Re: [B2M ] Boyz II Men - Cooleyhighharmony (1993)

[Brien (B-jam)]

※ 引述《prexceed ()》之銘言：
:   Boyz II Men's first album, Cooleyhighharmony executive produced by Michael
: Bivins. Cooleyhighharmony's drum-heavy new jack swing sound and multi-layered
: sampled backdrops were similar to that of Bell Biv DeVoe's own work, but
: featured smooth classic-soul styled vocals in place of BBD's rapping and
: brassier singing. Their first single, the Dallas Austin-produced
: "Motownphilly" featured BBD as guest performers. From the beginning, Boyz II
: Men featured all four members trading leads, avoiding the usual R&B group
: arrangement of one or two lead singers and a team of background singers. The
: multiple-lead arrangements became a Boyz II Men trademark, and it became
: typical to hear Wanya Morris' vibrato-heavy tenor, Shawn Stockman's smoother
: tenor voice, Nathan Morris' baritone, and Michael McCary's deep bass (notably
: used in spoken-word sections of many Boyz II Men hits) trading bars in each
: song. In time, Wanya Morris would become something of the de facto leader of
: the group, handling its operations and business interests, but the group
: never presented one man as more important than the other. Cooleyhighharmony
: was a major success for the group, Bivins, and Motown. It eventually sold
: over nine million copies, "Motownphilly" and "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to
: Yesterday" were #1 R&B hits and top five U.S. pop hits, the album won the
: 1992 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
: While traveling the country, their tour manager Khalil Roundtree was
: murdered, and the group's future performances of "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye
: to Yesterday" were dedicated to him.

        Boyz II Men的首張專輯"Cooleyhighharmony"由Michael Bivins擔任執行
    製作。這張專輯有著由厚重鼓聲帶出的New Jack Swing風和多重取樣的背景音
    樂，好似Bell Biv DeVoe(譯註：Michael Bivins自己的樂團)的作品，不過是
    將BBD的饒舌與尖銳的歌聲換成了柔順、富古典靈魂味道的演唱。他們的第一支
    單曲"Motownphilly"由Dallas Austin製作，並找來BBD一同演唱。從一開始，
    Boyz II Men就是四個成員輪流擔綱主唱，不像一般節奏藍調團體的編曲只有一
    兩個主音加上一群和聲。這種多重主唱的編制成為Boyz II Men的一大特色，
    在他們每首歌曲裡都可聽到Wanya Morris帶著強烈抖音的高音、Shawn
    Stockman較滑順的高音、Nathan Morris的中音、以及Michael McCary的超低音
    (尤其出現在許多Boyz II Men暢銷曲的唸白段落)，這也逐漸變成典型的配制。
    後來，Wanya Morris漸漸可說是團體中的領導人物，管理整團的運作和商業上
    往來，然而在這個團體裡從未有哪一個人被認為比其他人都來的重要。
    Cooleyhighharmony讓他們平步青雲，也是Bivins和Motown唱片的一大成功。後
    來這張專輯創下九百萬張的銷售紀錄，"Motownphilly"和"It's So Hard to
    Say Goodbye to Yesterday"都拿下節奏藍調榜冠軍，並登上全美單曲前五名，
    專輯甚至得到1992年葛萊美獎最佳節奏藍調團體演唱的殊榮。在全國巡迴時，
    他們的巡迴經紀人Khalil Roundtree遭到謀殺，後來他們在表演"It's So Hard
     to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"時，都是為了要紀念他。




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