Male (Natalie Imbruglia album)

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Male
File:Natalie Imbruglia - Male (album).jpg
Studio album by Natalie Imbruglia
Released 31 July 2015
(see release history)
Genre
Length 42:40
Label Portrait
Producer Billy Mann
Natalie Imbruglia chronology
Come to Life
(2009)Come to Life2009		 Male
(2015)
Singles from Male
  1. "Instant Crush"
    Released: 23 March 2015

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]

It is Imbruglia's first album in six years.[5] The album features the singer covering tracks made famous by male-led acts, hence the title Male.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 65/100[7]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[8]
Billboard 3/5 stars[9]
Daily Mail 3/5 stars[10]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[11]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[12]

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.[13]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Original artist Length
1. "Instant Crush"   Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter and Julian Casablancas 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, Wyatt Durette, John Driskell Hopkins, Sonia Leigh Zac Brown Band 4:35
6. "Friday I'm in Love"   Perry Bamonte, Boris Williams, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson 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"   Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell, Richard Brown, Michael Conroy, Stephen Walker[14] 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) Homem-Christo, Bangalter and Casablancas Daft Punk featuring Julian Casablancas 3:26

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
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.
Worldwide 31 July 2015
Sony Music [21]
New Zealand CD [22]
Europe 21 August 2015
  • CD
  • digital download
 [23][24]
Australia 11 September 2015 [25][26]
New Zealand Digital download [27]

References

  1. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/male/id977282806
  2. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/male/id977282806
  3. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/male/id977282806
  4. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/male/id977282806
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6649380/natalie-imbruglia-male-album-review
  10. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3197319/Imbruglia-proves-just-pretty-face-Covers-album-quietly-confident-comeback-singer.html
  11. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/11/natalie-imbruglia-male-review-cover-album-of-all-male-artists-plays-it-too-safe
  12. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  13. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/male/natalie-imbruglia/critic-reviews
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Natalie Imbruglia – Male" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Natalie Imbruglia – Male". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Natalie Imbruglia – Male". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  20. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ http://wowhdnz.directtoustore.com/male/888750339522
  23. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/male/id977282806
  24. ↑ http://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
  25. ↑ http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2295717/Male
  26. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/male/id977282806
  27. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/male/id977282806
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