“Excuse me, you’re what?”
“I’m going to review a Michael Bublé album,” I said. “So I need to listen to it. A lot.”
“Um, okay. Right now?”
“Right now.”
And Rockford rolled his eyes and humored me, as usual.
I’ve listened to Michael Bublé’s “To Be Loved” roughly 524 times since that conversation, and it has been a completely pleasant addition to our sonic landscape. Rockford is more on the Rush side of the Canadian musical spectrum, but even he’s cut out the eye-rolling when I put “To Be Loved” on. The first single, “It’s a Beautiful Day,” is a deceptively pop-boppy breakup song that’s positively Taylor Swift-ian in its put-downs:
Baby, it’s fine, you said that we should just be friends
Well, I came up with that line and I’m sure
That it’s for the best
If you ever change your mind, don’t hold your breath.
That’s sassy, Mike. (Can I call you Mike?) I like it.
My favorite parts of the album, though, are the covers. “You Make Me Feel So Young” and “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” rarely fail to put a smile on my face, and Bublé’s version of “Have I Told You Lately that I Love You” is pretty much swoon-worthy.
You can croon to me anytime, Bublé.
“To Be Loved” is available at Amazon and iTunes (and undoubtedly many other fine retailers as well).
Nichole received a free copy of “To Be Loved” for review. She is eligible for incentives for her participation in this One2One Network campaign. All opinions expressed are solely her own.