soul
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Douban
★ 8.6 23 ratings
Otis Redding genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 1991-06-11 publisher: Elektra / Wea
跟许多灵魂歌手一样,Otis Redding也是在教堂的唱诗班里得到音乐启蒙教育的。他出生于1941年九月,父亲是浸信会的牧师。喜爱音乐的他,高中都没有毕业就辍学了。有一次,他在一家医院里打工,还因为忘情的在大厅里歌唱而遭到开除。 为了能够接近他所喜爱的音乐,他在家乡找了一份工作,替当地一支合唱团担任打杂的小弟,偶尔也客串演唱。1962年,他开车送合唱团的成员到曼斐斯的某家唱片公司去试音,由于主角不是他,在录音的过程中,他只好乖乖的坐在角落里,合唱团录完之后,他忍不住表示自己也很希望能有机会录音。在录音时间还剩余二十分钟的情况下,唱片公司老板同意让他试试看。 他录了两首歌,第一首让老板觉得太像他从小崇拜的老牌黑人摇滚歌手Little Richard,第二首则是一首抒情的歌谣曲「These Arms of Mine」,老板虽然并不是特别的欣赏,还是决定予以发行,结果却意外的成了他的第一首进榜单曲。 其后的几年间,Otis Redding陆续又有了其他几首R&B的畅销曲,包括「Pain in My Heart」、「Security」、「I've Been Loving You Too Long」、「Respect」以及替他赢得更多注意的歌曲,翻唱自滚石合唱团经典的「(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction」等等。其中发表于1965年的「Respect」在1967年由Aretha Franklin成功的翻唱并且夺得冠军,轰动了歌坛。 只是当时他的知名度仅限于黑人,对于绝大多数的白人来说,仍然没有几个人认识他。为了替他宣传,唱片公司安排了巡回演唱的行程,把他的名声传到了欧洲,尤其是英国和法国,接著他们回到美国,参加蒙特利流行音乐节的演出。他是最后上场的,也是那次活动中唯一的灵魂歌手,而在他上台的时候,已经过了午夜,疲累的白人观众很多都在打瞌睡了,根本无心注意这位他们几乎毫不认识的黑人歌手。 Otis Redding以一首充满活力的「Shake」,炒热了现场,使得他在那次演唱会中的表现成了传奇。而由于他也是第一次接触到那种嬉皮听众,他颇有感触,演唱结束之后,他在停靠在旧金山附近的一艘游艇上写下了「(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay」这首歌。1967年十二月七号,他进入录音室,把这首歌曲录制下来,在歌曲的开头,他加上了海浪和海鸥的声音,用柔和的节奏,唱出了一个孤独男人心中的渴望。 三天之后,十二月十号,他结束了威斯康辛的一场演唱之后,登上了他刚刚购买的双引擎小飞机,准备前往康乃狄格去演出。当时的他,可以说是志得意满,因为不但他的「Respect」被灵魂歌后Aretha Franklin唱红,他本人也刚被英国著名的Melody Maker读者票选为全世界最佳的男歌手,取代了过去八年由猫王所霸占的宝座。 那天的气候十分不利于飞行,空中弥漫著浓雾。起飞之后不久,飞机就在离机场四英里的地方失事坠毁,很快的沉没在冰冷的湖水中,Otis Redding就这样结束了他短短的一生,只活了二十六岁。跟他一起丧生的,还包括了飞机的驾驶员、他的仆从和Bar-Keys乐队的四名团员。 四千五百位歌迷和亲友参加了他的丧礼。在他过世之后,唱片公司发行了「(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay」,很快的就直冲榜首,成为他一生之中唯一的冠军曲,可惜他自己却享受不到那些荣誉了。1980年,他的两个儿子跟一个表弟组成了「The Reddings」合唱团,翻唱了「(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay」,并且得到第五十五名,成为有史以来第一首由原唱者的后人重新唱红的冠军曲。
Lady Soul
Douban
★ 9.4 33 ratings
Aretha Franklin genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 1995-06-20 publisher: Atlantic / Wea
The best black female singer of the 20th century. This is a stunning album. the definitive late 60’s Aretha Franklin, bold, beautiful, vulnerable, earthy, sexy, defiant, spiritual and strong.. Full of great songs. A seminal session that furthered her deep soul agenda with key backings from Arif Mardin and Tom Dowd! The Sweet Inspirations provide sublime backing vocals behind Franklin’s maturing delivery of the lyrics — and the music is by an all-star group of players that includes Spooner Oldham, Bobby Womack, Jimmy Johnson, King Curtis, Tommy Cogbill, Roger Hawkins, and even Eric Clapton! After all, she is the Queen, the Lady Soul!! 1 Ranked #84 in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Aretha’s position as soul music’s premier female vocalist was consolidated by Lady Soul. Her strident reading of “Chain of Fools” set the tone on which the singer unveiled several stellar original compositions and reinterpreted a batch of classic songs. Franklin’s gospel roots were clearly displayed on “People Get Ready” while her interpretation of “(You Make Me Fell Like A) Natural Woman” showed both her vulnerable and assertive qualities. The album also features the fine soul ballad “Good to Me as I Am to You” with Eric Clapton on guitar. Lady Soul captures a performer at the peak of her power, restating her ability to take material and make it uniquely her own. This 1968 tour de force is one of the absolute pinnacles of the Queen’s incredible artistic legacy. 2 At a 1968 concert in Chicago, Aretha Franklin was publicly and officially crowned the Queen of Soul in front of her fans by a DJ named Purvis Spann. This body of work shows why Aretha continues to reign supreme. The Queen takes on the Kings of Soul/Rhythm & Blues and pulls no punches as she covers Ray Charles’s “Come Back Baby” and “Be as Good to Me as I Am to You,” James Brown’s “Money Won’t Change You,” and Curtis Mayfield’s “People Get Ready”. She’s classical, bluesy, funky, and right-down soulful on every cut. The poet Nikki Giovanni once wrote–”Aretha can sing Money Won’t Change You, but can James Brown sing Respect?” In other words, when the Queen covers a song, it becomes hers and one can easily forget about the original artist. For example, Carol King wrote and recorded “Natural Woman” but that song is and probably will always be associated with Aretha Franklin. Aretha wails and gets right-down funky on cuts like “Chain of Fools” and “Nikki Hokey.” She’s operatically soulful on “Ain’t No Way”–which to this day no female artist, including Whitney Houston, has been able to successfully cover.You have an absolutely classic and indispensable piece of American music history here. The one and only Aretha Franklin: “Lady Soul.”
Dusty in Memphis
Douban
★ 8.5 23 ratings
Dusty Springfield genre: Pop
release date 1969-01-01 publisher: Rhino / Wea
这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第89位。前100名的后面十几张里,有不少都是革命性一般但流行性超强的专辑,这就是其中一张,也许欠缺创意,但是给人舒服的感觉。 英国乐坛的常青树,她的音乐生涯长约40年,由于她去世时是60岁,我们简直可以说她一辈子都在唱歌。她出道的第一首单曲I Only Want to Be With You就在英美两地都取得了极大成功,她的风格是灵魂乐!她除了以歌艺闻名以外还有一件事情震惊世人,她大概是第一个坦率地承认自己是同性恋的著名艺人,那年头不可能用这个来制造噱头
Listened
June 15, 2022
挺好听的,就是首首一样……
soul
Talking Book
Douban
★ 9.1 28 ratings
Stevie Wonder genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2000-03-21 publisher: Motown
Japanese only SHM pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players. Universal. 2009.
Listened
June 16, 2022
几乎是full-album……但滚石榜上他排名靠前的两张听了都感觉麻麻
funk soul
Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964
Douban
★ 9.6 15 ratings
Sam Cooke genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2003-06-17 publisher: Abkco
Samuel Cook, known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.
Listened
July 7, 2022
Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha、Chain Gang
精选 美国 soul
At Last!
Douban
★ 9.3 20 ratings
Etta James genre: 布鲁斯
release date 1990-01-01 publisher: Mca
女爵士蓝调大师Etta James1961年的一张专辑。这张专辑融合了流行、蓝调和爵士乐的风格,较同时期的蓝调歌手而言更为“主流”一些,这张专辑中的"Stormy Weather", "I Just Want to Make Love to You"等歌曲都是打榜的热门歌曲,而她也被认为开创了一种被称为“Crossover diva”的独特演唱风格。 本专辑在滚石杂志评出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第116位。 ---------- 从1960年到1976年,Etta James在Chess旗下所出的唱片贴着各种各样的Chess商标(意味着不同的风格),最令人感叹的是,不论是出哪种风格的东西,她都能给人以惊喜。什么事都能被她歌唱,教堂布鲁斯“我只能哭泣(All I Could Is Cry)”的灵感来自于她与这个厂牌的第一次对话,而十个月之后她又推出了一首近乎献媚的“最终(At Last)”,-- Christina Aguilera经常在演唱会上演唱这首歌并以此向James致敬。 在22岁的Etta走进Chess之前,她已经有5年的职业音乐生涯了。在此之前,她并没有好好地开发自己的嗓子。在“All I Could Do Is Cry”中,她的嗓音听起来相当成熟、有形,但在以后灌录的唱片中,她给了人们更多的惊喜。她说,在长大后,她希望自己唱起歌来能象个男人,最好能像她儿提时代在洛杉矶浸礼会教堂里唱师班的领唱。没有几个人能像她那样唱得既漂亮又铿锵有力。Leonard Chess认为她有着像Dinah Washington那样跨越正统与流行的潜质,于是在Etta的早期歌曲中经常会出现管弦乐的合音—这并不是Chess的一贯作风,有时他们听起来既粗制滥造又老土。即使在这些歌中,James的演唱也是引人入胜的,忽而咆哮忽而温柔,就象是坐上了过山车。 在自己参与创作的歌曲(如“有什么抓住了我(Something Got s Hold on Me)”,“停止婚礼(Stop the Wedding)”中,她的力量更是发挥得淋漓尽致,相比之下,Tina Turner的嗓子显得那么平面。而在“给我的孩子(One for My Baby)”与“不要再逃避(Don\'t Get Around Much Anymore)”中,James的发音又表现出少有的轻柔。以上所提到的歌曲都收录在第一张CD中。在第二张盘中,“两面(Two Sides)”有着完美的编曲配器;在“亲爱的你想让我做什么(Baby What You Want Me to Do)”里,她的嗓音呈现出完全出乎意料的混浊,--这首歌出自Etta最棒的现场专辑之一、录制于1963年的《埃塔震撼了房子(Etta Rocks the House)》;小歌“波比是他的名字(Bobby Is His Name)”迸发了生命与死亡的激情;与Sugar Pie DeSanto合唱的歌曲“在地下室(In the Basement)”是一支激情四射的舞曲;还有灵歌中的颈点“告诉妈妈(Tell Mama)”(被Janis Joplin翻唱)和“我宁愿瞎了眼(I’d Rather Go Blind”)(被Rod Steward翻唱)。
The Dock of the Bay
Douban
★ 9.2 15 ratings
Otis Redding genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 1991-11-05 publisher: Elektra / Wea
Otis Ray Redding Jr. was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues.
Listened
Sept. 14, 2022
The Dock of the Bay、The Glory of Love
Funk 美国 soul
Fresh
Douban
★ 8.9 10 ratings
Sly & the Family Stone genre: 放克/灵歌/R&B
release date 2007-04-24 publisher: Sony
Fresh is the sixth album by American funk/soul/rock band Sly and the Family Stone, released by Epic/CBS Records on June 30, 1973 (see 1973 in music). Written and produced by Sly Stone, Fresh is more upbeat than its predecessor, the landmark There's a Riot Goin' On, but still retains much of Riot's dark, funky feel.
Listened
Oct. 26, 2022
If You Want Me to Stay
美国 soul