Male (Natalie Imbruglia album)
Male is the fifth studio album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia, released by Portrait on 31 July 2015. It was released in Europe on 21 August 2015.[1][2][3][4]
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Released | 31 July 2015 | |||
Length | 42:40 | |||
Label | Portrait | |||
Producer | Billy Mann | |||
Natalie Imbruglia chronology | ||||
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Singles from Male | ||||
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Male is Imbruglia's first album in six years[5] and features the singer covering tracks made famous by male-led acts, hence the album's title.[6]
Critical reception
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Metacritic | 65/100[7] |
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Male received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on four reviews by critics.[12]
Tour
On February 7, 2017, Imbruglia announced that she would embark on the 2017 Acoustic Tour in support of the album, to take place from April to May 2017.[13]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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1. | "Instant Crush" | Daft Punk featuring Julian Casablancas | 4:52 | |
2. | "Cannonball" | Damien Rice | Damien Rice | 3:27 |
3. | "The Summer" | Josh Pyke | Josh Pyke | 3:18 |
4. | "I Will Follow You into the Dark" | Ben Gibbard | Death Cab for Cutie | 3:25 |
5. | "Goodbye in His Eyes" |
| Zac Brown Band | 4:35 |
6. | "Friday I'm in Love" |
| The Cure | 3:16 |
7. | "Naked as We Came" | Samuel Beam | Iron & Wine | 2:36 |
8. | "Let My Love Open the Door" | Pete Townshend | Pete Townshend | 3:08 |
9. | "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" | Neil Young | Neil Young | 2:50 |
10. | "I Melt with You" |
| Modern English | 4:07 |
11. | "The Waiting" | Tom Petty | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 3:16 |
12. | "The Wind" | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | 2:13 |
13. | "Instant Crush" (radio edit) (bonus track) |
| Daft Punk featuring Julian Casablancas | 3:26 |
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] | 25 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] | 139 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 97 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] | 23 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 50 |
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 20 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Worldwide | 31 July 2015 | Sony Music | [21] | |
New Zealand | CD | [22] | ||
Europe | 21 August 2015 |
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Australia | 11 September 2015 | [25][26] | ||
New Zealand | Digital download | [27] | ||
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See also
- Strange Little Girls, a 2001 album by Tori Amos with a similar concept
References
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/male/id977282806
- https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/male/id977282806
- https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/male/id977282806
- https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/male/id977282806
- "Natalie Imbruglia Unveils The Dark And Dreamy Cover Of Comeback LP 'Male'". Mike Wass. www.idolator.com. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- "Natalie Imbruglia covers Daft Punk and Julian Casablancas collaboration 'Instant Crush' - listen". Luke Morgan Britton. NME.com. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- "Male reviews". Metacritic. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Male - Natalie Imbruglia". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6649380/natalie-imbruglia-male-album-review
- https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/11/natalie-imbruglia-male-review-cover-album-of-all-male-artists-plays-it-too-safe
- Rolling Stone review
- https://www.metacritic.com/music/male/natalie-imbruglia/critic-reviews
- Copsey, Rob (7 February 2016). "Natalie announces 2017 Acoustic Tour". Twitter. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- "BMI Repertoire Search". BMI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- "Ultratop.be – Natalie Imbruglia – Male" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "Officialcharts.de – Natalie Imbruglia – Male". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- "Swisscharts.com – Natalie Imbruglia – Male". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "iTunes - Music - Male by Natalie Imbruglia". iTunes. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- http://wowhdnz.directtoustore.com/male/888750339522%5B%5D
- https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/male/id977282806
- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Male-Natalie-Imbruglia/dp/B00UYM8FEM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1438463000&sr=1-1&keywords=natalie+imbruglia+male
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/male/id977282806
- https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/male/id977282806
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