Call Me Irresponsible (album)

Call Me Irresponsible (album)
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. 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, 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 Duets: An American Classic (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.
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". 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".
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. 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 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.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
Michael Bublé – vocals
Jochem van der Saag – programming, sound design
Gerald Clayton – keyboards (1), acoustic piano (5)
Tamir Hendelman – acoustic piano (1, 7), synthesizers (13)
David Foster – acoustic piano (2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11), Rhodes piano (3, 8), keyboards (4)
Alan Chang – additional acoustic piano (8), acoustic piano (9)
Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (12)
Mike Melvoin – acoustic piano (13)
Graham Dechter – guitars (1)
Dean Parks – guitars (2-6, 9-12)
Heitor Pereira – guitars (8)
Michael Landau – guitar (9)
Keith Scott – guitar (9)
David Sinclair – acoustic guitar (9)
Larry Koonse – guitars (13)
Christoph Luty – bass (1)
Nathan East – bass (2, 6)
Brian Bromberg – bass (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
Norm Fisher – bass (9)
Chuck Berghofer – bass (13)
Jeff Hamilton – drums (1)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (2-8, 10, 12)
Josh Freese – drums (9)
Joe LaBarbera – drums (11)
Ralph Humphrey – drums (13)
Emil Richards – percussion (1)
Rafael Padilla – percussion (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4, 8)
Marcelo Costa – percussion (8)
Don Williams – percussion (13)
Joel Peskin – saxophone solo (10)
Emily Blunt – backing vocals (3)
Boyz II Men – vocals (5)
Ivan Lins – vocals (8)
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Horn Section (Track 1)
Steve Becknell, Daniel P. Kelley, Joe Meyer and John A. Reynolds – French horn
Lee Callet, Frederick Fiddmont, Tom Peterson and Rickey Woodard – saxophones
George Bohanon, Guy Nepal, Ryan Porter and Maurice Spears – trombone
Gilbert Castellanos, Sal Cracchiolo, James Ford, Kye Palmer and Bijon Watson – trumpet
Jim Self – tuba
Horns and Additional backing vocals (Track 10)
David Boruff, Gary Foster Bill Liston, Sal Lozano and Joel Peskin – saxophones
Alan Kaplan, Charles Loper, Bruce Otto and Phil Teele – trombone
Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron, Dan Fornero and Bryan Lipps – trumpet
Choir (Track 12)
Lynne Fiddmont, Anthony Field, Sharlotte Gibson, Clorishey Lewis, Valerie Pinkston, Louis Price, Donald Smith, Beverley Staunton, Lisa Vaughn, Windy Wagner and Mervyn Warren
Additional vocals
Carmen Carter, Siedah Garrett and Toni Scruggs
Arrangements
John Clayton Jr. – arrangements (1)
David Foster – arrangements (2-6, 8, 10, 11), horn arrangements (2-5, 10), string arrangements (2, 3, 4, 11), vocal arrangements (5), rhythm arrangements (12)
Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (2, 3, 5), string arrangements (2)
William Ross – string arrangements (3, 11)
Don Sebesky – horn arrangements (4, 10), string arrangements (4)
Boyz II Men – vocal arrangements (5)
Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements (6)
Alan Chang – arrangements (6, 9)
Bill Holman – arrangements (7)
Jorge Calandrelli – string arrangements (8)
Michael Bublé – arrangements (9), horn arrangements (10)
Bob Rock – arrangements (9)
Mervyn Warren – choir, horn, rhythm and string arrangements (12)
Johnny Mandel – arrangements (13)
Music Contractors
Ray Brown, Carmen Carter, Jules Chakin and Gina Zimmitti
Music Preparation
Julie Eidsvoog, Suzie Katayama and Joann Kane
Production
David Foster – producer (1-8, 10-13)
Humberto Gatica – producer (1-8, 10-13), recording (1-8, 10-13), mixing
Bob Rock – producer (9)
Johnny Mandel – co-producer (13)
Moogie Canazio – engineer (8)
Eric Helmkamp – recording (9)
Alejandro Rodriguez – additional engineer, digital audio engineer
Jorge Vivo – additional engineer, digital audio engineer
Jochem van der Saag – additional engineer
Chris Brooke – digital audio engineer
Sam Holland – assistant engineer
Mike Houge – assistant engineer
Sam Koop – assistant engineer
Dean Maher – assistant engineer
Eric Mosher – assistant engineer
Jared Nugent – assistant engineer
Eric Rennaker – assistant engineer
Antonio Resendiz – assistant engineer
Andrew Shaw – assistant engineer
Paul Smith – assistant engineer
Seth Waldmann – assistant engineer
Aaron Walk – assistant engineer
Ghian Wright – assistant engineer
Vlado Meller – mastering
Janna Terrasi – A&R administration
Kathy Frangetis – A&R assistant
Courtney Blooding – production coordinator
Maggie Cashman – production assistant
Matt Taylor – art direction, design, additional photography
Ellen Wakayama – art direction
William Claxton – photography
Eric Ogden – photography
Hugo Boss – wardrobe
Bruce Allen – management
Studios
Additional recording at Capitol Studios and Conway Studios (Hollywood, California); Signet Sound Studios, Westlake Audio, The Village Recorder and Record Plant (Los Angeles, California); The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada).
Masteted at Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York).
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
143 Records albums
2007 albums
Albums produced by David Foster
Albums recorded at Capitol Studios
Albums recorded at The Warehouse Studio
Albums recorded at Westlake Recording Studios
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Michael Bublé albums
Reprise Records albums