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喜爱 Easy Listening情歌和美妙和声的乐迷绝对会为这张英格兰丹与约翰福克利二重唱(England Dan & John Ford Coley)的名曲精选专辑着迷!本名 Dan Seals的England Dan ,他的兄弟就是70年代另一着名二重唱Seals & Crofts的Jim Seals,由于乐风喜好不同而各组各团。 Dan与Coley都拥有一副适于唱抒情歌的美妙歌喉,笔底下更很有两下子,一曲 "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" 至今令人回味无穷,"It's Sad To Belong"、"Nights Are Forever" 等也都是不可多得的抒情佳作。这张专辑将Killing You Softly With Their Songs ! 二十世纪百大最受欢迎的西洋名曲 《第九十名:I'd Really Love to See You Tonight》 在70年代后半段的热门音乐史上,「英格兰丹与约翰福特寇利」(England Dan & John Ford Coley)堪称当时举世最受欢迎的搭档之一,风靡市场的程度,甚至几乎与「老鹰」合唱团(Eagles)并驾齐驱,可惜的是他们的持久力比较差一些,随着80年代的到来以及两人的分道扬镳,这支二重唱也走入了历史。 「英格兰丹」的本名叫做丹席尔斯(Dan Seals),来自德州的一个音乐家庭。他的父亲是个贝司手,曾经替许多位乡村巨星担任过伴奏的工作,在父亲的影响之下,他和他的哥哥吉姆席尔斯(Jim Seals)也从小就爱上音乐,哥哥并且曾经成为「冠军」乐队(The Champs)的成员,随后又跟友人合作,以「席尔斯与克罗夫特」(Seals & Crofts)二重唱的姿态成名于70年代初期。除了他们父子三个之外,他们的家族中还包括着名的乡村歌手强尼邓肯(Johnny Duncan)和两位优秀的歌曲作家,查克席尔斯(Chuck Seals)和特洛伊席尔斯(Troy Seals)。 60年代末期,丹席尔斯跟他一位曾经受过古典钢琴训练的同学约翰寇利(John Colley)开始一起卖唱,陆续参加过几支乐队,由于情投意合,两人决定自行组成二重唱,想要以「席尔斯与寇利」作为团名。这个时候,吉姆席尔斯说话了,因为当时他已经组成了「席尔斯与克罗夫特」,不希望弟弟用类似的名字「搅局」,在他的建议之下,两人于是决定换个名称,用「英格兰丹与约翰福特寇利」的名义开始表演,同时获得了A&M唱片的合约,从1971年开始推出唱片。尽管引起了不少注意,甚至还有一首单曲在日本拿到了冠军,但是在美国唱片市场上的成绩却不是很理想,到了1972年,公司就跟他们解约了。 一连四年的时间,他们都找不到愿意支持他们的唱片公司,只好拼命打工,偶而也参加「席尔斯与克罗夫特」唱片的录音。终于,命运之神开始眷顾他们了。1976年,两人的经纪人听到了一首来自密西西比的创作歌手派克麦基(Parker McGee)所写的歌曲「I'd Really Love to See You Tonight」,于是安排他们录制了Demo带,四处寻找唱片公司的支持。当「大西洋」唱片的一位经理表示毫无兴趣的时候,隔壁办公室另外一家唱片公司的经理隔着墙壁听到了他们的录音,立刻自动奉上一纸合约。不久,「I'd Really Love to See You Tonight」果然轰动了市场,不但夺得全美排行亚军以及抒情歌曲排行榜的冠军,同时推出的专辑「Nights Are Forever」也大为畅销,让他们就此一炮而红。 英格兰丹与约翰福特寇利融合了乡村与摇滚的抒情曲风,在70年代的后半段可说是红透了半边天,不仅获得成年歌迷的喜爱,连青少年也同样的为他们疯狂。他们陆续又唱红了「Nights Are Forever Without You」、「Soldier In The Rain」、「We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again」和「Love Is the Answer」等歌曲。可惜的是,由于无法继续有所突破,这对搭档终于在1980年宣告分手。丹席尔斯先是以「英格兰丹」的名义推出独唱作品,然后恢复本名,改走乡村路线,成了80年代最走红的乡村歌手之一。 (以上资料来自银河网路西洋音乐城) AMG Review by Bruce Eder Sixteen songs by the soft rock duo, cut between March of 1976 and early 1980, that sum up most of their best work. It's unfortunate that the producers couldn't have salvaged one or two cuts from their A&M years, just to delineate the development of their sound, but limited to 16 songs that might not have been possible. This is a handy volume, with excellent sound and ample annotation and session information, which tells the listener a lot about the duo that is often overlooked. For starters, they took care of their own -- their one-time '60s-era partner Shane Keister played keyboards on the Nights Are Forever album. And Jim Seals accompanied them on acoustic guitar, with Janie Fricke appearing on backing vocals, on the same album. The team were never too far from country music, even when they were topping the pop and adult contemporary charts, but their genius (and that of producer Kyle Lehning) lay in applying the most compatible country players to the most melodic attributes of pop/rock. The music is as smooth and virtuosic as the best country-rock, comparable to the work of Firefall but also more personal. Billboard Charts: 1976 Nights Are Forever Without You Adult Contemporary #6 1976 Nights Are Forever Without You The Billboard Hot 100 #10 1977 Gone Too Far The Billboard Hot 100 #23 1978 We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again Adult Contemporary #1 1978 We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again The Billboard Hot 100 #9 1979 Love Is The Answer Adult Contemporary #1 1979 Love Is The Answer The Billboard Hot 100 #10