Michael Bublé'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-channeling ("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 Bublé 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
Bublé 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 [Note: A special edition including two bonus
tracks--"Dream a Little Dream" and "Mack the Knife"--is also
available.]
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