Call Me Irresponsible (album) explained

Call Me Irresponsible
Type:studio
Artist:Michael Bublé
Cover:Call Me Irresponsible.JPG
Recorded:September 2006 – March 2007
Studio:Chartmaker, Los Angeles, California
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Call Me Irresponsible is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer Michael Bublé. Released on May 1, 2007 via 143 and Reprise Records, it was produced by David Foster, Humberto Gatica, and Bob Rock. The album features renditions of classic traditional pop songs, including the title track "Call Me Irresponsible", "'Always on My Mind", and "Comin' Home Baby" featuring Boyz II Men. Two original tracks were written for the album, "Everything" and "Lost", both of which were co-written by Bublé.

Receiving mainly positive reception from critics, the album topped record charts in ten different countries, including the Canadian Albums Chart and the Billboard 200, Bublé's first entry to top the chart.[1] It was certified four times platinum by Music Canada and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in the United States, with 400,000 and 2 million certified copies respectively.

Release

The album's first single, "Everything", peaked at #46 on the U.S. Hot 100,[2] Bublé's highest-peaking song until "Haven't Met You Yet" became his first Top 40 hit in 2009. It also debuted at number 3 on the Canadian BDS Airplay Charts and now holds the record for the highest debut ever on that chart. It also peaked at number 19 on the Australian ARIA Singles chart. Bublé appeared on an American Idol season 6 results show to sing "Call Me Irresponsible" when scheduled singer Tony Bennett, with whom he had collaborated before on the album (2006) was unable to attend. On Monday, April 23, 2007, members of Bublé's official fanclub Bungalow B were given an exclusive listening party of the album's tracks and a look at a video clip at "Lost", Bublé's second original song. On this day, his official site was also given a makeover to match his coming album and his official YouTube channel released the video for the lead single. The channel also has behind-the-scenes videos and short snippets of videos used to make various commercials and preview clips. The entire album leaked shortly before its release. This album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2007.[3]

Critical reception

The album received positive reception from music critics. Matt Collar of AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five, stating, "the album is a breezy, stylish good time... the unexpected reworkings of contemporary pop songs often make the biggest impact". Woodrow Wilkins of All About Jazz described Bublé's performances as "charismatic, talented and just plain good", stating further, "while maintaining a jazz flavor, this arrangement also captures a soulful element".[4] Leigh Maneri of The Quinnipiac Chronicle rated the album five stars out of five, stating, " It is the perfect mixture of upbeat, soulful and serene melodies".[5]

Chart performance

In the U.S., the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and rose to number one in its second week.[6] The album is certified 1× platinum in United States. In Australia, the single peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Singles Chart. While the album debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number 1 with Bublé selling 37,005[7] copies of the album in the first week and giving him the highest sales for an album by an international artist in Australia for 2007. The album was also certified Platinum in its first week for shipments of 70,000 copies. The album sold a further 30,634 copies the second week, making Bublé the first artist in Australia for 2007 to sell over 30,000 units two weeks in a row. The album is now certified 4× platinum by ARIA for shipments of 280,000 copies. The album rose to number one again on July 2 and 9 and once more on July 22. The original version of Call Me Irresponsible has sold over 300,000 copies in the UK. In Europe, the album was certified 2× Platinum by IFPI for shipments of two million copies to date.[8]

Personnel

Musicians

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Horn Section (Track 1)

Horns and Additional backing vocals (Track 10)

Choir (Track 12)

Additional vocals

Arrangements

Music Contractors
Music Preparation

Production

Studios

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Polish Albums (OLiS)[9] 11
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[10] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 54
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 66
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 66
UK Albums (OCC)
Special Edition		18
US Billboard 200[21] 39
Chart (2008)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 84
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[27]
Special Edition		27
US Billboard 200[28] 51
Chart (2010)Position
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 94
US Billboard 200[30] 188

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[31] 34
US Billboard 200[32] 188

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Bublé Biography, Music & News . 2023-07-22 . Billboard . en-US.
  2. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=michael bublé|chart=all}} Artist Chart History – Michael Bublé ]. billboard.com . April 23, 2007.
  3. Web site: Nominations and wins . Grammy. 15 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Jazz . All About . 2007-11-30 . Michael Buble: Call Me Irresponsible album review @ All About Jazz . 2023-07-22 . All About Jazz . en.
  5. Web site: Maneri . Leigh . 2008-01-30 . Album Review: Michael Bublé; - "Call Me Irresponsible" . 2023-08-03 . The Quinnipiac Chronicle.
  6. Katie Hasty, "Buble Sidesteps Bone Thugs To Claim No. 1", Billboard.com, May 16, 2007.
  7. http://undercover.com.au/News.aspx Undercover – News
  8. Web site: IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – Q2 2008 . July 18, 2008 . November 16, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081116193639/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20080717.html . dead .
  9. Web site: OLiS: sales for the period 14.05.2007 – 20.05.2007. OLiS.
  10. Web site: Western Weekly Top 20, Week 22, 2007 . Chinese . Five-Music . August 5, 2024 . live .
  11. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2007. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 24, 2021.
  12. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2007. austriancharts.at. May 24, 2021.
  13. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2007. Ultratop. May 24, 2021.
  14. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2007. Ultratop. May 24, 2021.
  15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2007. dutchcharts.nl. May 24, 2021.
  16. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2007. SNEP. fr. May 24, 2021.
  17. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. May 24, 2021.
  18. Web site: Årslista Album – År 2007. Sverigetopplistan. sv. May 24, 2021.
  19. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007. hitparade.ch. May 24, 2021.
  20. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007. Official Charts Company. May 24, 2021.
  21. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. May 24, 2021.
  22. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2008. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 24, 2021.
  23. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2008. Ultratop. May 24, 2021.
  24. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2008. Ultratop. May 24, 2021.
  25. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. May 27, 2021.
  26. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2008. dutchcharts.nl. May 24, 2021.
  27. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008. Official Charts Company. May 24, 2021.
  28. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. May 24, 2021.
  29. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2010. Official Charts Company. May 24, 2021.
  30. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010. Billboard. July 12, 2021.
  31. Web site: 2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart. ARIA. January 2010. January 16, 2020.
  32. Best of 2010 – Billboard Top 200 . . . December 31, 2010 . June 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110617000351/http://www.billboard.com/ . dead .

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