Michael Buble

March 26, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York City The one and only Michael Buble's eagerly awaited new CD "CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE' will be released on May 1st, it was confirmed by his record label, Reprise Records.

The first single from the new album, the Buble penned "Everything", has just been released and will be performed by the artist on The Today Show on the day of the release. Buble' is also scheduled to make a special appearance on American Idol on April 25th. The Vancouver native, whose collective worldwide record sales are over 11 million units, is also scheduled to begin a global concert tour in Reno, Nevada on July 13th with stops including Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Seattle.

CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE highlights include Buble's energy infused interpretations on standards from a variety of eras including songs by such greats as Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Cy Coleman, Gamble and Huff, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer and others.

Produced by David Foster and Humberto Gattica, IRRESPONSIBLE includes a touching Buble written ballad called "Lost," along with a rocking duet with Boys II Men of the old Mel Torme' hit "Coming Home Baby. Brazilian singer Ivan Lens also makes a guest appearance on the Clapton written "Wonderful Tonight". The pairing of these two voices from two totally different generations magnifies Buble's summation of this record love is universal and ageless.

As for the album, Buble says, "It's all about love. We're either in love, dreaming about love recovering from it, wishing for it or reflecting on it. That's what this record is about."

The Grammy-nominated, four-time Juno Award winning Buble arrived on the music scene with a groundbreaking 2003 self-titled debut CD and embarked on what would virtually become a perpetual concert tour circling the globe continuously for the last five years. His multi platinum follow-up, "It's Time, sold over 5.5 million copies and has remained on the Billboard Traditional Jazz charts for a staggering two years and in the No. 1 slot for over 80 weeks, holding the all time record. His reputation as one of the world's consumate 'entertainers' is by now legendary. Buble's stage presence is magnetic. He has charisma, energy and when he sings, words float out of his mouth; he swivels like Elvis with a flash of a tap dancing Fred Astaire. He has fun," raved the London Sunday Times Magazine.