Whitney Houston -《I Look to You》[MP3]

专辑英文名: I Look to You

歌手: Whitney Houston

音乐风格: 节奏布鲁斯

资源格式: MP3

发行时间: 2009年08月31日

地区: 美国,英国

语言: 英语

简介:

压缩比率： 320 KBPS

专辑介绍：

<I Look To You>是Whitney Houston自2002年12月发行专辑<Just Whitney>睽违歌坛七年，走出毒癮与离婚的人生低潮，终於重返乐坛的首张个人录音室专辑（出道以来的第七张全新录音室专辑）。专辑于2007年至2009年期间录制，2009年8月31号发行，制作人是惠妮的老搭档克莱夫·戴维斯(Clive Davis)。同时，专辑还请来一大票欧美乐坛的中坚力量助阵，参与制作的包括：Swizz Beatz, Sean Garrett, Alicia Keys, David Foster, Diane Warren, Akon以及R Kelly等。

惠妮休斯顿睽违歌坛七年的最新专辑<I Look To You>有「师妹」艾莉西亚凯斯、劳凯利、阿肯等巨星跨刀，八月31日全球发行，专辑正式发表的第一首新歌〈I Look To You〉将於今日〈30日〉起连续四天在中广iRadio(FM 96)与全球同步首播！这张年度超级大片台湾将订於九月4日发行。

Whitney Houston在生活上并不是一个好榜样，过往的吸毒史就已经是她最大的负面，还有家庭等各种的负面新闻，已令不少fans离开了她。然而，还有一大帮fans还继续等待着她至今天，（我作为Whitney的新fans）我觉得守候以Whitney身边的fans等待的可能是那再次被Whitney的音乐触动心灵的一刻，再次听到如When You Believe这样能使人在在绝望的时候重拾力量的励志歌曲，还有如I Will Always Love You般刻骨铭心的恋恋情歌。

在新专辑中也许Whitney的唱功已不在如前那么雄厚高亢，但有不少歌确是Whitney的真情表白：如最先听到的那首<I Didn't Know My Own Strength>，细细品味歌词会让人不禁落泪——这是Whitney对大家的自白，同时也是送给还处于生活低谷的朋友的一点点鼓励；<I Look To You>——专辑同名歌曲，据说是Whitney用来答谢一位一直在她身边默默支持她的朋友，也希望Whitney经历了这么多的曲折之后能真正地站起来，不要辜负挚友的帮助。

而最近确定的官方首单<Million Dollar Bill>是唱作才女艾丽西娅·凯斯（Alicia Keys）为Whitney量身打造的一首旋律轻快的R&B舞曲，而这首单曲的监制是著名嘻哈制作人Swizz Beatz。虽然今次Swizz Beatz采用了比较复古一点的编曲手法，有点偏离了他一贯的作风。但这的确刚好配合了Whitney的声音特点，更令人回想起这位天后此前的光辉岁月。各大媒体对这首单曲的评价也非常好。《滚石》杂志认为“<Million Dollar Bill>能令人拍掌的、快速的带点嘻哈风格的作品，这也许是Whitney Houston至今为止唱过的最快的歌曲。但她却成功地驾驭了它。”而MTV的评论则指出“这首关于寻找爱情的歌曲，Whitney Houston那令人回味的嗓音，加上Swizz Beatz的编曲，绝对能成为下季舞场大热。”

部分介绍转载自：

惠特尼·休斯顿新单曲尝试嘻哈 受《滚石》好评

Whitney Houston -《I Look to You》[MP3]

引用

1. “Million Dollar Bill” (written and produced by Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats)

An up-tempo, joyful track about love and probably one of the funkiest songs Whitney has ever done. “Million Dollar Bill” has an amazing bass line and almost recalls early Michael Jackson in Off The Wall. The catchy hook, “You make me feel like a million dollar bill.” Her vocal is strong with some power notes toward the end. The song has an Alicia Keys sound but fits for Whit — it’s current without making her seem like she is trying to compete with teenagers. The song received a standing ovation.

2. “Nothin’ But Love” (produced by Danja)

Whitney’s shout out to those who her love her and those who hate on her, she’s got “Nothin’ But Love” for all of them. Completely up-tempo and definitely an R&B club track that has the potential of sounding even hotter with a remix. The vocal stays around her lower register and, again, holds some classic Nippy notes at the end.

3. “Call You Tonight” (produced by Stargate)

Fun, mature and a song everyone can relate to. Heavily produced and while it can be tough to adjust to a pure vocalist like Whitney sing to a production heavy song, the mid-tempo track works for this album. “Call You Tonight” sounds like one of the better tracks from Just Whitney. Some lyrics include, “Destiny, I believe in it” and “I wish I could stay but I got to go, I’ll call you tonight.”

4. “Salute” (written and produced by R. Kelly)

Whitney is saying goodbye to a lover who has done her wrong, but she is letting go with no anger and confidently sings, “I salute you.” Could she be channeling Bobby Brown? The song is strictly R&B and almost sounds similar to “Heartbreak Hotel” from the My Love Is Your Love album. More instruments than production with keys and a strong vocal from Whitney. One line, “You think you know everything, you think your sh*t don’t stink.”

5. “I Look To You” - R. Kelly

Say what you want about R. Kelly but the man can still make a good R&B song. “I Look To You” is the title track and my favorite song so far. Beautiful lyrics like, “As I lay me down, heaven hear me now.” Her voice is deeply powerful, channeling classic Whitney with a pop sense but an R&B vocal. This song proves that she has not lost her voice and it’s definitely a melody I cannot wait to hear live. Whitney clearly feels every line and chord, charging through the ballad, transcending her own experience and reaching others who have been through adversity. Whitney has been criticized for not being emotional enough in her music — this track knocks out that complaint. From where I could see, Bobbi Kristina, Whitney’s daughter, was getting emotional during the song.

6. “Worth It” (R. Kelly)

“This song is for the lovers…” is one of the lines. Youthful and radio friendly, another R&B track. Nothing much to add about this one, enjoyable to listen to and had folks in the audience bobbing their head — I think I even saw a few head nods from Martha Stewart!

7. “A Song For You” (produced by Stargate)

Popularized by Donny Hathaway, “A Song For You” is a new spin on the Leon Russell classic. The beginning starts slow and the crowd gasped when they realized what song she was singing. Whitney sounded incredible, nearly haunting and before you knew it the song turns into a club banger! Mr. Davis explained the song was recorded just the night before. Definitely one for those who loves Whitney’s club tracks.

Overall, the nine tracks that were played received a good response. The album definitely has the potential to be a hit. For Whitney, there is no such thing as a “comeback” — icons “don’t call it a comeback,” they just jump back in the game whenever they are ready. One thing I do know is no one should expect 1985 Whitney. Artists evolve and it’s limiting when we trap performers in a particular box or era. The best piece about the tracks is that Whit has some grit to her voice, her vocals are still strong but she doesn’t mind getting a bit nasty with it. While the album isn’t finished, I believe folks will be pleasantly surprised.

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