Bublé takes a grab at country (“Heartache Tonight”), Nat King Cole (“Stardust”) and Dean Martin (“You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You”), with some new arrangements (such as a Hans Zimmer feel for “Cry Me a River,” a James Bond feel for “Georgia on My Mind”, and a 1960s pop feel for “Some Kind of Wonderful”) that give each song a new “twist,” but it’s not that twisted. He sings with guest singers, such Naturally 7, Ron Sexsmith and, one of my favorites, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. Like his other songs, it doesn’t sound like he works with the band — more just like singing along. His song choices create an eclectic song playlist that is novel, using standards that haven’t been seen in the charts lately.

Throughout, he bounces from sounding like Frank Sinatra, Josh Groban, Harry Connick Jr., Mel Tormé (vocally and because of song arrangements), Ella Fitzgerald — with minimal scatting — and then Michael Bublé (for his non-covers). He also stays relatively safe with his song choices, such as starting the CD with a slightly-forgotten classic, “Cry Me a River” that sounds very similar to the first on his last CD, “Feeling Good.”

One of the two original and non-cover songs, “Haven’t Met You Yet,” I predict will be the next “Everything,” and will soon be the new popular songs across a cappella groups. Like “Everything,” it’s cute, poppy, a lot of fun and really nice to listen to, even though it initially sounds like a song from High School Musical. It’s less like the elevator music, being more original with a newer sound — with an homage to the Beatles (“Love, Love, Love” and a marching band interlude) — than the others that makes his CD worthy.

At least he’s trying with different sounds and good repertoire. I’m still making the $10 dent in my iTunes account.

Rating: A-