Male (Natalie Imbruglia album)

Male
Studio album by Natalie Imbruglia
Released	31 July 2015 (see release history)
Genre	Pop pop rock indie rock
Length	42:40
Label	Portrait
Producer	Billy Mann
Natalie Imbruglia chronology
Come to Life (2009) Male (2015)
Singles from Male
"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	[8]
Billboard	[9]
Daily Mail	[10]
The Guardian	[11]
Rolling Stone	[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	CD digital download	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. "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. "Natalie Imbruglia covers Daft Punk and Julian Casablancas collaboration 'Instant Crush' - listen". Luke Morgan Britton. NME.com. 12 March 2015. 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. 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. "BMI Repertoire Search". BMI. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
15. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
16. "Ultratop.be – Natalie Imbruglia – Male" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
17. "Officialcharts.de – Natalie Imbruglia – Male". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
18. "2015-09-03 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Natalie Imbruglia – Male". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
20. "2015-08-28 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". 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
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