Anthony Hamilton的第二张专辑Comin' From Where I'm From，在美国 已经卖超过一百万张了。这是一张在台湾也能轻易买到的好碟，充满复古 味。歌曲作的很用心，将JD的亚特兰大swing，费城帮的新灵魂(这是主要 诉求点!)和西岸的人文风(AH来自北卡)巧妙融合起来。很耐听，我喜欢里 头的合声，女声用的很充分，这是费城的正字标记，还有歌词...不是我 在说，不会言之无物。 有兴趣的朋友可以试着听听看吧。 以下是官网对AH的介绍，我把它翻译出来，大家就勉强看一下我拙劣的 笔触罗... 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. 专辑获得好成绩的成人灵魂乐兄弟，安东尼汉弥顿，Beautiful Comin' From Where I'm From〈该专辑〉是能够真正捕捉六○年代末和七○年代初那 段灵魂乐黄金时期精髓的少数作品之一。丰富的，勇敢的，感性的发声，他 那优美声音和相互配合的歌曲创作，注入教人心服口服的超龄天分，使人不 由得彷佛追忆起如Bill Withers和Bobby Womack〈60、70年代〉般的灵魂歌 手。不像时下大部分的大喉咙画眉鸟〈应该是指华而不实的流行歌者〉， Hamilton是真正的音乐人：他是精湛的创作人，歌手和制作人，并可在舞台 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." 「我的专辑是诚恳的灵魂音乐。录制过程是直导重心，赤裸，满载生机的 ，」Hamilton说。「这并非neo〈新〉，」他强调。「当我一想到neo，就会直 接联想到neon〈霓虹〉，就像它是来自暗处一般。我的东西不是来自暗处。它 的的确确是真实的好音乐。」 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曾经在十年之中过着贫困的生活，这段过程中他也结交了一些朋友。 生长於北卡罗莱纳的夏洛特，这个来自哈林区的男孩在教堂唱诗班发现了自己的 天分，那时他才十岁。青年时期，他因为渴望〈自己的兴趣〉而开展了道路〈?? ?〉，他到当地的夜总会和新人试演会，与同样来自Charlotte的Horace Brown和 Jodeci的成员一起演出。「我因为年岁增长而离开这个能够真实表现自己的环境 ，」他回想着，「我知道我必须离开Charlotte来展开我的音乐事业。」 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离开Charlotte来到纽约市，他在Andre Harrell的Uptown 〈上城〉唱片签约－这里是New Jack Swing〈一种黑人曲风〉的聚集地。这时兴 起的hip-hop-soul movement〈嘻哈灵魂乐运动〉，其中的明星名单上包括了 Jodeci和Horace Brown，另外加上Heavy D, Mary J. Blige and Guy〈以Teddy Riley和Aaron Hall兄弟为主的团体〉。不幸的，Uptown唱片在1995年他完成未 发表的专辑前已经关门大吉了。 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'"〉. 随着上城唱片的结束，Hamilton将事业移转至MCA唱片，在这里他终於发表了他 那极好的、宏观的首张专辑，那是1996年出版的XTC〈专辑名称〉。在出版了这张 专辑之後，Hamilton短暂的和他前音乐顾问Harrell Entertainment重聚，这是 Soulife唱片将版图建立在洛杉矶的之前的事，该公司开办时间是1999年， （Hamilton）与同乡友人Mark Sparks和Chris Dawley一起合作。Soulife的第一 张发表作品是Sunshine Anderson的专辑Your woman，Hamilton这这时也参与了含 有新元素的其它专辑的录制工作，并帮其他艺人写了一些歌曲，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延揽Hamilton，担任他的合声和专辑〈Voodoo是D的第二张专 辑〉的全球巡回。「我几乎去了全世界：例如欧洲，巴西，这是我人生最好的阶段 。」Hamilton回忆道。但是，正当他积极回到的繁忙的全球之旅时，Soulife唱片 倒闭了，这个歌手兼创作人发现自己又回到原点。「我变得十分消沉，」Hamilton 直言不讳的说着，「我就像是一个不停说着，『为什麽？上帝，为什麽？我用尽心 力投入的音乐工作，到底出了什麽问题？』的人，但我还是我不断祈祷和工作，寻 求一个更好的工作契机。」 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. 接下来的两年，Hamilton忙碌於担任合声的工作，同时也在如Eve 〈"Ride Away" 〉， Xzibit 〈"The Gambler"〉和2Pac 〈"Thugz Mansion"〉的歌曲中出现〈乐器 、录音或合音〉。在2002年，他终於获得了自己始终等待的破晓黎明。当他加入Po' Folks这首歌的（动人的???）合唱团工作，这首歌是Nappy Roots〈南方嘻嘻乐团〉 第一张专辑Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz的第一支单曲。为了答谢Hamilton的参 与贡献，这首歌很快的成为畅销单曲（这是一种形容吧!），也成了2003年葛莱美奖 最佳饶舌歌曲的提名之一。在颁奖典礼前一天，有名的娱乐机构代理人L. Londell McMillan邀请Hamilton出席典礼过後众星云集的宴会。晚会之後，Michael Mauldin ，这名以锐利眼光着名的音乐工业大佬，向他的儿子，亚特兰大的畅销音乐人 Jermaine Dupri力荐Hamilton，介绍他给JD认识。Dupri接受了父亲的请求，并在听 完这位歌手悦耳的音乐进而被吸引之後，很快的在48小时内求才若渴般的签下了 Hamilton成为So So Def出版事业〈JD的公司〉的一员。 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." 经过长久的时间历程，忍受官僚般的音乐工业生态超过10年之後，Anthony Hamilton终於趋近於明星地位。在他亲身体验过那段从艰辛走到成功的坎坷路，他还 是愿意保持着乐观积极的态度。『每件事都会否极泰来，我的音乐生涯早就有一群人 等着我的来到，』他说。「回到我与上城唱片签约的那一刻起，我的音乐就被贴上 alternative soul〈另类灵魂乐〉的标签。现在，人们的反应证明了我的声音 〈是有可听性的〉，我的音乐不会使人震惊或者感觉不悦耳；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. 确实，Comin' From Where I'm From会让人想像，它有贴近地球关怀的歌词，让听 者得以描绘出Hamilton所要传达，在疲弱〈使人厌倦的〉世界中爱与生活的故事，而 且这些歌曲都是取材自每个人都能感受的同情共感。像是Float和Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens〈专辑歌曲〉所撷取的软调会让人联想起Genuwine〈R&B/Pop歌手〉 的调调，他选择所要演唱的都是能教你内心升起暖意的人类普遍之感〈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. 带来唤起old-school-inspired〈老式，也就是第一段所说的60、70年代的东西〉 的风味和乡村灵魂慢歌〈融合白人乡村乐的黑人歌〉，都是Hamilton想要带给听者 的内容，他请来一些能够帮他完全展开生涯道路的制作人和音乐人，这包括Mark Batson〈制作过India. Arie〉，Cedric Solomon〈制作过Kelly Rowland，Beyonce ，Kieran〉和James Poyser〈The Soulquarians，这是Jay Dee、D、James Poyser和 The Roots鼓手？uestlove的制作团队，制作过Musiq，The Roots〉。他们可以提供 成功可靠的灵魂乐保证：哇哇吉他的弹奏〈wah-wah machine的应用，这是摇滚乐的 元素〉，激烈的钢琴反覆乐节〈短暂旋律的不断重复〉，充满感动的喇叭应用（old school的味儿），教堂式风琴（也是old school）和不断撞击的贝斯声线〈提供衬底 音乐的厚实性〉。 "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." 「我想改变游戏音乐的方式，那是从来没有人做过的方式，不是某种形式的陈腔 滥调，而是做出我欲给予人们的奇妙的礼赞，」Hamilton说着。「我很感谢上帝给 我这项天赋让我站在这条路上，我的责任是要将它〈天赋〉给与人们，并保持谦逊 的态度，继续让它发光…且向世界微笑着。」 很感动，AH的故事其实是很多黑人的经历，希望可以给大家作为对R&B歌手的了 解参考罗... -- 劳动是一切财富的泉源； 劳动是人类一切生活的头号基本条件； 劳动创造了人类自身。 <<Frederick Engels>> --

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