Crazy Love (Michael Bublé album)

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Crazy Love
Studio album by Michael Bublé
Released October 9, 2009
Genre Vocal jazz, adult contemporary, standard, traditional pop[1]
Length 47:34
Label 143 Records, Reprise
520733
Producer David Foster, Bob Rock and Humberto Gatica [2]
Michael Bublé chronology
Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
(2009)		 Crazy Love
(2009)		 Christmas
(2011)
Singles from Crazy Love
  1. "Haven't Met You Yet"
    Released: August 31, 2009
  2. "Hold On"
    Released: January 4, 2010
  3. "Cry Me a River"
    Released: March 15, 2010[3]
  4. "Crazy Love"
    Released: May 1, 2010
  5. "Hollywood"
    Released: September 7, 2010

Crazy Love is the sixth studio album released by Canadian vocalist Michael Bublé, released on October 9, 2009. After only three days of sales, the album opened atop the Billboard 200 chart with 132,000 copies, making the album Bublé's second number one album. Spending the first full week at the top, the album increased in sales to 203,000 copies, staying again at the number one spot on its second week. In Australia, the album debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and spent six non-consecutive weeks number one. It has since been certified five times platinum.[4] In the United Kingdom, Crazy Love topped the album charts. As of December 2011, the album has sold 2.7 million copies in the UK.[5] At the 53rd Grammy Awards (2010), the album won the award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.[6]

Contents

[edit] Album information

The album was recorded over a period of six months in Los Angeles, New York, and Vancouver (his hometown). Produced by David Foster, Bob Rock and Humberto Gatica, Michael Bublé describes Crazy Love as the "ultimate record about the inevitable roller coaster ride of relationships." The album was named for Northern Irish musician Van Morrison's 1970 song, "Crazy Love", with a cover version included.[2] Bublé commented on the recording process for the album: "I started this record knowing I was going to record it differently than my previous ones. I dug way deeper and was more introspective on this one. Basically, I sang the truth - made each song autobiographical - and you can definitely hear the difference. I went back to the way my idols made their records. I wanted an organic feel - so people could feel like they were in the studio with me. The musicians and I all sat in the room, recorded it right from the floor and we let the sounds all come together and bleed into one another. It's not contrived. Not too perfect. It just feels really good."[7] Bublé co-wrote the album's two singles, "Haven't Met You Yet" and "Hold On" with former collaborators Alan Chang and Amy Foster. The first single, "Haven't Met You Yet", was released on August 31, 2009.[8] Weeks prior to this single, Bublé offered his audience an early glimpse at Crazy Love with a "playful" remix of "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)". The opening part for the single "Cry Me a River" was written by Bublé in Bond-like theme because he wanted the song to sound "really cinematic, really over the top and bombastic".[9] "Cry Me a River" was used in the BBC's advertising for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The track "Stardust" was recorded in one take.[10] On 18 April 2010, Bublé took home four Juno Awards for Juno Fan Choice Award, Single of the Year – "Haven't Met You Yet", Album of the Year – Crazy Love, and Pop Album of the Year – Crazy Love, and two Juno nominations for Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. Crazy Love producers David Foster and Bob Rock both received two separate nominations of their own for the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award, with Bob Rock winning the award.[11][12]

[edit] Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[13]
American Music Channel 4.5/5 stars[14]
BBC (favorable)[15]
Billboard (favorable)[16]
The Boston Globe (favorable)[17]
Entertainment Weekly B[18]

The album was initially planned for release on October 13, 2009, however, it was released four days early, in order to coincide with Bublé's appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show,[19] where Bublé performed the album's first single "Haven't Met You Yet".[20] On August 23, 2010, it was confirmed that a special edition of Crazy Love would be released in the fall.[21] On October 10, 2010, the re-release was confirmed to become available on October 18, 2010 in Europe, and on October 25, 2010 in the U.S.[22] The re-release contains three new tracks, including a further single, "Hollywood", which was co-written by Bublé and Canadian songwriter Robert G. Scott. The album also includes live versions of songs from the album's previous release.[21] In Europe, the re-release comes in the form of a bonus disc included with the original version of the album, whereas in America, the special edition was released in the form of an EP, entitled Hollywood: The Deluxe EP.[23] A special edition of the album, including a bonus remix CD, making-of DVD and 32 page photo album, was made available only through Bublé's official online store.

[edit] Track listing

Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Cry Me a River"   Arthur Hamilton 4:14
2. "All of Me"   Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons 3:07
3. "Georgia on My Mind"   Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell 3:08
4. "Crazy Love"   Van Morrison 3:31
5. "Haven't Met You Yet"   Michael Bublé, Alan Chang, Amy S. Foster 4:05
6. "All I Do Is Dream of You"   Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed 2:32
7. "Hold On"   Michael Bublé, Alan Chang, Amy S. Foster 4:05
8. "Heartache Tonight"   Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger, J. D. Souther 3:52
9. "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You"   Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh 3:07
10. "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" (featuring Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings) Clyde Otis, Murray Stein 3:20
11. "At This Moment"   Billy Vera 4:35
12. "Stardust" (featuring Naturally 7) Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish 3:13
13. "Whatever It Takes" (featuring Ron Sexsmith, bonus track) Ron Sexsmith 4:35
  • Note: The UK version of the Hollywood Edition moves "Some Kind of Wonderful" onto the first disc, and adds "Twist & Shout (Live)" to the second disc.
  • Note: Starting in 2011, the Standard Edition of the album includes "Hollywood" inserted as track 11.[27]

[edit] Charts and certifications

Chart (2009/2011) Position
Portuguese Albums Chart[citation needed]
4
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[citation needed]
1
Danish Albums Chart[28]
4
UK Albums Chart[citation needed]
1
Irish Albums Chart[citation needed]
1
Italian Albums Chart[29]
1
U.S. Billboard 200[30] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[citation needed]
1
European Albums Chart[citation needed]
1
French Albums Chart[31] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[citation needed] 2
Polish Albums Chart[citation needed] 8
Finnish Albums Chart[32] 12
German Albums Chart[33] 5
Mexican Albums Chart[citation needed] 10
South African Albums Chart[citation needed] 2
Argentinian Albums Chart[34] 2

[edit] Hollywood: The Deluxe EP edition

Charts (2010) Peak position
US Billboard 200
10
UK Albums Chart
2

[edit] Year-end charts

Year Chart Rank
2009 Australia Albums Chart[35]
6
UK Albums Chart[36][36]
3
2010 European Top 100 Albums[37]
3
German Albums Chart[38] 83
UK Albums Chart[39]
2
2011 Australian Albums Chart[40] 29
Mexican Albums Chart[41] 83
UK Albums Chart[42] 20

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[43] Gold 20,000x
Australia (ARIA)[44] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[45] 4× Platinum 320,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[46] Gold 15,000*
France (SNEP)[47] 2× Platinum 200,000*
GCC (IFPI Middle East)[48] Platinum 6,000*
Germany (BVMI)[49] Platinum 200,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[50] 9× Platinum 135,000x
Italy (FIMI)[51] 2× Platinum 120,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[52] Platinum 50,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[53] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[54] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] 8× Platinum 2,400,000^
United States (RIAA)[56] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[57] 4× Platinum 4,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
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The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas
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Preceded by
Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden by Michael Bublé		 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
2011		 Succeeded by
incumbent
Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé
It's Time
Call Me Irresponsible
Crazy Love
Christmas
Live albums
Extended plays
Independent albums
Tours
  • Michael Bublé: Live in Concert
  • It's Time Tour
  • Irresponsible Tour
  • Crazy Love Tour
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