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Last update Jan 6, 2008

It's Time (2005-2006)

Bublé’s second studio album, It’s Time, was released February 15, 2008, again by 143/Reprise Records. The album included standards from a variety of eras including “You Don’t Know Me”, “Feeling Good”, “Can’t Buy Me Love”, “Save the Last Dance for Me”, “Song for You”, and ‘Quando, Quando, Quando’ (a duet with Canadian Pop Singer - Nelly Furtado). It also included an original track, ‘Home’, co-written by Bublé, his musical director Alan Chang, and Amy Foster-Gilles (David Foster’s daughter).

The album reached # 1 in Canada, Italy, Japan, and the Billboard Top Jazz chart, #2 in Australia, and # 7 on the Billboard 200. Additionally it reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Austria, and Sweden. The album spent 104 week on the Billboard Top Jazz Charts, including a record-breaking 78 weeks in the #1 spot. It’s Time was Billboard’s Top Jazz Album in both 2005 and 2006 The first single, “Feeling Good’, was met with little commercial success. However, the second single from the album, ‘Home’ reached # 1 on Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and #72 on the Billboard Hot 100. The third single “Save the Last Dance for Me” reached the #5 of the Billboard AC Track Chart and #99 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The original track "Home" has been covered on 3 albums, since the albums release in 2005. It was covered in 2007 by Westlife on their album Back Home, and reached # 3 on the UK singles chart. In 2008, Blake Shelton reached pole position on the Country charts with his cover of Bublé's hit. This meant that "Home" became the first song to occupy the top slot of the AC and Country charts in versions by different artists since 1992, when "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston led the AC list, after Dolly Parton reached #1 on the Country chart with her own composition in 1974 and 1982. Home was also covered on Randy Jackson’s Music Club Vol.1 with guest vocalists Sarah Watkins (of Nickel Creek), John Rich (of Lonestar and Big & Rich), and Anthony Hamilton.

Bublé won 4 Juno Awards in 2006 for Pop Album of the Year – It’s Time, Single of the Year – Home, Album of the Year – It’s Time, Artist of the Year, and was additionally nominated for the Juno Fan Choice Award, but lost out to the Canadian pop band Simple Plan. Michael was nominated twice for a Grammy in the category Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2006 (It's Time) and 2007 (Caught in the Act) but lost, in both cases, to Tony Bennett. In 2007 Michael received 1 Juno nomination, for Fan Choice, but lost to Nelly Furtado.