Love (Michael Bublé album)

Love (stylized as the red heart emoji ❤️[2]) is the tenth studio album and eighth major label studio album by Canadian-Italian singer Michael Bublé, released on November 16, 2018, by Reprise Records.[3] It is supported by the lead single "When I Fall in Love".[3]

Love
Studio album by Michael Bublé
Released	November 16, 2018
Recorded	Late 2017-Mid 2018
Studio	Chartmaker, Capitol Studios, Warehouse Recording, EastWest Recording, The Village Recorder, Orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios and Angel Recording Studios
Genre	Vocal jazz traditional pop
Length	38:23
Label	Reprise
Producer	David Foster[1]
Michael Bublé chronology
Nobody but Me (2016) Love (2018)
Singles from Love
"When I Fall in Love" Released: September 27, 2018 "Love You Anymore" Released: October 10, 2018

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".[3] He later returned to write and record songs in the studio as his son's condition improved.[3] 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."[4] 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.[5]

For the album, Bublé wrote the original song "Forever Now", and co-wrote the track "Love You Anymore" with Charlie Puth.[4] The singer coaxed his mentor David Foster out of retirement from studio projects to oversee projection of much of the album.[5] Bublé originally thought he would title the album My Romance in reference to his rekindled romance with music, but decided against it because he felt the title would involve frequent contextual explanation.[6]

Promotion

Bublé announced the album in a Facebook Live stream, where he acknowledged the time he had spent away from music.[3] The album was also called his "most romantic record to date".[3] He performed a section of "Love You Anymore" on Carpool Karaoke for Stand Up to Cancer on October 26, 2018.[7] He performed on The Graham Norton Show on November 9 and The X Factor on November 11.[8][9]

Singles

The first single from the album, "When I Fall in Love",[10] was released on September 27, 2018. It was followed by the original song, "Love You Anymore", on October 12,[11] and finally "Such a Night" on November 9, one week before the album's release.[12]

Commercial performance

In Canada, Love debuted at number 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart with 26,000 album-equivalent units. It is Bublé's seventh top-two debut in the country.[13] In his second week, Love reached number one on the chart, with 21,000 equivalent units.[14] On January 2, 2019, Love was certified Platinum by Music Canada for shipments of 80,000 copies in the country.[15]

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 two on the Billboard 200.[16]

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 UK Albums Chart.[17]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"When I Fall in Love"	Edward Heyman Victor Young	Michael Bublé David Foster Jochen Van der Saag[10]	4:03
2.	"I Only Have Eyes for You"	Al Dubin Harry Warren	Bublé Foster Saag	3:22
3.	"Love You Anymore"	Ilsey Juber Johan Carlsson Charlie Puth Scott Harris	Bublé Foster Saag[11]	3:02
4.	"La Vie en rose" (featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant)	Louiguy Marguerite Monnot Édith Piaf	Bublé Foster Saag	3:49
5.	"My Funny Valentine"	Lorenz Hart Richard Rodgers	Bublé Foster Saag	4:25
6.	"Such a Night"	Lincoln Chase	Bublé Foster Saag[12]	3:17
7.	"Forever Now"	Alan Chang Michael Bublé Ryan Lerman Tom Jackson	Bublé Foster Saag	3:40
8.	"Help Me Make It Through the Night" (featuring Loren Allred)	Kris Kristofferson	Bublé Foster Saag	3:42
9.	"Unforgettable"	Irving Gordon	Bublé Foster Saag	3:08
10.	"When You're Smiling"	Joe Goodwin Larry Shay Mark Fisher	Bublé Foster Saag	2:50
11.	"Where or When"	Lorenz Hart Richard Rodgers		3:05
Total length:				38:23

Deluxe edition bonus tracks[18]& Japanese edition bonus tracks[19]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"When You're Not Here"	Alfredo Le Pera Carlos Gardel Rolando Lattes Mario Battistella Michael Bublé Sebastian Schon	Bublé Alan Chang Jason "Spicy G" Goldman	3:38
13.	"I Get a Kick Out of You"	Cole Porter	Bublé Foster Saag	2:57
Total length:				44:58

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018–19) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 13 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 1 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[24] 22 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25] 20 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] 4 Estonian Albums (Eesti Ekspress)[27] 28 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[28] 15 French Albums (SNEP)[29] 60 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] 6 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[31] 3 Irish Albums (IRMA)[32] 4 Italian Albums (FIMI)[33] 5 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[34] 77 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[35] 92 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[36] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[37] 31 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[38] 10 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[39] 2 Scottish Albums (OCC)[40] 1 Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[41] 17 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[42] 5 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[43] 27 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] 3 Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[45] 8 UK Albums (OCC)[46] 1 US Billboard 200[16] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[47] 44 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[48] 35 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[49] 76 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[50] 152 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[51] 81 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[52] 89 Irish Albums (IRMA)[53] 30 Italian Albums (FIMI)[54] 71 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[55] 83 UK Albums (OCC)[56] 8 Chart (2019) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[57] 108 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[58] 16 US Billboard 200[59] 128

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15]	Platinum	80,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)[60]	Gold	2,000
Italy (FIMI)[61]	Gold	25,000
Poland (ZPAV)[62]	Gold	10,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[63]	Gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[64]	Platinum	300,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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