Special Delivery

Michael Bublé | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: February 5, 2010
• Release Date: February 5, 2010
• Label: 143/Reprise
• Copyright: 2010 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
• Total Length: 21:08
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• ASIN: B00367M9Z8
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #398 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome Additions, February 17, 2010

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David Cady (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Special Delivery (MP3 Download)

Or do I mean "editions?" Both, really. With "Special Delivery," Michael Buble continues to bring his own brand of cool to some of the most enduring standards. He also throws in one of his reinterpretations of a not-so-classic, in this case the Bobby Darin/Frank Sinatra hit, "Softly, as I Leave You." It's the kind of soft rock schlock that Buble has a particular affection for...but I don't, hence the four stars. But hey, the man has earned the right to record whatever he likes, and it's a formula that obviously works.

He also loses one star for, once again, releasing tracks in piecemeal. I know the guy is busy, but this has obviously become a strategy for Buble and his label; it's one I find particularly annoying. I suppose in this digital age when people (including myself) simply add songs to mp3 playlists, it doesn't really matter if it's six songs or ten. But I miss the days when recording artists spent most of their energies recording. With the unending pool of standards out there (Buble doesn't need to wait around for new material) and the effortlessness with which he performs them, he should be releasing two 12-track albums a year.

Look, it may sound as if I'm carping here, but I'm really not. "Special Delivery" is special indeed, as is most of what Mr. B. puts out there. I'm a diehard fan, and will continue to buy whatever becomes available. I just wish there were more of it. I guess that's as significant a compliment as I can offer.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't pass him up!, February 9, 2010

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Kimberly Kanke "chefkimmie" (Houston, TX, US) - See all my reviews
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Michael Buble is amazing! He could sing the phone book as far as I am concerned! He is the best since Frank Sinatra! Thanks for giving us more reasons to listen to yoU!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Special Delivery, February 9, 2010

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SoundMix (USA) - See all my reviews

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Well done set of songs by the singer. The instrumental mix sounds too produced for my ears. I would have prefered a more natural sounding big band style mix and less reverb on the vocals.
For the definitive "Mack the Knife" it's got to be Bobby Darin.
Buble gets better with age as I would expect. Worth listening to.