今天心血来潮把Donna Lewis的2张专辑拿出来听~ 仍然觉得听她的音乐是种轻松愉快而没有负担的感觉~ 後来才发现她第2张专辑"Blue Planet"离现在也已经4年了~ 上网想看看她最近有没有新片的消息~ 到了她的官方站後才知道~ 她果然在今年3月发了第三张专辑"Be Still"~ 但是也在她官方站上得知她与Atlantic拆夥的消息~ 不知道有没有人知道这件事~ 以下是官方站新闻全文~ Leaving Atlantic Records Donna has revealed more details about the reasons for her split with Atlantic Records. The ‘Blue Planet’ album was initially given the seal of approval by record executives and early indications were that it would receive priority support. What happened next is disputed, but after only 2 weeks at radio and despite a positive reaction across many territories, the record company changed the first single, "I Could Be The One" to "Love Him". Donna confirmed that she was frustrated by the lack of commitment from the record company behind "Love Him" despite its phenomenal success in charging to the top of Billboard Dance Chart. "It became clear to both me and the management team that Atlantic were failing to give us the support that the track's popularity deserved, which we felt left us with no choice but to part company". "Sadly, I'm not the first this has happened to and I won't be the last. Every situation is different and the scenario is usually complex, but this experience has given me a far better understanding of the problems an artist faces in trying to keep the support of their label". Donna admits leaving was a brave move, but the rift has given her the opportunity to control her own destiny and start to experiment with different directions in her music. 後来查了一下~ 她的第三张专辑应该只有在官方站上面才能买得到~ 因为上面是说是Internet release March 2002~ 而这第三张专辑的缘起是为了歌迷和官方站的成立~ When plans were being made last year to start a website, I began thinking about making a record that would be exclusively available to you, the fans. I began writing songs at the piano and loved the way they sounded in their raw form. I decided to take a "back to basics" approach to the recording, using only piano/keys and vocals to convey the intimacy of the songs. "Be Still" is a collection of work close to my heart. It will be available at the end of March through this site. You can check it out in the discography section. 她也回到美国做它的官方站和第三张专辑的宣传~ Donna is now back in America for a while. There are a number of things going on - a PR campaign starts now in America, the objective to spread awareness of the website and the new record. Donna is also planning to do some live ‘acoustic’ shows to promote the record, the first date is July 20 At The Woodstock Playhouse, New York State. Donna says:“My very good friend Robbie Dupree asked me if I would be a special guest artist at a show he was putting on at the famous Woodstock Playhouse. I will be performing an acoustic set of songs from my 3 albums. Anyone out there that can make it to the show – I'd love to see you there". 所以现在在美国她会有2场Live的演出~ As well as The Woodstock Playhouse show on July 20, www.woodstockplayhouse.org Donna has added a 2nd show at The Turning Point, Piermont, New York on July 18. www.turningpointcafe.com 其实一直很喜欢她的音乐和声音~ 一种轻轻柔柔的感觉~ 不讳言~ 在我听到Vanessa Carlton的"A thousand miles"时~ 我第一个想到的就是Donna Lewis~ 不论是如童音般的歌声亦或是以钢琴为底的音乐~ 再再都让Donna在我的脑中浮现~ 虽然两人走向并不类似~ 但是我诚挚的希望两人之後都能再出专辑~ 让喜欢她们的歌迷能够继续的支持她们~ 如果你/你喜欢Vanessa Carlton的话~ 绝对不要错过了Donna Lewis~^_^ -- 　　　自恋.......... ～～～ 　　　　　　　　　　　　～～～ 　　是一段浪漫的开始......... --

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