1971年底至1972年初， 螺丝阿姨在拍摄电影「Lady Sings The Blues」期间曾录制一张原创专辑 由於深受电影主角 Billie Holiday 影响，这张专辑是张爵士曲风浓厚的作品 原本打算与电影原声带「Lady Sings The Blues」作为搭配的发行 但最後由於 Motown 决定让螺丝阿姨走回流行曲风路线 这张专辑也就取消发行而石沈大海。 这张专辑最近被再度发现，并决定以「BLUE」为名首度发行 除原收录的十二首歌曲外，并加收四首为电影原声带录制但未被收录的歌曲 十六首歌中有些已分别以候补的版本，收录於电影原声带「Lady Sings The Blues」、 73年「Touch Me In The Morning」及76年「Diana Ross」专辑中 这次收录的则是最初的原始版本。 「BLUE」专辑由 Motown/UMe 於2006/06/06发行 螺丝阿姨暌违多年的新作预计也将於今年秋季问世。 虽然我一直不觉得螺丝阿姨的歌声出众（近年因为酗酒而倒嗓） 作品曲风走向也一直偏向流行而非黑音（近二十年来的作品更是如此） 她是同期天后中唯一始终未能获得葛莱美奖青睐的一位 数十年来不变的爆炸头造型与停滞不前的曲风，也使她自80年代中期起後迅速过气 但是身为 Motown 代表歌手的她，确实唱红不少经典的传世抒情佳作 去年 Westlife 邀请她重唱91年抒情代表「When You Tell Me That You Love Me」 看过 MV 後，她丝毫未减的舞台魅力正是一个 Diva 所该有的风范。 专辑封面：http://www.diana-web.com/newspictures/blue.jpg Motown Press Release BLUE, A NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED 1972 DIANA ROSS ALBUM OF JAZZ STANDARDS, IS DISCOVERED IN THE MOTOWN VAULT Debuts More Than Three Decades After Being Recorded. For more than 30 years, rumors have circulated of a never-issued Diana Ross album of jazz standards recorded around the time of her triumphant star turn in Lady Sings The Blues. Recently, these archival recordings were discovered in the Motown vault. The resulting album, Blue (Motown/UMe), marks the long- overdue debut of what David Ritz, esteemed author and writer of the album's liner notes, calls "some of the most emotionally satisfying music Ross has ever made." Recorded in late 1971 and early 1972, the album that is now being released as Blue was originally envisioned as a companion to the No. 1 soundtrack LP to Lady Sings The Blues, a box office hit that earned a Best Actress Oscar® nomination for Ross. Blue was produced, arranged and conducted by Gil Askey, who did the same for the Lady Sings The Blues soundtrack and who had conducted Supremes shows in the past and would conduct Ross' solo shows in the future. Blue includes all twelve of the original tracks - all of which are previously unreleased, plus four bonus cuts from the recording sessions which took place in late 1971 and early 1972. But perhaps because the tracks were considered too jazzy, a result of Ross delving so deeply into her film portrayal of Billie Holiday, a decision was made to return Ross to pop music. In 1973, she did just that and "Touch Me In The Morning" shot to #1. Blue never saw the light of day. Blue premieres Ross's renditions of Cole Porter's "Let's Do It," the Gershwins' "I Loves Ya Porgy," and Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen's "But Beautiful" as well as "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes," "No More," "Had You Been Around," "Can't Get Started With You." ("Had You Been Around," the album's lone Motown original, is performed by Michelle Allar in Lady Sings The Blues.) Also debuting are bonus tracks "Easy Living," "He's Funny That Way" and Duke Ellington's "Solitude." Each of these tracks had been recorded during the soundtrack sessions but was left out of the film and off the soundtrack album. Blue's "You've Changed," "My Man (Mon Homme)," the Gershwins' "Love Is Here To Stay" and the fourth bonus track, "T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do," were heard in alternate versions on the Lady Sings The Blues soundtrack album. Rodgers & Hart's "Little Girl Blue" and Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" would later appear in alternate versions on 1973's Touch Me In The Morning and 1976's Diana Ross, respectively. The release of Blue completes, finally, an important chapter in the career of one of the most popular singers in the history of popular music. Blue will be widely available at traditional music retail beginning on June 6, 2006. Diana Ross "Blue" UPC tbd Blue is a surprise discovery, an unreleased masterpiece of jazz and pop standards recored by Diana Ross in 1972 after the filming ofher Oscar- nominated performance in "Lady Sings The Blues". Classic versions of American classics by an American icon! 1. What A Diff'rence A Day Makes 2. No More 3. Let's Do It 4. I Loves Ya Porgy 5. Smile 6. But Beautiful 7. Had You Been Around 8. Little Girl Blue 9. Can't Get Started With You 10. Love Is Here To Stay 11. You've Changed 12. My Man (Mon Homme) Bonus Tracks 13. Easy Living 14. Solitude 15. He's Funny That Way 16. T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do -- --

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