Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery -- but when it comes to music, it's also the sincerest form of futility. For a living, breathing example, look no further than Michael Buble and his pleasantly pointless new disc It's Time.

On this sophomore set, the Canadian-born neo-crooner reunites with soulless svengali David Foster for another set of bland, derivative jazz and pop aimed squarely at grandmas and Idol fans.

Nostalgic big band swing, groovy Latin duets, silky smooth ballads, they're all here -- and all artfully, faithfully reproduced with the calculation, precision and accuracy of a Civil War re-enactment. And about as much real blood and guts.

Sure, Buble can sing just swell. And he can wear a suit with a loosened tie as well as the next kid playing Rat Pack on Halloween. But neither he nor Foster seem to grasp that he needs a little individuality to freshen up that iconography.

Whether he's delivering the millionth soundalike cover of chestnuts like I've Got You Under My Skin or Try a Little Tenderness, sharing the mic with Nelly Furtado on Quando, Quando, Quando or jazzing up pop ditties like Can't Buy Me Love or How Sweet it Is, Buble displays all the personality and originality of a Steve Lawrence impersonator on the soundtrack to Ocean's Thirteen.

It's time for Mr. Buble to get real or get lost.

Track Listing:

1. Feeling Good
2. A Foggy Day (In London Town)
3. You Don't Know Me
4. Quando, Quando, Quando
5. Home
6. Can't Buy Me Love
7. The More I See You
8. Save The Last Dance For Me
9. Try A Little Tenderness
10. How Sweet It Is
11. A Song For You
12. I've Got You Under My Skin
13. You And I
14. Dream A Little Dream (Special Edition Only)
15. Mack The Knife (Special Edition Only)