Male (Natalie Imbruglia album)

Male
Studio album by
Natalie Imbruglia
Released31 July 2015
Length42:40
LabelPortrait
ProducerBilly Mann
Natalie Imbruglia chronology
Come to Life
(2009) 		Male
(2015) 		Firebird
(2021)
Singles from Male
  1. "Instant Crush"
    Released: 23 March 2015

Male is the fifth studio album by Australian-British singer Natalie Imbruglia, released by Portrait on 31 July 2015. It was released in Europe on 21 August 2015.[1][2][3][4]

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Billboard[9]
The Guardian[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

Male received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised 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 7 February 2017, Imbruglia announced that she would embark on the 2017 Acoustic Tour in support of the album, which took place from April to May 2017.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Instant Crush"
Daft Punk featuring Julian Casablancas4:52
2."Cannonball"Damien RiceDamien Rice3:27
3."The Summer"Josh PykeJosh Pyke3:18
4."I Will Follow You into the Dark"Ben GibbardDeath Cab for Cutie3:25
5."Goodbye in His Eyes"
Zac Brown Band4:35
6."Friday I'm in Love"
The Cure3:16
7."Naked as We Came"Samuel BeamIron & Wine2:36
8."Let My Love Open the Door"Pete TownshendPete Townshend3:08
9."Only Love Can Break Your Heart"Neil YoungNeil Young2:50
10."I Melt with You"
  • Robbie Grey
  • Gary McDowell
  • Richard Brown
  • Michael Conroy
  • Stephen Walker
[14]		Modern English4:07
11."The Waiting"Tom PettyTom Petty and the Heartbreakers3:16
12."The Wind"Cat StevensCat Stevens2:13
13."Instant Crush" (radio edit) (bonus track)
  • Homem-Christo
  • Bangalter
  • Casablancas
Daft Punk featuring Julian Casablancas3:26
Total length:42:40

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.
Various 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]

See also

References

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  5. ^ "Natalie Imbruglia Unveils The Dark And Dreamy Cover Of Comeback LP 'Male'". Mike Wass. www.idolator.com. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ^ Luke Morgan Britton (12 March 2015). "Natalie Imbruglia covers Daft Punk and Julian Casablancas collaboration 'Instant Crush' - listen". NME. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Male reviews". Metacritic. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  8. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Male - Natalie Imbruglia". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  9. ^ "Natalie Imbruglia Takes on the Boys with a Feminine Twist on 'Male': Album Review". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Natalie Imbruglia: Male review – cover album of all-male artists plays it too safe". TheGuardian.com. 10 September 2015.
  11. ^ Rolling Stone review
  12. ^ "Male by Natalie Imbruglia". Metacritic.
  13. ^ Copsey, Rob (7 February 2017). "Natalie announces 2017 Acoustic Tour". Retrieved 7 February 2017 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "BMI Repertoire Search". BMI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Natalie Imbruglia – Male". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Natalie Imbruglia – Male" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Natalie Imbruglia – Male" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  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. ^ "iTunes - Music - Male by Natalie Imbruglia". iTunes. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  22. ^ http://wowhdnz.directtoustore.com/male/888750339522[permanent dead link‍]
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  24. ^ "Male". Amazon UK. 2015.
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  26. ^ "Male by Natalie Imbruglia". iTunes. 31 July 2015.
  27. ^ "Male by Natalie Imbruglia". iTunes. 31 July 2015.