Call Me Irresponsible (album)

Call Me Irresponsible is the fifth studio album and third major label studio album released by Canadian-Italian singer Michael Bublé. It was released on May 1, 2007, by 143 Records and Reprise Records.

Call Me Irresponsible
Studio album by
Michael Bublé
ReleasedMay 1, 2007 (2007-05-01)
RecordedDecember 2003 – March 2007
StudioChartmaker (Los Angeles, U.S.)
Genre
Length50:27
Label
Producer
Michael Bublé chronology
With Love
(2006)		 Call Me Irresponsible
(2007)		 Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
(2009)
Singles from Call Me Irresponsible
  1. "Everything"
    Released: April 23, 2007
  2. "Me and Mrs. Jones"
    Released: September 3, 2007
  3. "Lost"
    Released: November 12, 2007
  4. "It Had Better Be Tonight"
    Released: December 8, 2007
  5. "Comin' Home Baby"
    Released: April 25, 2008

Release

The album's first single, "Everything", peaked at #46 on the U.S. Hot 100,[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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[4] 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[4] 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.[5]

Track listing
Standard Edition[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Best Is Yet to Come"
3:05
2."It Had Better Be Tonight" ("Meglio Stasera")
  • Foster
  • Gatica
3:06
3."Me and Mrs. Jones"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
4:33
4."I'm Your Man"Leonard Cohen
  • Foster
  • Gatica
4:59
5."Comin' Home Baby" (duet with Boyz II Men)
  • Foster
  • Gatica
3:27
6."Lost"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
3:40
7."Call Me Irresponsible"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
3:16
8."Wonderful Tonight" (duet with Ivan Lins)Eric Clapton
  • Foster
  • Gatica
4:12
9."Everything"
Bob Rock3:31
10."I've Got the World on a String"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
2:47
11."Always on My Mind"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
4:30
12."That's Life"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
4:15
13."Dream"Johnny Mercer
  • Foster
  • Gatica
5:06
Total length:50:27
Special Edition Bonus Track[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."LOVE"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
2:50
Total length:53:17
Japanese Special Edition Bonus Track[8][9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
4:48
Total length:55:15
Fan Club Edition Bonus Tracks[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."LOVE"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
2:50
15."Orange Coloured Sky"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
3:30
Total length:56:47
iTunes Deluxe Version Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."LOVE"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
2:50
15."Call Me Irresponsible (Behind the Scenes)" (video)  3:12
Total length:56:29
Europe Tour Edition Bonus Disc[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stuck in the Middle with You"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
3:37
2."Lost" (Pop Mix)
  • Foster
  • Gatica
3:39
3."Home" (Pop Mix)
 3:41
4."Orange Coloured Sky"
  • Foster
  • Gatica
3:28
5."Everything" (Bob Rock Mix)
  • Bublé
  • Chang
  • Foster-Gillies
Bob Rock3:29
6."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
David Foster2:06
7."The Christmas Song"
Foster4:14
8."White Christmas"Irving BerlinFoster3:57
Total length:28:11
Limited Edition Bonus DVD[12]
No.TitleLength
1."The Making of Call Me Irresponsible"26:00
Total length:26:00

Charts
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[13]
Billboard(Favorable)
In the News9/10[14]
Okayplayer(4.45/5)[15]
Teen Ink(Favorable)[16]
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[17]
1
Billboard 200
1
Canadian Albums Chart[18]
1
European Albums Chart[5]
1
Polish Albums Chart[19]
11
Portuguese Albums
1
UK Albums Chart[20]
2
Italian Albums Chart
1
Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart
4
Irish Albums Chart
1
Austrian Albums Chart
2
Germany Albums Chart
1
Mexican Albums Chart
12
Dutch Albums Chart
1
Swiss Albums Chart
3
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart
7
Norwegian Albums Chart[21]
10
Danish Albums Chart[22]
9
Greek Albums Chart[23]
15
French Albums Chart
4

Year-end charts
End-of-year chart (2007) Position
German Albums Chart[24] 26
End-of-year chart (2010) Position
UK Albums Chart[25] 94

Decade-end charts
Chart (2000-2009) Position
Australia Album (ARIA) [26] 34
US Billboard 200[27] 188

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[29] Gold 10,000*
Belgium (BEA)[30] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[31] 4× Platinum 320,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[32] Gold 15,000^
France (SNEP)[33] Gold 75,000*
Germany (BVMI)[34] Platinum 200,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[35] Gold 3,000^
Italy (FIMI)[36] Gold 30,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[37] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38] Gold 7,500^
Portugal (AFP)[39] Platinum 20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[40] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[41]
Standard edition 		Platinum 300,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]
Special edition 		3× Platinum 900,000^
United States (RIAA)[43] Platinum 2,244,000[44]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[45] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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