Michael Bublé re-released his fourth studio album, Crazy Love, as a special two-disc Hollywood Edition, awing fans and admirers with another set of well-done tracks.
While the first disc is solely the original Crazy Love album—which hit number one on the Billboard 200 in October of last year–four of the songs on the second disc are fresh additions to Bublé’s repertoire, “Hollywood,” “End of May,” “Best of Me” and “Some Kind of Wonderful,” and have never been heard before.
The hit single “Hollywood” sends out a clear message to not concentrate on fame, but rather to focus on the value of oneself. A video was also released along with the single, showing Bublé poking fun at current celebrity artists. The song is very upbeat and fun, but a little too pop-inclined for Bublé’s typical crooning, Frank Sinatra-like style. Bublé first performed this single live on Britain’s popular reality show, The X-Factor.
“End of May” and “Best of Me” are both slow and beautiful songs that perfectly highlight Bublé’s uniquely smooth voice. Listeners looking for relaxation within music can be easily assuaged by the two tracks.
“Some Kind of Wonderful,” a cover to the original song by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, is probably the most fun, uplifting track on the album.
Four of the songs on the album will be familiar to Bublé fans, as they are live releases of previous hits, including “Me & Mrs. Jones,” “Heartache Tonight,” “At This Moment” and “Haven’t Met You Yet.”
