Babalu (album)

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Babalu
Studio album by Michael Bublé
Released	2001
Genre	Jazz Easy listening
Length	40:53
Michael Bublé chronology
First Dance (1996) Babalu (2001) Dream (2002)

Babalu is a Michael Bublé album released before his studio debut album, Michael Bublé was recorded. It was released in 2001, but was not widely commercial.

Track listing

1. "Spiderman Theme"
2. "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby"
3. "You'll Never Know"
4. "Lazy River"
5. "Oh Marie"
6. "Can't Help Falling in Love"
7. "Bill Bailey"
8. "Buena Sera"
9. "When You're Smiling"
10. "What a Wonderful World"
11. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
12. "Mack the Knife"
13. "La Vie en Rose"

Album trivia

Michael Bublé has stated that his interest in singing jazz and swing standards stems from his listening to old Mills Brothers recordings, as is evident on albums such as Babalu, where he actually re-records several Mills Brothers hits, such as "Lazy River." Babalu is a reference to a word used in Latin dance clubs; specifically Cuban dance clubs during the 1920s. Also seen, as such, with the character of Ricky Ricardo (influenced by the Desi Arnaz hit song "Babalu" in the 1940s) on the classic TV comedy series I Love Lucy. The word originally refers to "Babalú-ayé", an orisha or deity in the Santería religion. The album title, "Babalu" is often seen written as "BaBalu" because on the album art, the second B is also capitalized. The track "Spiderman Theme" was remixed by Junkie XL, released as a single and also used in the movie Spider-Man 2.