Diana Ross 塵封三十四年之未發表專輯即將發行

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1971年底至1972年初，螺絲阿姨在拍攝電影「Lady Sings The Blues」期間曾錄製一張原創專輯由於深受電影主角 Billie Holiday 影響，這張專輯是張爵士曲風濃厚的作品原本打算與電影原聲帶「Lady Sings The Blues」作為搭配的發行但最後由於 Motown 決定讓螺絲阿姨走回流行曲風路線這張專輯也就取消發行而石沈大海。這張專輯最近被再度發現，並決定以「BLUE」為名首度發行除原收錄的十二首歌曲外，並加收四首為電影原聲帶錄製但未被收錄的歌曲十六首歌中有些已分別以候補的版本，收錄於電影原聲帶「Lady Sings The Blues」、 73年「Touch Me In The Morning」及76年「Diana Ross」專輯中這次收錄的則是最初的原始版本。「BLUE」專輯由 Motown/UMe 於2006/06/06發行螺絲阿姨暌違多年的新作預計也將於今年秋季問世。雖然我一直不覺得螺絲阿姨的歌聲出眾（近年因為酗酒而倒嗓）作品曲風走向也一直偏向流行而非黑音（近二十年來的作品更是如此）她是同期天后中唯一始終未能獲得葛萊美獎青睞的一位數十年來不變的爆炸頭造型與停滯不前的曲風，也使她自80年代中期起後迅速過氣但是身為 Motown 代表歌手的她，確實唱紅不少經典的傳世抒情佳作去年 Westlife 邀請她重唱91年抒情代表「When You Tell Me That You Love Me」看過 MV 後，她絲毫未減的舞台魅力正是一個 Diva 所該有的風範。專輯封面：http://www.diana-web.com/newspictures/blue.jpg

Motown Press Release BLUE, A NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED 1972 DIANA ROSS ALBUM OF JAZZ STANDARDS, IS DISCOVERED IN THE MOTOWN VAULT Debuts More Than Three Decades After Being Recorded. For more than 30 years, rumors have circulated of a never-issued Diana Ross album of jazz standards recorded around the time of her triumphant star turn in Lady Sings The Blues. Recently, these archival recordings were discovered in the Motown vault. The resulting album, Blue (Motown/UMe), marks the long- overdue debut of what David Ritz, esteemed author and writer of the album's liner notes, calls "some of the most emotionally satisfying music Ross has ever made." Recorded in late 1971 and early 1972, the album that is now being released as Blue was originally envisioned as a companion to the No. 1 soundtrack LP to Lady Sings The Blues, a box office hit that earned a Best Actress Oscar® nomination for Ross. Blue was produced, arranged and conducted by Gil Askey, who did the same for the Lady Sings The Blues soundtrack and who had conducted Supremes shows in the past and would conduct Ross' solo shows in the future. Blue includes all twelve of the original tracks - all of which are previously unreleased, plus four bonus cuts from the recording sessions which took place in late 1971 and early 1972. But perhaps because the tracks were considered too jazzy, a result of Ross delving so deeply into her film portrayal of Billie Holiday, a decision was made to return Ross to pop music. In 1973, she did just that and "Touch Me In The Morning" shot to #1. Blue never saw the light of day. Blue premieres Ross's renditions of Cole Porter's "Let's Do It," the Gershwins' "I Loves Ya Porgy," and Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen's "But Beautiful" as well as "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes," "No More," "Had You Been Around," "Can't Get Started With You." ("Had You Been Around," the album's lone Motown original, is performed by Michelle Allar in Lady Sings The Blues.) Also debuting are bonus tracks "Easy Living," "He's Funny That Way" and Duke Ellington's "Solitude." Each of these tracks had been recorded during the soundtrack sessions but was left out of the film and off the soundtrack album. Blue's "You've Changed," "My Man (Mon Homme)," the Gershwins' "Love Is Here To Stay" and the fourth bonus track, "T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do," were heard in alternate versions on the Lady Sings The Blues soundtrack album. Rodgers & Hart's "Little Girl Blue" and Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" would later appear in alternate versions on 1973's Touch Me In The Morning and 1976's Diana Ross, respectively. The release of Blue completes, finally, an important chapter in the career of one of the most popular singers in the history of popular music. Blue will be widely available at traditional music retail beginning on June 6, 2006. Diana Ross "Blue" UPC tbd Blue is a surprise discovery, an unreleased masterpiece of jazz and pop standards recored by Diana Ross in 1972 after the filming ofher Oscar- nominated performance in "Lady Sings The Blues". Classic versions of American classics by an American icon! 1. What A Diff'rence A Day Makes 2. No More 3. Let's Do It 4. I Loves Ya Porgy 5. Smile 6. But Beautiful 7. Had You Been Around 8. Little Girl Blue 9. Can't Get Started With You 10. Love Is Here To Stay 11. You've Changed 12. My Man (Mon Homme) Bonus Tracks 13. Easy Living 14. Solitude 15. He's Funny That Way 16. T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do -- -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 134.208.40.162