Name: Male by Natalie Imbruglia
Brand: Natalie Imbruglia
SKU: 886444861175
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

Returning from an extended absence -- she hasn't made an album since 2009's Come to Life and hasn't seen a record released in the U.S. since 2001's White Lilies Island, which was the sequel to her 1997 blockbuster Left of the Middle; a long time gone, in other words -- Natalie Imbruglia lands upon an interesting concept for her comeback: take 12 songs written by male singer/songwriters and recast them as feminine. For Imbruglia, this means reviving the hazy focus of her global blockbuster "Torn," a feel created with soft, strummed guitars and clear vocals, a sound that suits a middle-aged singer as comfortably as it does a young one, perhaps even a touch better. Although Male shamelessly evokes Left of the Middle -- the cover itself looks like something of a sequel -- Imbruglia takes pains to show that she's listened to recent music. Not only are there covers of Daft Punk, Death Cab for Cutie, and Iron & Wine, but she grafts a Mumford & Sons folk-stomp onto the Cure's "Friday I'm in Love," then gently pushes Tom Petty's "The Waiting" toward a tapped folk rhythm. Everything is so sweet and light, it's difficult to discern whether Imbruglia's choice of songs is meant to convey something greater than that these are a bunch of nice tunes. Certainly, the concept of Male suggests there might be a conceptual undertow to the album -- Imbruglia finding the femininity in masculine writers -- but Imbruglia chooses songs where sexuality is incidental; these are love songs that are easily retooled for the opposite sex. This safety in song selection and production means that Male certainly doesn't have the bite of Tori Amos' 2001 album Strange Little Girls, a record that wears its sexual politics proudly, but Imbruglia has never been an ambitious artist: she's always been a sweet, pleasant crooner and Male plays to those very strengths.

1. Instant Crush

by Natalie Imbruglia

Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Background Vocals: Billy Mann; Performer
Bass: Jack Daley; Performer
Drums: Steve Wolf; Performer
Electric Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Arranger: Christian Medice
Billy Mann; Composer
Composer: Thomas Bangalter
Guy-manuel De Homem-christo
Julian Casablancas; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Cole Leksan
Daniel Kearney
Tom Demaio
James Hartnett; Production
Keyboard: Billy Mann; Performer
Percussion: Daniel Sadownick; Performer
Piano: Billy Mann; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: David Pettit
Tucker Bodine
Christian Medice; Production

2. Cannonball

by Natalie Imbruglia

Acoustic Bass: Gary Haase; Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Christian Medice; Performer
Background Vocals: Mitchy Collins; Performer
Arranger: Billy Mann
Christian Medice; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Daniel Kearney
James Hartnett
Cole Leksan
Tom Demaio; Production
Bass: Jack Daley; Performer
Drums: Steve Wolf; Performer
Performer: Billy Mann; Performer
Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Composer: Damien Rice; Composer
Keyboard: Billy Mann; Performer
Percussion: Steve Wolf
Daniel Sadownick; Performer
Piano: Billy Mann; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: Tucker Bodine
David Pettit
Christian Medice; Production

3. The Summer

by Natalie Imbruglia

Composer: Joshua Pyke; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Christian Medice
Billy Mann; Performer
Arranger: Christian Medice
Billy Mann; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Daniel Kearney
Cole Leksan; Production
Bass: Christian Medice; Performer
Drums: Christian Medice; Performer
Percussion: Daniel Sadownick; Performer
Performer: Billy Mann
Christian Medice; Performer
Steel Guitar: Jonathan Yudkin; Performer
Ukulele: Jonathan Yudkin; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Programmer: Christian Medice; Production
Recording: Christian Medice
Jonathan Yudkin
Tucker Bodine; Production

4. I Will Follow You into the Dark

by Natalie Imbruglia

Acoustic Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Background Vocals: Billy Mann; Performer
Bass: Jack Daley; Performer
Drums: Steve Wolf; Performer
Keyboard: Billy Mann; Performer
Percussion: Daniel Sadownick; Performer
Piano: Billy Mann; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Arranger: Billy Mann
Christian Medice; Composer
Composer: Benjamin Gibbard; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Daniel Kearney
James Hartnett
Cole Leksan
Tom Demaio; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: David Pettit
Tucker Bodine
Christian Medice; Production

5. Goodbye in His Eyes

by Natalie Imbruglia

Acoustic Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Emily Saliers; Performer
Bass: Jack Daley; Performer
Drums: Christian Medice; Performer
Electric Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Arranger: Christian Medice
Billy Mann; Composer
Composer: Zac Brown
Sonia Rolling
John Driskell Hopkins
Wyatt Durrette; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Cole Leksan
Daniel Kearney
Tom Demaio
James Hartnett; Production
Guitar: Emily Saliers; Performer
Keyboard: Billy Mann; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Percussion: Daniel Sadownick; Performer
Piano: Billy Mann; Performer
Steel Guitar: Jonathan Yudkin; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: Tucker Bodine
David Pettit
Rob Dyson
Christian Medice
Jonathan Yudkin; Production

6. Friday I'm in Love

by Natalie Imbruglia

Acoustic Bass: Gary Haase; Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Billy Mann
Christian Medice; Performer
Banjo: Billy Mann; Performer
Drums: Steve Wolf; Performer
Arranger: Billy Mann
Christian Medice; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Tom Demaio
Daniel Kearney
Cole Leksan
James Hartnett; Production
Keyboard: Billy Mann; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Mann; Performer
Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Thompson
Simon Gallup
Robert Smith
Perry Bamonte
Boris Williams; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Percussion: Steve Wolf; Performer
Piano: Billy Mann; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: Christian Medice
David Pettit
Tucker Bodine; Production

7. Naked as We Came

by Natalie Imbruglia

Acoustic Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Background Vocals: Billy Mann; Performer
Bass: Gary Haase
Jack Daley; Performer
Drums: Steve Wolf; Performer
Percussion: Daniel Sadownick
Steve Wolf; Performer
Vibraphone: Billy Mann; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Arranger: Billy Mann
Christian Medice; Composer
Composer: Samuel Beam; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Cole Leksan
Tom Demaio
James Hartnett
Daniel Kearney; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: David Pettit
Christian Medice
Tucker Bodine; Production

8. Let My Love Open the Door

by Natalie Imbruglia

Acoustic Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Arranger: Christian Medice
Jim Hoke
Billy Mann; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Cole Leksan
James Hartnett
Daniel Kearney
Tom Demaio; Production
Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Billy Mann; Performer
Bass: Jack Daley; Performer
Drums: Steve Wolf; Performer
Dulcimer: Christian Medice; Performer
Keyboard: Billy Mann; Performer
Percussion: Steve Wolf; Performer
Piano: Billy Mann; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Woodwind: Jim Hoke; Performer
Composer: Peter Townshend; Composer
Orchestration: Billy Mann; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: Tucker Bodine
David Pettit
Christian Medice; Production

9. Only Love Can Break Your Heart

by Natalie Imbruglia

Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Bass: Jack Daley; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Arranger: Christian Medice
Billy Mann; Composer
Composer: Neil Young; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Cole Leksan
Daniel Kearney
Tom Demaio
James Hartnett; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: David Pettit
Tucker Bodine; Production

10. I Melt with You

by Natalie Imbruglia

Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Acoustic Bass: Gary Haase; Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Background Vocals: Billy Mann
Christian Medice; Performer
Bass: Jack Daley; Performer
Drums: Steve Wolf; Performer
Dulcimer: Christian Medice; Performer
Electric Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Arranger: Billy Mann
Christian Medice; Composer
Composer: Stephen Walker
Robert Grey
Michael Conroy
Gary Mcdowell
Richard Brown; Composer
Assistant Engineer: James Hartnett
Cole Leksan
Daniel Kearney
Tom Demaio; Production
Keyboard: Billy Mann; Performer
Mandolin: Jonathan Yudkin; Performer
Percussion: Daniel Sadownick; Performer
Piano: Billy Mann; Performer
Ukulele: Jonathan Yudkin; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: Tucker Bodine
David Pettit
Christian Medice; Production

11. The Waiting

by Natalie Imbruglia

Acoustic Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Arranger: Christian Medice
Billy Mann; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Cole Leksan
Daniel Kearney; Production
Banjo: Jonathan Yudkin; Performer
Bass: Christian Medice; Performer
Drums: Christian Medice; Performer
Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Harmonica: Billy Mann; Performer
Composer: Tom Petty; Composer
Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Keyboard: Billy Mann
Christian Medice; Performer
Mandolin: Jonathan Yudkin; Performer
Percussion: Christian Medice; Performer
Steel Guitar: Jonathan Yudkin; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: Jonathan Yudkin
Christian Medice
Tucker Bodine; Production

12. The Wind

by Natalie Imbruglia

Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Flute: Jim Hoke; Performer
Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Arranger: Billy Mann
Jim Hoke
Christian Medice; Composer
Composer: Yusuf Islam
Yusuf / Cat Stevens; Composer
Orchestration: Billy Mann; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Cole Leksan
Daniel Kearney; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bruno Gruel At Elektra Mastering; Production
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Recording: Christian Medice
Tucker Bodine; Production

13. Instant Crush (Radio Edit) (Bonus Track)

by Natalie Imbruglia

Acoustic Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Arranger: Billy Mann
Christian Medice; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Chris Allgood
Cole Leksan
Daniel Kearney
Tom Demaio
James Hartnett; Production
Background Vocals: Billy Mann; Performer
Bass: Jack Daley; Performer
Drums: Steve Wolf; Performer
Electric Guitar: Billy Mann; Performer
Composer: Thomas Bangalter
Guy-manuel De Homem-christo
Julian Casablancas; Composer
Keyboard: Billy Mann; Performer
Percussion: Daniel Sadownick; Performer
Piano: Billy Mann; Performer
Vocals: Natalie Imbruglia; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production
Mixing Engineer: Véronica Ferraro At Super Sonic Scale Studios
Mick Guzauski; Production
Producer: Billy Mann For The Well Ltd.; Production
Primary Artist: Natalie Imbruglia; Main Performer
Recording: David Pettit
Tucker Bodine
Christian Medice; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

44 minutes and 33 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Singer & Songwriter, Contemporary Singer, Songwriter, Adult Alternative, Folk-Rock

Label

Masterworks

Music Distribution Service

Sony Music Hi-Res

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jul 19, 2015

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

886444861175

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Notification

Male

1. Instant Crush

2. Cannonball

3. The Summer

4. I Will Follow You into the Dark

5. Goodbye in His Eyes

6. Friday I'm in Love

7. Naked as We Came

8. Let My Love Open the Door

9. Only Love Can Break Your Heart

10. I Melt with You

11. The Waiting

12. The Wind

13. Instant Crush (Radio Edit) (Bonus Track)

Technical Specifications

Male

Product information

Release options

1. Instant Crush

2. Cannonball

3. The Summer

4. I Will Follow You into the Dark

5. Goodbye in His Eyes

6. Friday I'm in Love

7. Naked as We Came

8. Let My Love Open the Door

9. Only Love Can Break Your Heart

10. I Melt with You

11. The Waiting

12. The Wind

13. Instant Crush (Radio Edit) (Bonus Track)

Technical Specifications