专辑回顾-“One Careful Owner”

由 trevor · 发布日期 2023年9月26日 · 已更新 2024年4月16日

美美的麦扣”One Careful Owner”-1994

It’s shocking to think Michael’s third album is over a quarter of a century old, but that hasn’t stopped it continuing to rank highly in fans thoughts. The formula for the album is a simple one – have writers bring in a selection of well crafted Pop-Rock songs and ballads, and have Michael’s world class vocals deliver them.

It works like a charm, whether it’s the pleasing opener ‘Wherever You Are’ and the excellent ‘From Here To Eternity’ to the emotion filled ‘The Lovers We Were’, there’s nothing here to dislike. ‘My Arms Are Strong’ is a particular highlight, but that doesn’t mean the likes of ‘Leave A Light On’, the catchy ‘Where We Began’ or the wonderful ‘Give Me Love’ should be glossed over. There are three covers as well, albeit not particularly well known ones.

The excellent ‘In This Life’ was originally recorded by Country artist Collin Raye, ‘I Wouldn’t Know’ by Andy Childs and ‘Take My Breath Away’ by Claire Hamill – although Michael makes a firm case for making these songs his own. It’s worth noting that none of Michael’s first three albums are on streaming or digital platforms, but you can still pick up a CD of One Careful Owner cheaply – and I heartily recommend you do.

令人震惊的是，迈克尔的第三张专辑已经有超过四分之一世纪的历史了，但这并没有妨碍它继续在粉丝心目中保持很高的评价。这张专辑的制作方案非常简单 – 让作曲家提供一系列精心制作的流行摇滚歌曲和抒情歌曲，然后让迈克尔的世界级声音来演绎它们。

这个方案运行得非常出色，无论是令人愉悦的开场曲《Wherever You Are》和出色的《From Here To Eternity》，还是充满情感的《The Lovers We Were》，这里没有什么可以不喜欢的。《My Arms Are Strong》是一个特别亮点，但这并不意味着像《Leave A Light On》、朗朗上口的《Where We Began》或美妙的《Give Me Love》这样的歌曲应该被忽视。还有三首翻唱歌曲，尽管它们并不是特别知名的歌曲。

出色的《In This Life》最初是由乡村歌手Collin Raye录制的，《I Wouldn’t Know》是Andy Childs的作品，《Take My Breath Away》是Claire Hamill的歌曲 – 尽管如此，迈克尔确实为使这些歌曲成为自己的代表作提出了坚定的理由。值得注意的是，迈克尔的前三张专辑都没有在流媒体或数字平台上提供，但你仍然可以廉价购买《One Careful Owner》的CD版本，我强烈推荐你这么做。

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