Call Me Irresponsible (album)

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

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.

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.Katie Hasty
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Billboard.com, May 16, 2007. 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 37,005Undercover – News
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.IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – Q2 2008
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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

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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