January 27, 2014.
- ↑ J. Lütz: The sun rises with the Sunny Swing King. In: laut.de .