I missed the wave of swooning women that old-soul vocalist Michael Bublé rode in on. I always wondered what his purpose was. After all, if you like songs by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr and Dean Martin, why not just buy the best of the rat pack?

But, Bublé's sixth album, Call Me Irresponsible, is the first of his albums I have listened to, and I'm converted. The album is an engaging mix of songs from every decade and a couple of original songs co-written by Bublé - Lost and Everything - that are destined to become oft-covered in their own right. Swinging toe-tappers such as The Best is Yet To Come and the title track, Call Me Irresponsible, are given a unique Bublé twist and his honeyed, crooner tones save this 13-track offering from being nothing but a knock-off of classic songs.

The wonderful 1930s classic, I've Got the World on a String, is updated for a new millennium audience, yet retains its big band roots and one can almost see the swaying brass section, the finger-clicking all-male back-up singers and the nattily dressed piano player playfully tickling the ivories. Bublé also includes a version of 1972's Me and Mrs Jones, a playful tune about an illicit affair that is reminiscent of smoky bars and lounge singers. Also, the Leonard Cohen-penned I'm Your Man is the kind of tune every woman wishes her man would sing to her. It's about a man so desperately in love, he'll do anything to please his lover.

Bublé also enlists the vocal help of fellow crooners, including loverboys Boyz II Men on Comin' Home Baby and the Eric Clapton classic, Wonderful Tonight, with prominent Brazillian singer and songwriter Ivan Lins.

While Bublé might be the new king of swing, he pays tribute to another musical monarch, Elvis Presley, with the touching ballad Always on My Mind. Also on the album is the philosophical That's Life and the motivational, cheering Dream, both of which have been remastered.

Canadian Bublé began modestly in 2003, but the aptly named It's Time in 2005 launched him onto charts around the world and he hasn't looked back. He's won Grammys, he's dating hot young British actress Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) and, if Call Me Irresponsible is anything to go by, he's likely to be on the scene for some time to come yet.

Whether you grew up on Frank and his crew or not, Bublé's a singer who brings the late and the great to life again, but with his own special swinging spin. Great stuff. Gayle Edmunds