We saw his special on TV and I bought this for the wife. Good, easy listening if at home or driving in the country.

He should have interspersed this album with a few of some old standard ones that he hadn't recorded. He's known best for his arrangements on old standards. These song are to new on this album to hold their own.

here's a case of a someone trying to capitalize of someone's good name. don't buy this if you care about fair artist treatment.

Michael Buble has a wonderful voice, however this music was not in his league. No doubt he is sorry he did this stuff, compared to his more current product.

I somewhat agree with Michael that this cd lacked. His voice and music is always incredible, however, I felt cheated as the cd was entirely too short. It claimed to have bonus DVD footage at the end and there was nothing.

Michael Buble is one of the smoothest pop singers to come along in a very long time. This CD shows him off at his best. For those of us who are sick to death of rap and rock with performers who think screaming is singing and rhythm is superfluous, this album brings back sanity to the music scene.

Michael sings these original songs from the movie, "Totally Blonde," in which he plays a nightclub singer. He's a wonderful actor and makes these charming songs memorable. His beautiful, unique voice made me fall in love with these new songs.

While it's true that the arrangements haven't been "Foster-ized" with the big-budget, red-carpet treatment, this CD is still a pleasant listen for any Buble fan - you'll not likely be disappointed.

sadly i feel tricked....yes michael buble can sing but the cd is short and the songs are not so good. reading other critisims posted i see my feelings are shared.

What a scam! This CD runs for fifteen minutes! There are few songs that he sings and then before you know it, it is over!

THIS ALBUM CONTRIBUTES TO MICHAEL BUBLE'S TALENTS AS A GREAT SINGER AND PERFORMER. IT DOSEN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!

Normally I make up my own mind but in this instance I read all the previous reviews and the consensus is that this cd is not what the man himself was happy with. Out of respect for him I will follow the advice of the majority here.

I love Mr. Buble and his voice and respect his talent and wishes........ Reading many reviewers posts and going onto his website myself to see his reasons for not supporting this cd, I see that he was not in agreement with this cd being released as it was and because of that, will not support or purchase this.. So listen to the man himself and don't support this.

Listening to this cd it is no wonder that Buble did not want this released and this company did so against his wishes. Obviously they are just trying to cash in on the good Buble popularity but it won't work when we all can hear for ourselves. You producers should have called this a sound trak to the movie, not tried to make it sound like it's all about Michael. It's all about money to you and the quality shows.

First, the CD only runs about fifteen minutes. The quality of the recordings is very poor. Otherwise, the songs are good and Michael Buble has a great voice.

Talked to a real big Buble fan and she said don't buy this cd because they are just trying to cash in on the Buble name and fame.
She said this is an attempt to capitalize on the success of his 2 fantastic WarnerBrothers releases (Michael Buble and It's Time).
I bought it just to hear it and wish I would have saved the money.
Save yours........

There's no mistaking Buble's superlative voice, it's that the songs on this cd are just poorly written. Too bad.
I read he didn't want this released and now I know why. Save yourself the money and buy his Come Fly With Me DVD instead - now that's him live and in the flesh and right on the money.

If Mr. Bubl'e has not released any other albums because of his fears that it wasn't a good one, I'd like him to declare them now! This is wonderful work, as all of his is. I of course could listen to him sing out of the telephone book - his voice is one that beats the hell out of anything in my cd collection as of yet. Keep it coming Michael!!

In contrast to what Mr. Buble may think of this album. I prefer the melodic and less forced vocals on this selection of songs. It's true that the accompaniment of a few songs on this album are rather lacking, but this is also occasionally true on his most recent album. In my opinion, Mr. Buble resembles a lesser vocalist when he attempts to sound modern in an overly brash manner. Thankfully, this emerging element of Buble is not evident on this particular "album." Don't get me wrong, I do like some of Buble's most recent work, but it seems that the the new selections mixed in with the standards are never destined to become "new standards", and a few songs do beg to be rewritten, capicse?

Sinatra more often than not judiciously picked quality songs and had the vocal gear to cut the tracks. Every aspiring great singing talent will have a good batting average when it comes to his or her ability to implement this basic formula. It could be assumed I'm over forty from the chatter here, so let me give an assurance that I'm under thirty, over twenty-five, and near twenty-seven, just for the record.

Boring, camp, faux, pusillanimous, poncy, dull, unintelligent, predictable and foolish.

... and these are the good things I can say about this unrelentingly dull album from the world famous karaoke singer, milksop and Rat-Pack wannabe, Michael "Bubbles" Bublé. I have read that he didn't want this album released. I have to agree. The tapes should have been left out in the sun - preferably in the Sahara desert, many kilometres from civilisation.

Oh how bad this terrible album is!

"You can fool some of the people some of the time....."
Obviously, Bubbles' career is doing well thanks to the fact that you can fool a lot of people.

Most music lovers like to hear their favorite artists do songs that are familiar to them. I do, and I know a lot of others that do also. I love to hear Michael sing the standards they are evergreen to me and his interpretation of them are great. Some artist venture off into areas that their fans are unfamiliar with such is the case with the CD in review here. I understand Michael did not want it released, and the sound quality (which is why it is probably enhanced) is okay. For a vocalist to grow he or she has to try other areas of song. Totally Buble' I believe would have been Michael's first CD and this reviewer opinion is that it would have been great. These songs are far from being standards in the sense that they have been around for a while, they are reminiscent of the songs from the middle to late 40's into the early 50's. This CD gives the music lover a chance to hear Michael sing songs they are not familiar with and to show them he can sell them without the familiarity of standards. In other words this CD allows him to break with the past even if they sound like they are from the past. There is some great stuff on this CD if you will just give it a listen. I bought it along with his newest CD It's Time, I was apprehensive about buying it but played it first in my truck's CD player. I was sold, and he was selling the songs. If a singer is stuck in standards he or she will never grow as an artist. This CD was daring for that point maybe it was a good thing that Michael did not have control over it's release. The material was good, the voice great, I think this CD is a great chapter to a great singer's resume'. The thing about standards are that they were once new songs also. If you ever got or get the chance to hear some of the original recordings ot the standards of Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, Arlen, etc. You would wonder how these songs ever made it. There is magic in them as there is magic in Totally Buble'. I disagree with Michael these are a great chapter to your resume.

As a Michael Buble' fan, I was really disappointed to read his caution about this cd. He said something to the effect of "I did not want this released" as it was taken from a movie he'd starred in. The movie folks obviously are just trying to cash in on his rising fame, choosing a title like Totally Buble' implies that it's all about him, when it is apparently all about the movie folks trying to cash in......not fair is it?
The songs are poorly written, although I have to admit even with poor writing Michael makes them sound pretty good. I bought my copy before learning of the truth and now wish I hadn't. Save yourself the money and at the same time, don't encourage folks to try to cash in on an artist.

I admire his voice, talents of music, looks, etc. and i'm also one of his fans, but watching and listening to this album it was just sad. beside CD,he also released the DVD version for this album. In early of 2003, his name had started to be known around the world. after listening his "MICHAEL BUBLE" album, I was so anxious to see his live performance on dvd. so, I thought this album was the live concert of "MICHAEL BUBLE"album on DVD. I still remember, it was a cold night in downtown Toronto,Canada. I stopped by at HMV store to look for Buble's live concert dvd, and when i asked the cust.serv they showed me this "Totally Buble" dvd album, and without asking further questions i directly went to the cashier. soon i got home, i played this "Totally Buble" dvd and I WAS REALLY SHOCKED, THIS "TOTALLY BUBLE or BLUE" DVD is more into music videos instead of his live concert performance. although,this is more into music video, i still can't enjoy most of his songs in this album and the songs were all unrecognizable. so,for those of you want to buy his "totally buble" dvd or cd album, you may want to think twice before you buy it......THIS "TOTALLY BUBLE" ALBUM IS "TOTALLY BLUE"ALBUM

I admire his voice, talents of music, looks, etc. and also I'm one of his fans, but saw and listened to this album it was just sad. besides CD,he also released the DVD version for this album. Last winter 2003, his name was just started to be known around the world. after listening his "FEVER" album, I was so anxious to see his live performance on dvd. so, I thought this album was the live version of "FEVER"album on DVD. I still remember, it was a cold night in downtown Toronto,Canada. I stopped by at HMV store to look for Buble's live concert dvd, and when i asked the cust.serv they showed me this "Totally Buble" dvd album, and without asking further question i directly went to the cashier. soon i got home, i played this "Totally Buble" dvd and IT REALLY TURNED ME DOWN, THIS DVD is "TOTALLY BLUE" this dvd is more into music videos instead of his live concert performance. Most of the songs were unrecognizable. so,for those of you want to buy his "totally buble" dvd or cd album, you may want to think twice before you buy it......THIS "TOTALLY BUBLE" ALBUM IS "TOTALLY BLUE"ALBUM

I've heard of artists being critical of their work, but cmon. If this guy is ashamed of this cd, shame on him. He is one of the closest things I have ever heard to Frank Sinatra himself. Granted, I am not familiar with any of his other work, but if it's better than this, I am a fan for life. I think it he's awesome. I am familiar with this artist because of the movie. Who know's??? This movie could get him a lot of well deserved publicity.

It's a good addition to your Buble collection, but not as good as his debut album. The songs aren't too bad and are actually quite likeable, but it just doesn't have that good Buble quality.

I heard one track, "The Way You Look Tonight," on San Diego's Jazz 88 FM staion, then rushed to get the CD. No disappointments as Michael buble gIVES impressive performances on a wide variety of material. He already stands up to the best of them (Tony Bennett, even Old Blue Eyes himself). The best is, buble, now 25, will only get better.
Jack Smothers
San Diego

I was hugely disapointed with this CD. I later learned this had been released from much earlier recordings for a movie without Mr. Buble's agreement.

The songs are inferior, without any of the rich orchestrations one would expect to go along with such a beautiful voice and great talent.

First, the reviewer named lisha23 wrote: "The renditions of these standards are sincere..." To lisha23: THESE SONGS ARE NOT 'STANDARDS'. These songs were written for the movie "Totally Blonde" in 2001. These songs happen to be written in the STYLE of Frank Sinatra type swing of the 1950s. Some of it is very 50s and a lot of it is silly. However, Buble proves he is a superior performer and a vocalist who can be favorably compared to the greats like Sinatra. IF you like swing, if you like the kind of 1950s music that rarely gets its due, if you like the crooners like Frank, Tony, Vic Damone, Perry Como and Mel Torne, You will like this CD. Michael Buble simply blows Harry Connick out of the water.

I bought this CD because I am interested in ALL things Buble. His voice, as always, is wonderful. But the songs? Awful. The arrangements? Awful. The production? Awful. Not a single song on this CD is memorable.

I chalked it up to 'growing pains' as Michael developed his career, but then I heard his OLD OLD OLD stuff(when he was just starting out and he recorded his own stuff independently), and it is fabulous! So, this particular CD is a fluke, a real REAL DUD. Pass it by. The fact that it is so poor in quality made sense once I found out that this album was a compilation of songs/performances from a movie he made years ago. This was NOT an album he recorded in the studio for release - he was playing a part in a movie, singing the songs required for the movie part. So, it's really the movie soundtrack, using the popularity of his name to sell a few CDs and make a few bucks.

Do NOT fall victim to this compilation of poor music. Buy his debut album, buy his Xmas songs, or wait for his next album - but DO NOT BUY THIS ALBUM!

Although this CD is Michael Buble who does have a great voice, and shows to be a big star some day, he DID NOT wish to have this CD released! This is what he had to say about it himself:

"Totally Buble" is not an album that I wanted to be released. They were songs I recorded for a film called "Totally Blonde" many years ago before I was signed to 143/Reprise Records. The decision to release it as an album was made by the film's producer, and I had no control over stopping him.
It is important for everyone to know, that I only want to release quality music to my fans by offering my best work and I sincerely apologize if you purchased this album." - Michael Buble

But, if you are a fan of him and enjoy whatever he puts out there, it would be a good one to add to your collection.

It's a jazzy snazzy CD! I think it's the best jazz CD yet!Jazz luvers, this is your CD! If ya see it, buy it! It's the latest jazz CD! Buy it, it's great! If u dont like it your crazy! It's a great christmas present! Bye it 4 your family, friends, or both! Merry Christmas Everybody!

This C.D is an excellent pick for anyone intrested in good quality music. I find it to be very romantic.

I bought the Totally Buble' CD because I heard it and I LOVE IT!!! The songs are great. Michael's voice is fantastic. Everyone should get one. I highly recommend it.

Very original! I got this album when it first came out and I have played it about 100 times, I love it. It's nice to hear some originals. I read here that some people were upset that it was short, well it is short but it's definitely sweet! I also picked it up for nine bucks at Barnes and Noble so it was a good deal for a shorter CD. The 3 videos included are awesome too! If you like Michael Buble you should definitely pick up Totally Buble! The movie (Totally Blonde) is great too!