The One
虽然全球仍沉浸在黑压压的一片嘻哈/饶舌乐风当中,然而90年代的黑人美声音韵,至今仍受乐迷津津乐道不已,这种风格在新世纪的排行榜中,已少为锋头式的出现,但仍有不错的作品不断推出,近期令人感到雀跃不已的发觉,此”抒情派”又有再度复活之势,只不过节奏除了有著动人R&B顺畅旋律外,富有Hip-Hop跳跃感韵律的音符,更是添料加味的成为音乐主轴,就连MTV的拍摄,也设计多样崭新舞步再呈现!其中创作/演唱实力兼具的Frankie J,就是符合爱听抒情R&B,并带著些许舞动旋律,成为备受各界瞩目的耀眼新星! 在圣地牙哥居住的Frankie J,从小就在音乐的环境中长大,耳濡目染之下,Frankie J喜欢展现歌唱才华娱乐週遭的亲朋好友,虽然西班牙文是他的母语,平日所接触的也都以拉丁传统音乐居多,但是锺爱于Michael Jackson、Run-DMC、Stevie Wonder、Brian McKnight等R&B/Soul/Hip-Hop/Rap流行曲调的Frankie J,师法前辈的音乐风格,不断自我磨练,在高中时期获得才艺大赛的肯定,15岁就被加拿大独立舞曲厂牌挖掘,以拉丁Freestyle歌手推出数张轰动舞池的单曲,1997年获得舞曲界金牌制作人Jellybean的赏肆,网罗旗下音乐厂牌,但是专辑却未能顺利发行,Frankie J改加入一支德州乐团Los Kumbia King担任主唱与创作核心,经过三馀年的历练,Frankie J终被Sony Music集团签入发行攻入Top17的首张个人专辑‘What’s A Man To Do?’,谱以动人琴韵贯穿全曲,加上魅力十足的诱人嗓音,描述一段难以挽回的分手感伤之作”Don’t Wanna Try”,在成人抒情榜、流行单曲榜、节奏蓝调榜甚至舞曲榜,都开出亮眼优异的成绩! 两年的等待,Frankie J推出第二张更为精采动听的新作‘The One’,虽然仍以情爱议题搭配抒情的曲调作为专辑主轴,但是更多R&B/Hip-Hop甚至Rap的闻乐起舞之拍击,为曲子增添些许律动。首支急速于流行单曲榜爬升至前10大,描述为著情爱伤神的”Obsession(No Es Amor),在西班牙文的交错演唱,搭配好友Baby Bash的饶舌助阵,势必缔造出Frankie J演唱事业高峰的代表佳作,此曲特别收录英文与西班牙文两种抒情版本;同名单曲” The One”,浓情密意的请来甜美三人女子团3LW动听对唱;展现Frankie J美声诠释的抒情佳品”How To Deal”,轻易打动每位听者的心,也是深具排行实力的单曲;欢乐嘻哈派对的搭配曲”On The Floor”,邀来饶舌新秀Paul Wall助阵,一再挑起全身舞动细胞;带著异国情调的”In The Moment”,强烈讨喜的流畅节奏,渐层加入多部合音搭衬,呈现出刚柔并济的质感;另外惊喜超值收录感人至深的成名曲”Don’t Wanna Try”,以及助阵于好友Baby Bash在2004年缔造的畅销曲”Suga Suga”!Frankie J在2005开春推出的‘The One’,是喜爱R&B/Hip-Hop的你,万中选一的必收之作! a single that wound up cracking the Top 20 in 2003, is probably responsible for allowing Frankie J to bring in the likes of songwriters/producers Bryan-Michael Cox and Mario Winans, along with features from Baby Bash and Swisha House heavyweight Paul Wall, for follow-up The One. The singer continues to work closely with Happy Perez, but Cox's presence on not one but three tracks -- including "How to Deal," a clone of Usher's Cox-penned "Burn" in both sound and sentiment -- adds significant heft to his catalog. What's a Man to Do? tended to falter whenever J broke from his sweet, yearning (not whining) manner to adopt a tougher tone, but he smartly leaves that for Bash's and Wall's guest spots here. The One is a step forward in every aspect. Lead single "Obsession (No Es Amor)" shot up to the Top Ten upon release, only solidifying J's mainstream presence.