Anthony Hamilton

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Anthony Hamilton的第二張專輯Comin' From Where I'm From，在美國已經賣超過一百萬張了。這是一張在台灣也能輕易買到的好碟，充滿復古味。歌曲作的很用心，將JD的亞特蘭大swing，費城幫的新靈魂(這是主要訴求點!)和西岸的人文風(AH來自北卡)巧妙融合起來。很耐聽，我喜歡裡頭的合聲，女聲用的很充分，這是費城的正字標記，還有歌詞...不是我在說，不會言之無物。有興趣的朋友可以試著聽聽看吧。以下是官網對AH的介紹，我把它翻譯出來，大家就勉強看一下我拙劣的筆觸囉... Amid the scores of albums by contemporary soul brothers, Anthony Hamilton's beautiful Comin' From Where I'm From is one of the few that actually captures the essence of soul's golden age in the late '60s and early '70s. Rich, gritty and sexy as hell, his beautiful voice and equally beautiful songwriting are infused with convincingly wise-beyond-his-years grit that evokes-more than a little- Bill Withers, Bobby Womack and the like. But unlike most of today's big-throated thrushes, Hamilton is a real musician: equally proficient as a writer, singer and producer, he can front a band as well. 專輯獲得好成績的成人靈魂樂兄弟，安東尼漢彌頓，Beautiful Comin' From Where I'm From〈該專輯〉是能夠真正捕捉六○年代末和七○年代初那段靈魂樂黃金時期精髓的少數作品之一。豐富的，勇敢的，感性的發聲，他那優美聲音和相互配合的歌曲創作，注入教人心服口服的超齡天分，使人不由得彷彿追憶起如Bill Withers和Bobby Womack〈60、70年代〉般的靈魂歌手。不像時下大部分的大喉嚨畫眉鳥〈應該是指華而不實的流行歌者〉， Hamilton是真正的音樂人：他是精湛的創作人，歌手和製作人，並可在舞台上充分演出。 "My album is honest soul music. The records are straight to the point, raw, and organic," says Hamilton. "It's not neo," he stresses. "When I think of neo, I think of neon, like it's gon' glow in the dark or something. My sh*t ain't glowin' in the dark. It's just really good music." 「我的專輯是誠懇的靈魂音樂。錄製過程是直導重心，赤裸，滿載生機的，」Hamilton說。「這並非neo〈新〉，」他強調。「當我一想到neo，就會直接聯想到neon〈霓虹〉，就像它是來自暗處一般。我的東西不是來自暗處。它的的確確是真實的好音樂。」 Hamilton has been humbly paying his dues for more than a decade and has made a lot of friends along the way. Born and raised in Charlotte , North Carolina, the Harlem resident discovered his talent while singing in his church choir at age 10. As a teenager, he honed his chops while making the rounds on the local nightclub and talent show circuit, performing alongside fellow Charlotte natives Horace Brown and the members of Jodeci. "I outgrew that real quick, though," he recalls, "I knew I had to leave Charlotte in order to make it in the music business." Hamilton曾經在十年之中過著貧困的生活，這段過程中他也結交了一些朋友。生長於北卡羅萊納的夏洛特，這個來自哈林區的男孩在教堂唱詩班發現了自己的天分，那時他才十歲。青年時期，他因為渴望〈自己的興趣〉而開展了道路〈?? ?〉，他到當地的夜總會和新人試演會，與同樣來自Charlotte的Horace Brown和 Jodeci的成員一起演出。「我因為年歲增長而離開這個能夠真實表現自己的環境，」他回想著，「我知道我必須離開Charlotte來展開我的音樂事業。」 In 1993, Hamilton left Charlotte for New York City, where he signed with Andre Harrell's Uptown Records imprint-then the epicenter of New Jack Swing and the bourgeoning hip-hop-soul movement with an all-star roster that included Jodeci and Horace Brown, in addition to Heavy D, Mary J. Blige and Guy. Unfortunately for Hamilton, the label folded soon after he completed his unreleased first album in 1995. 1993年，Hamilton離開Charlotte來到紐約市，他在Andre Harrell的Uptown 〈上城〉唱片簽約－這裡是New Jack Swing〈一種黑人曲風〉的聚集地。這時興起的hip-hop-soul movement〈嘻哈靈魂樂運動〉，其中的明星名單上包括了 Jodeci和Horace Brown，另外加上Heavy D, Mary J. Blige and Guy〈以Teddy Riley和Aaron Hall兄弟為主的團體〉。不幸的，Uptown唱片在1995年他完成未發表的專輯前已經關門大吉了。 Following Uptown's demise, Hamilton relocated to MCA, which put out his wonderful yet widely overlooked debut album, 1996's XTC. After the album's release, Hamilton briefly reunited with his former mentor at Harrell Entertainment before landing at the Los Angeles-based Soulife label, launched in 1999 by his hometown cronies Mark Sparks and Chris Dawley. While Soulife geared up for the release of Sunshine Anderson's Your Woman, Hamilton recorded another album's worth of new material and penned songs for other artists, including Anderson 〈"Last Night"〉 and Donell Jones 〈"U Know What's Up," "Pushin'"〉. 隨著上城唱片的結束，Hamilton將事業移轉至MCA唱片，在這裡他終於發表了他那極好的、宏觀的首張專輯，那是1996年出版的XTC〈專輯名稱〉。在出版了這張專輯之後，Hamilton短暫的和他前音樂顧問Harrell Entertainment重聚，這是 Soulife唱片將版圖建立在洛杉磯的之前的事，該公司開辦時間是1999年，（Hamilton）與同鄉友人Mark Sparks和Chris Dawley一起合作。Soulife的第一張發表作品是Sunshine Anderson的專輯Your woman，Hamilton這這時也參與了含有新元素的其它專輯的錄製工作，並幫其他藝人寫了一些歌曲，包括了Anderson 〈"Last Night"〉和Donell Jones 〈"U Know What's Up," "Pushin'"〉。 In 2000, D'Angelo recruited Hamilton to sing background vocals on his worldwide Voodoo Tour. "I went all over the world-Europe, Brazil-and had the best time of my life," Hamilton recalls. But by the time he returned from globetrotting with D'Angelo, Soulife had also collapsed and the singer-songwriter found himself back at square one. "I became depressed," Hamilton confesses. "I was like, 'Why? Lord, why? All this love I have for the music what's going on?' Still, I kept praying and working and looking for a better deal." 2000年，D'Angelo延攬Hamilton，擔任他的合聲和專輯〈Voodoo是D的第二張專輯〉的全球巡迴。「我幾乎去了全世界：例如歐洲，巴西，這是我人生最好的階段。」Hamilton回憶道。但是，正當他積極回到的繁忙的全球之旅時，Soulife唱片倒閉了，這個歌手兼創作人發現自己又回到原點。「我變得十分消沉，」Hamilton 直言不諱的說著，「我就像是一個不停說著，『為什麼？上帝，為什麼？我用盡心力投入的音樂工作，到底出了什麼問題？』的人，但我還是我不斷祈禱和工作，尋求一個更好的工作契機。」 For the next two years, Hamilton kept busy by singing background vocals and appearing on songs by the likes of Eve 〈"Ride Away"〉, Xzibit 〈"The Gambler"〉 and 2Pac 〈"Thugz Mansion"〉. Finally, in 2002, he received the break he'd been waiting for when he was tapped to sing the catchy chorus on "Po' Folks," the lead single from Nappy Roots' debut album, Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz. Thanks to Hamilton's contribution, the song became an instant smash that was nominated for Best Rap/Song Collaboration at the 2003 Grammys. The day before the ceremony, renowned entertainment attorney L. Londell McMillan invited Hamilton to close the show at his star-studded Grammy brunch. Blown away by the singer's galvanizing performance, Michael Mauldin, a music industry veteran with a famously keen eye for talent, urged his son, Atlanta hitmaker Jermaine Dupri, to take a meeting with Hamilton. Dupri indulged his father's request and, after absorbing an earful of the singer's work, eagerly signed him to his So So Def imprint within 48 hours. 接下來的兩年，Hamilton忙碌於擔任合聲的工作，同時也在如Eve 〈"Ride Away" 〉， Xzibit 〈"The Gambler"〉和2Pac 〈"Thugz Mansion"〉的歌曲中出現〈樂器、錄音或合音〉。在2002年，他終於獲得了自己始終等待的破曉黎明。當他加入Po' Folks這首歌的（動人的???）合唱團工作，這首歌是Nappy Roots〈南方嘻嘻樂團〉第一張專輯Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz的第一支單曲。為了答謝Hamilton的參與貢獻，這首歌很快的成為暢銷單曲（這是一種形容吧!），也成了2003年葛萊美獎最佳饒舌歌曲的提名之一。在頒獎典禮前一天，有名的娛樂機構代理人L. Londell McMillan邀請Hamilton出席典禮過後眾星雲集的宴會。晚會之後，Michael Mauldin ，這名以銳利眼光著名的音樂工業大佬，向他的兒子，亞特蘭大的暢銷音樂人 Jermaine Dupri力薦Hamilton，介紹他給JD認識。Dupri接受了父親的請求，並在聽完這位歌手悅耳的音樂進而被吸引之後，很快的在48小時內求才若渴般的簽下了 Hamilton成為So So Def出版事業〈JD的公司〉的一員。 At long last, after enduring the bureaucracy of the music industry for more than a decade, Anthony Hamilton is poised on the verge of stardom. But rather than brood over his rocky road to success, he maintains a remarkably positive outlook. "Everything that's happened up until this point in my career has been preparing people for my arrival," he says. "Back when I was signed to Uptown, my music was labeled 'alternative soul. ' Now, people have reference points for my sound, so it won't be shocking or abrasive to the ear; it'll be well worth the wait." 經過長久的時間歷程，忍受官僚般的音樂工業生態超過10年之後，Anthony Hamilton終於趨近於明星地位。在他親身體驗過那段從艱辛走到成功的坎坷路，他還是願意保持著樂觀積極的態度。『每件事都會否極泰來，我的音樂生涯早就有一群人等著我的來到，』他說。「回到我與上城唱片簽約的那一刻起，我的音樂就被貼上 alternative soul〈另類靈魂樂〉的標籤。現在，人們的反應證明了我的聲音〈是有可聽性的〉，我的音樂不會使人震驚或者感覺不悅耳；它是值得等待的。」 Indeed, Comin' From Where I'm From is driven by imaginative, yet down-to -earth lyrics that draw listeners into Hamilton's world-weary tales about love and life, and that hit upon basic universal truths that can be appreciated by everyone. Even though cuts such as "Float" and "Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens" find him playing the soft-core mack daddy with as much relish as Ginuwine, it's when he opts to sing about the human side of his conquests that you really warm up to him. 確實，Comin' From Where I'm From會讓人想像，它有貼近地球關懷的歌詞，讓聽者得以描繪出Hamilton所要傳達，在疲弱〈使人厭倦的〉世界中愛與生活的故事，而且這些歌曲都是取材自每個人都能感受的同情共感。像是Float和Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens〈專輯歌曲〉所擷取的軟調會讓人聯想起Genuwine〈R&B/Pop歌手〉的調調，他選擇所要演唱的都是能教你內心升起暖意的人類普遍之感〈被他征服啦!〉。 To help craft the old-school-inspired grooves and country soul jams that illuminate Hamilton's subject matter, he brought in a number of producers and musicians he's crossed paths with throughout his career, including Mark Batson, Cedric Solomon, and James Poyser from the Soulquarians. They succeed in creating an authentic vintage soul feel by enhancing the music with wah-wah guitar licks, stirring piano riffs, rousing horn swells, churchy organs and bumping bass lines. 帶來喚起old-school-inspired〈老式，也就是第一段所說的60、70年代的東西〉的風味和鄉村靈魂慢歌〈融合白人鄉村樂的黑人歌〉，都是Hamilton想要帶給聽者的內容，他請來一些能夠幫他完全展開生涯道路的製作人和音樂人，這包括Mark Batson〈製作過India. Arie〉，Cedric Solomon〈製作過Kelly Rowland，Beyonce ，Kieran〉和James Poyser〈The Soulquarians，這是Jay Dee、D、James Poyser和 The Roots鼓手？uestlove的製作團隊，製作過Musiq，The Roots〉。他們可以提供成功可靠的靈魂樂保證：哇哇吉他的彈奏〈wah-wah machine的應用，這是搖滾樂的元素〉，激烈的鋼琴反覆樂節〈短暫旋律的不斷重複〉，充滿感動的喇叭應用（old school的味兒），教堂式風琴（也是old school）和不斷撞擊的貝斯聲線〈提供襯底音樂的厚實性〉。 "I wanna change the game in a way where I'm not knocking nobody out of the way, not claiming to be the best at this or that, but just doing wonders with the gift I've been given," says Hamilton. "I'm thankful I was standing in the way when God was throwing out musical talent, and I just wanna pass it on to the people and remain humble and shine a little bit ... and smile." 「我想改變遊戲音樂的方式，那是從來沒有人做過的方式，不是某種形式的陳腔濫調，而是做出我欲給予人們的奇妙的禮贊，」Hamilton說著。「我很感謝上帝給我這項天賦讓我站在這條路上，我的責任是要將它〈天賦〉給與人們，並保持謙遜的態度，繼續讓它發光…且向世界微笑著。」很感動，AH的故事其實是很多黑人的經歷，希望可以給大家作為對R&B歌手的瞭解參考囉... -- 勞動是一切財富的泉源；勞動是人類一切生活的頭號基本條件；勞動創造了人類自身。 <<Frederick Engels>> -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.31.145.135