Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around 'til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
How I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
'Cause I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know I'm praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don't do it usually
But dear Lord she's dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream
第46届格莱美五项提名:年度歌曲;最佳R&B男歌手;最佳R&B合唱;最佳R&B歌曲;最佳R&B专辑
专辑名:《Dance With My Father》
演唱者:Luther Vandross
发行时间:2003年6月10日
发行公司:J-Records
音乐风格:Urban(城市音乐), Adult Contemporary成人时代
歌手介绍
Luther Vandross于1951年4月20日出生于美国纽约最北部的Bronx区,作为最伟大的黑人男歌手之一,拥有超过两千万张的唱片销售记录,被他富有魔力的嗓音所征服的听众数以亿计。在R&B音乐这个年轻人的世界里,Luther Vandross称得上是大器晚成,直到他三十岁时才发行了第一张专辑《Never Too Much》,之后便一发不可收,之后的十三张专辑都达到了白金销量,被称为是80年代R&B音乐三巨头之一,另两人是鼎鼎大名的Stevie Wonder和Michael Jackson。
Luther Vandross不仅是一名出色而成功的歌手,而且他还是一名成功的词曲作者和唱片制作人,他参与了Stevie Wonder,Lionel Richie,Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick和Cheryl Lynn等著名歌星专辑的录制,并与Mariah Carey等歌星有合作。
在第33,34,39届格莱美奖中三次获得最佳R&B男歌手奖,歌曲《Power Of Love/Love Power》还获得了第34届格莱美最佳R&B歌曲奖。在他近三十年的音乐生涯中,共出版了17张专辑,15张精选,以及数十首单曲,2003年6月10日发行了他的最新专辑《Dance With My Father》。
这是Luther Vandross所有唱片中的第一张Billboard 200排行榜的冠军专辑。在专辑中Luther Vandross亲自创作了大部分歌曲,并担任监制,制作人。这位R&B大师的深厚功力再一次得到了证明,他的音乐毫不夸张的说是完美嗓音和诗意歌词的完美结合,而且他还拉来了Richard Marx,Destiny's Child的Beyonce Knowles等歌星来协助录音。
专辑第一首歌就让R&B后生们领教了这位老将的实力,节奏,嗓音,一切都是那么的和谐。《The Closer I Get to You》则是Luther Vandross与Destiny's Child合唱团Beyonce Knowles亲昵而深情的对唱,其中Beyonce Knowles的演唱也得到了这位R&B巨匠的称赞。《Dance With My Father》更是充满了Luther Vandross对父亲的纪念。《She Saw You》中引入了RAP的节奏,结合以吉他的伴奏,讲述了一个关于出卖的故事。
这张近70分钟的专辑证明Luther Vandross依然保持了一贯的高水准,作为制作人,专辑里歌曲顺序的编排也很合理,听起来让人感到十分的舒服。这张专辑的歌曲与新生代的R&B作品相比,节奏略慢,但仍能十分明显的感觉到Luther Vandross的未随时间的推移而褪色的嗓音及才华。
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But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don't do it usually
But dear Lord she's dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream