To Be Loved

To Be Loved

• Label WEA
• 180 Gram Vinyl Record - LP - New
• Track Listing
• LP1
• 1. You Make Me Feel So Young Mack Gordon / Josef Myrow
• 2. It's a Beautiful Day Michael Bublé / Alan Chang / Amy S. Foster
• 3. To Love Somebody Barry Gibb / Robin Gibb
• 4. Who's Lovin' You Smokey Robinson
• 5. Something Stupid C. Carson Parks
• 6. Come Dance with Me Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen
• 7. Close Your Eyes Michael Bublé / Alan Chang / Jann Arden Richards
• 8. After All Michael Bublé / Alan Chang / Steven Sater / Jim Vallance
• 9. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Scott Wiseman
• 10. To Be Loved Tyran Carlo / Gwendolyn Gordy Fuqua / Berry Gordy, Jr.
• 11. You've Got a Friend in Me Randy Newman
• 12. Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You) Bert Kalmar / Harry Ruby
• 13. I Got It Easy Michael Bublé / Alan Chang / Tom Jackson
• 14. Young at Heart Carolyn Leigh / Johnny Richards

Vocalist Michael Bublé's 2013 studio album, To Be Loved, is a slick and classy Bob Rock-produced affair that follows up his hit 2011 holiday album, Christmas, and once again showcases the Canadian crooner's take on swinging pop music. Most longtime Bublé fans will have a sense of what to expect here and, in that sense, should be quite pleased with the album. As with previous Bublé releases, To Be Loved finds the vocalist tackling a handful of American Popular Song standards and some more contemporary pop covers. This time around, Bublé even peppers the album with a few very vintage '60s soul-sounding numbers. To these ends, Bublé kicks things off with a brightly swinging take on "You Make Me Feel So Young," turns in a neo-soul version of the Bee Gees "To Love Somebody," and digs deep into Smokey Robinson's "Who's Lovin' You." Also adding flavor here are a few guest appearances including duets with actress Reese Witherspoon, Bryan Adams, and the Puppini Sisters. As with Bublé's last few albums, he gets some co-writing credits, with songs like the sunshine pop-sounding, 'It's a Beautiful Day," and the atmospheric orchestral ballad, "I Got It Easy," registering as two of his best originals. Ultimately, To Be Loved isn't just a perfect showcase for Bublé's voice, it's also one of his most diverse and enjoyable albums.