A Time to Love
让爱与音乐结合 把爱传出去 20座葛莱美奖加冕 入列摇滚名人堂、词曲创作名人堂 35张专辑累积销售惊爆7200万张 30首流行榜TOP10单曲 11首流行榜冠军曲 睽违乐坛10年精致大碟乐界菁英共襄盛举:保罗麦卡尼、鬼才Prince、灵魂女声India.Arie、放克女声团En Vogue、福音传奇巨星Kirk Franklin、摇滚女将Bonnie Raitt… ◎内含英文歌词◎ 从Motown厂牌的音乐神童到开创性十足的音乐改革者,史提夫汪达坚信音乐具有改变的动力,有位乐评家曾经以「他绝对是一位把电子合成器彻底人性化的高手。」这一句话来形容史提夫的音乐技巧,随着睽违乐坛10年的精致大碟【A Time 2 Love】的发行,他让我们见识到音乐与爱结合之后的强大力量。 史提夫汪达的歌唱旅程正式迈向第5个10年,这位传奇艺人总计在美国发行了35张专辑,累积销售突破7200万张,创造超过30首流行榜TOP10单曲、11首流行榜冠军曲,赢得无数的音乐奖项,其中包括20座葛莱美奖(包括’96年获颁终身成就奖)以及2004年Billboard世纪大奖。’89年、2002年,他分别入列’摇滚名人堂’、’词曲创作名人堂’。此外,史提夫对全球社会与政治议题的关切也让人留下深刻印象,譬如,他’85年投入美国艺人援非义唱盛事-USA For Africa,他在’86年促成让人权领袖小马丁路德金的生日变成美国国定假日,90年代以来,他与’美国运通’合作发起定名为’Charge Against Hunger’的对抗饥饿的募款活动,总计募得1亿5000万美金的善款。 史提夫汪达每张专辑都有其特殊人生意义,每首歌曲创作都是活力与热情的表达,最新大碟【A Time 2 Love】要表达的就是’爱’这个字,他从不同层面、角度切入爱的主题。专辑请到不同音乐领域的菁英共襄盛举:标题曲"A Time To Love"由2座葛莱美奖肯定的灵魂女声India.Arie与史提夫合写,并请到保罗麦卡尼跨刀担任电吉他弹奏;刷新全美成人节奏蓝调电台首播放送次数最高纪录的放克/节奏蓝调劲歌"So What The Fuss"力邀鬼才Prince大展吉他才艺,同时也找来放克女声团En Vogue担任合声;阐释患难情谊的"Shelter In The Rain"是史提夫在美国历经Katrina飓风所带来的灾难后,向受难者表达人道关怀的感人之作,歌曲请到3座葛莱美奖加冕的福音界传奇巨星Kirk Franklin领导歌声充满灵性之美的合唱团担任和声;9座葛莱美奖肯定的摇滚女将Bonnie Raitt应邀在"Tell Your Heart I Love You"担任slide guitar弹奏;开场曲"If Your Love Cannot Be Moved"请到新世纪福音界实力女声Kim Burrell以及饶舌玩家Doug E. Fresh搭档合作;"Positivity"、"How Will I Know"这两首歌则有史提夫的女儿Aisha Morris助阵。 A Time to Love is a 2005 studio album by Stevie Wonder, his first since 1995's Conversation Peace. Originally to have been completed in 2004, it was finally released to stores on October 18, 2005, following an exclusive electronic release on Apple's iTunes Music Store on September 27. It is his 23rd official studio album. The first single, issued in April 2005, was "So What the Fuss", which featured Prince on guitar and En Vogue on backing vocals. Follow-up singles included "Positivity" with his daughter Aisha Morris, "From the Bottom of My Heart", and "Shelter in the Rain". The song "Shelter in the Rain" was in tribute to his first wife, singer Syreeta Wright, who died of cancer the year before this album was released. Wonder was quoted as saying he would've had Wright singing lead on "Shelter" had she have lived. Wonder makes a brief reference to singer Minnie Riperton, in the song "Positivity".