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by Canadian singer

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. It was released on November 16, 2018, by

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. It is supported by the lead single "

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Background and writing

''Love'' is Bublé's first release of any kind in two years, following his eldest son Noah being diagnosed with liver cancer, which he has said made him consider "never returning to music". He later returned to write and record songs in the studio as his son's condition improved. On his approach to the album, Bublé stated: "My end game for the new record was to create a series of short cinematic stories for each song I chose and have it stand on its own." Once the rough outline of his album concept was formed he pitched the idea to his band members while they were visiting his Vancouver home for a casual jam session and video games. For the album, Bublé wrote the original song " Forever Now" and co-wrote the track " Love You Anymore" with

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. The singer coaxed his mentor

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out of retirement from studio projects to oversee development of much of the album. Bublé originally thought he would title the album ''My Romance'' in reference to his rekindled romance with music, but he decided against it because he felt the title would involve frequent contextual explanation.

Promotion

Bublé announced the album in a

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stream, where he acknowledged the time he had spent away from music. The album was also called his "most romantic record to date". He performed a section of "Love You Anymore" on

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for

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on October 26, 2018. He performed on ''

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'' on November 9 and ''

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'' on November 11.

Singles

The first single from the album, "

", was released on September 27, 2018. It was followed by the original song, " Love You Anymore", on October 12, and finally "

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" on November 9, one week before the album's release.

Commercial performance

In Canada, ''Love'' debuted at number 2 on the

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with 26,000 album-equivalent units. It is Bublé's seventh top-two debut in the country. In his second week, ''Love'' reached number one on the chart, with 21,000 equivalent units. On January 2, 2019, ''Love'' was certified Platinum by

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for shipments of 80,000 copies in the country. In the United States, ''Love'' debuted at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 111,000 units, 105,000 of which were pure album sales. It became Bublé's eighth top-10 album and sixth top-2 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In the United Kingdom, ''Love'' debuted at number one with sales of 66,794 (88% of the sales being physical CDs), making it Bublé's fourth chart-topping record on the

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Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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