Nobody but Me (album)

Nobody but Me
Studio album by Michael Bublé
Released October 21, 2016
Recorded June 2015 – August 2016
Los Angeles, United States and Vancouver, Canada
Studio Warehouse Recording, Capitol Studios, Henson Recording Studios
Genre Traditional pop, vocal jazz
Length 44:58
Label Reprise
Producer
Michael Bublé chronology
To Be Loved
(2013)		 Nobody but Me
(2016)
Singles from Nobody but Me
  1. "Nobody but Me"
    Released: August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)

Nobody but Me is the ninth studio album and seventh major label studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Bublé. The album was released on October 21, 2016 by Reprise Records.[1] It features three original songs co-written by Michael Bublé and nine cover versions.[1]

Background

Bublé said of the album, "I don't know that I've ever had this much fun working on an album. It was especially thrilling to collaborate with my band who understand that I want to sound better than I've ever sounded. I'm also very proud of the new songs. Having the opportunity to co-produce was a joy for me personally."[2]

The album features "Someday", a duet with Meghan Trainor, which was written by Trainor and Harry Styles. It marks the first time Bublé has recorded an original song not written by himself.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Evening Standard[5]

Nobody but Me received mostly positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic's Matt Collar no surprisingly, he keeps the dance going with his slick, superbly executed ninth studio album, 2016's Nobody But Me. Co-produced by Bublé along with a cadre of big-name pop producers including Johan Carlsson, Alan Chang, Jason "Spicy G" Goldman, and the Monsters & Strangerz, the album is not dissimilar from the Canadian artist's past works. Here, we get a handful of well-curated standards, from a jaunty reading of the Matt Monro classic "My Kind of Girl" to a lush, orchestral take on "The Very Thought of You" to a brightly swinging, Sinatra-esque version of "My Baby Just Cares for Me." And while it's Bublé's finely honed talent for delivering these urbane, time-tested songs that remains the foundation of his appeal, he continues to defy easy categorization with his various forays into newly penned, modern radio-ready pop. Cuts like the crisp, '50s rock-meets-2000s-hip-hop title track, the twangy and soulful "Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow," and the ukulele-accented duet with Meghan Trainor "Someday," are peppy anthems that make the most of Bublé's charm. Ultimately, that Bublé can successfully transition on Nobody But Me from the uber-earnest acoustic guitar boy band romance of "I Believe in You" to the giddy, mandolin-soaked, Dean Martin-pastiche of "On an Evening in Roma (Sotter Celo de Roma)" and make both work is at the least an enviable skill and at best, a kind of pop magic. Very few of his contemporaries can do that and nobody but Bublé can own it like he does here.[4]

Commercial performance

In Canada, Nobody but Me debuted at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart with 15,300 album-equivalent units. It is Bublé's sixth top three debut in the country.[6] The following week, it ascended to number two.[7]

In the United States, Nobody but Me debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 with 91,000 units, 85,000 of which were pure album sales.[8] The album sales dropped by 73% to 25,000 units in the second week, consequently it fell to number 10 on the Billboard 200 .[9]

In the United Kingdom, Nobody but Me debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart with 55,087 sales.[10] In its second week Nobody but Me droped to number three with 25,350 sales.[11] with his three year old son diagnosed with cancer, Buble benefits from a boost to his sales given by his primetime Buble At The BBC programme last Friday. His latest album, Nobody But Me, increases sales by 7.90% week-on-week to 27,340 even as it slips 3-4.[12] In his four week Nobody But Me (4-8, 17,769 sales).[13] In his five week Nobody But Me (8-8, 20,606 sales). [14] In his six week Nobody But Me (8-9, 25,700 sales) Total 171,852 sales. [15]

Track listing

Nobody but Me – Standard version[16]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "I Believe in You"  
  • Bublé
  • Alan Chang
  • Johan Carlsson
 3:21
2. "My Kind of Girl"  Leslie Bricusse
 4:06
3. "Nobody but Me" (featuring Black Thought)
  • Michael Bublé
  • Chang
  • Goldman
  • Carlsson
 2:59
4. "On an Evening in Roma (Sotto er cielo de Roma)"  
  • Nan Fredricks
  • Sandro Taccani
  • Umberto Bertini
  • Bublé
  • Chang
 2:42
5. "Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow"  Ross GolanCarlsson 3:24
6. "The Very Thought of You"  Ray Noble
  • Bublé
  • Chang
 3:31
7. "I Wanna Be Around"  
  • Bublé
  • Chang
  • Goldman
 3:42
8. "Someday" (featuring Meghan Trainor)
Carlsson - The Monsters & Strangerz 3:23
9. "My Baby Just Cares for Me"  
  • Bublé
  • Chang
  • Goldman
 3:15
10. "God Only Knows"  
  • Bublé
  • Chang
  • Goldman
 4:15

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[19] 7
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 13
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22] 2
Croatian Foreign Albums (HDU)[23] 2
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[24] 14
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25] 20
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[21] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 25
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 4
Greek Albums (IFPI)[28] 8
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[29] 1
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[32] 41
Japanese International Albums (Oricon)[33] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[34] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[35] 20
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[36] 9
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[37] 7
Scottish Albums (OCC)[38] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[39] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[40] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 5
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[41] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[42] 2
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[43] 2
US Billboard 200[44] 2

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[45] Gold 35,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[46] Platinum 2,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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