All I need to say is that once you hear that really epic and over the top intro to a song flowing with emotive power and incredible sound, you don't have to 'Cry Me A River' because I know that this record is going to be fantastic! Some have said the intro is very Bond-like, and I cannot disagree. It will not take All of Me' to write this review, but for those that have read every review..wait, may I laugh a second..ha ha ha ha..I'm sorry I was just delving into self delusion for a sec. Some of us do that more than they realize, but as I was saying, I always put my heart into writing these things, I don't just phone 'em in. I always try to write the review to the best of my ability. It is a real nice brassy follow-up, even though it's not as epic, it is a nice aside. I have 'Georgia On My Mind,' and if the piano lead track is a musical metaphor to the beauty of this woman, she must be tender, loving, devoted, and have a smile that can brighten a room. One of my favorites is the title track that I have Crazy Love' for; which is a rendition of a Van Morrison classic. They say if you know why you like them, it can be infatuation, but if have no idea why you like someone or something it's love. That can be misleading, maybe if you cannot exactly describe the reasons, then it could be love, and even if you can say why it can still be love. The first single, and another of my favorites with it's bouncing rhythm and piano, horn inclusion, sentiment and a song about something we can all relate to. Finding that special someone we can spend our lives with, but darling 'I Haven't Met You Yet' ( I would definitely say it has to be close to the top of his best singles, and songs). Maybe I have, and 'All I Do Is Dream of You' which is a doo wop style song that has me hope for a Christmas of Love. 'Hold On' is another one of my favorites with a piano start and is real laidback ,but picks up in the second half, the solo is real short, nice and doesn't seem to fit with the big band/easy listening sound in which Buble can be attributed to. I really like the next one too, and if you're not careful you can end up with a 'Heartache Tonight' which is a brassy, bass driven track that has some classic rock swagger clashing with it's big band dreams. I don't think anyone would love to hear that 'You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You' from someone else, especially if it comes from a heartless witch, or male counterpart. It makes you wonder, how can someone love you if you're like that? If they are a witch, well, witchcraft, duhhhh. This is one of those lounge tracks that is nice, no doubt, but you know what? When he sings the word "sand" he sounds like Lady Gaga! No really! When she sang the word "hand" during her Bad Romance. When I heard the intro it made me think of a heartache tonight, but the song is still good by itself as it includes Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings who released a pretty fantastic record a year after this one and a year ago when considering the time of this review. 'Baby (You Got What It Takes)' is a nice duet, and 'At This Moment' I have nothing else to say but that his rendition of the latter is really nice. This 'Stardust' melody has the Naturally Seven talented group assist Buble in a beautiful rendition which actually sounds like a song to be played at Christmas time, and "Whatever it Takes" to finish this thing I will consider.It's a beautiful duet with Ron Sexsmith, again really laidback some easy listening, and in the standard edition finishes off this record. The next song should have been on the original, but they did end up re-releasing this record with this SPECTACULAR track, so great it was the subtitle for the re-release, about following your dreams and finding it in yourself to reach those instead of going to Hollywood.' The vocals are always great, but it must be the alignment with the arrangement which is a nice blend of doo-wop/ rock/ lite-swing and or big band, but others would say it's just a glorified pop song, if it is juuuust a pop song it is a GREAT one. Then there are the live versions of 'At This Moment' I can't remember what the title..oh yeah! ha! The next song is 'Some Kind of Wonderful,' it's not that bad; it reminds me of the time he dedicated a song to his dancing partner asking her to save the last dance for her ride. The next track is another somber, piano number with some subtle strings that probably sound better during the winter months or late fall months more so than the 'End of May.' Then we are followed by wonderful live renditions of "Me and Mrs. Jones," "I Haven't Met You Yet," and "Heartache Tonight." Looks like this review had not only gotten the "Best of Me," but maybe had put the best of Buble to light. The whole album is pretty awesome, but the songs I have crazy love for include : Cry Me A River, Crazy Love, I Haven't Met You Yet, Hold On, Heartache Tonight, At This Moment, Stardust, Whatever It Takes, Hollywood, and End of May.
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