Babalu

Babalu is a Michael Bublé album released before his debut label album, Michael Bublé was recorded. It was released in 2001, but was not widely commercial. 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." The title, Babalu, refers to the Vanc... more

Babalu is a Michael Bublé album released before his debut label album, Michael Bublé was recorded. It was released in 2001, but was not widely commercial. 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." The title, Babalu, refers to the Vancouver night club where Buble regularly performed in the late 1990s before gaining broad recognition outside of his home town. The club has since become Doolin's Irish Pub, located on Granville Street at Nelson. The word 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... less