Description
True Man – Roger Whittaker / 真男人羅傑·惠特克 / UltraAnalog CD AAD
UPC 9787884819508
Product Details
- Label: ABC (INTL) Records
- Format: UltraAnalog CD, Limited Edition
- Country: Made in Germany
- Released: 2019
- Genre: Pop, Easy Listening
- Mastering: Original Analog Master Tape
- Material: 6N Pure Silver Coating
- High Definition: 99.9999% Silver Disc, High Definition Mastering CD
Overview
Experience the mesmerizing vocal artistry of Roger Whittaker with True Man. This collection brings together timeless classics reinterpreted with Whittaker's warm, resonant baritone voice. Songs like "500 Miles," "Smile," and "Unchained Melody" highlight his emotional depth and unique ability to convey both strength and tenderness. Combining romance with realism, this compilation is a heartfelt journey through some of the most beloved melodies, making it a masterpiece in male vocal artistry.
The UltraAnalog CD format ensures the closest reproduction to the original master tapes, offering listeners an immersive experience filled with nuance, clarity, and unparalleled sound quality.
Track Listing
- 500 Miles
- Smile
- A Whole New World
- Every I Do, I Do For You
- Unchained Melody
- Sunrise, Sunset
- Wind Beneath My Wings
- Wonderful World
- Try to Remember
- Image to My Mind
- New World in the Morning
- A Special Kind of Man
- The First Hello, The Last Goodbye
- A Taste of Honey
- This Moment
- A Man Without Love
- One Day at a Time
- Yellow Bird
- Indian Lady
- Got to Head on Down the Road
Key Credits
- Vocals: Roger Whittaker
- Mastering Technology: ABC Studio's UltraAnalog CD™
- Production: Original Analog Master Tape
羅杰·惠特克(Roger Whittaker)，一位歌聲渾厚、富有磁性的歌手，全球累積銷售高達達四千萬張，以隨和的處世態度與浪漫的情歌演唱技巧深受樂迷喜愛的鄉村樂界超級巨星。1936年出生幷成長于非洲肯亞的奈洛比(Nairobi)，長大後至英國的大學唸書。因為對音樂的熱愛，畢業後便在英國開始他的音樂生涯，1969 年起陸續有幾首單曲在英國排行榜有不錯的成績。小有名聲之後，他到電台主持廣播節目，在節目中向聽衆徵求歌詞，由他挑選優秀作品幷親自譜曲。
不久，一首描述戰前戀人分離的浪漫作品〈最後的道別〉(The Last Farewell)雀屏中選，作詞者朗韋斯特(Ron Webster)是位銀器匠，也是位業餘民歌手。一個陰雨綿綿的夜晚，他下班後撘公車回家，看著車窗上串流而下的雨點和窗外黑暗中綿延不絕的山脉，整個故事在他腦海中逐漸成形。完成後，他立刻寄到電台，羅杰·惠特克讀了之後非常喜歡，立即將之譜曲，于1971 年完成錄音，收錄在《極品男人》(Special Kind Of Man)專輯中。這首歌一開始幷未受到太大的注意。直到四年後，美國亞特蘭大市某位電台節目策劃的太太到加拿大度假，在偶然的機會下聽見了這首歌。回國後這位太太極力推薦給先生，促成這首歌曲在電台被强力放送。由于聽衆反應甚佳，唱片公司决定在美國發行單曲，不僅很快進入全美排行前四十名，後來在全世界共賣出 1100 萬張單曲唱片，連「猫王」艾維斯普裏斯萊都翻唱過這首歌。
如果說音樂是上帝交給萬惡世間唯一永恒美麗的禮物（就像肖申克的救贖裏的男主角放的《費加羅的婚禮》），這個聲音就在旋律中滌蕩我們的靈魂。一個抱著吉他滿臉滄桑的歌手的形象，他的聲音敦實厚重令人聽了之後帶有一點點的憂鬱，無論是Smile還是500 Miles其實歌詞幷沒有十分的催情，但是，Roger Whittaker這獨特的聲綫，帶我們變得安靜，沉思。另外，吹奏口哨曲是他除了演唱男中音和演奏吉他以外的拿手好戲。那首New World in the Morning是歌手本人用口哨吹出來的，旋律依舊清新而且惆悵。Roger Whittaker幷不是專業的口哨表演藝術家，但是靠著純屬的口哨技巧獲得了很多認可。
Roger Whittaker (Roger Whittaker), a singer with a rich, magnetic voice, cumulative sales of up to 40 million copies worldwide, with an easy-going attitude and romantic love songs singing skills loved by fans of country music superstar. 1936 was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa, and grew up in the United Kingdom to study at the University of the United States. Born in 1936 and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, he grew up and went to university in the UK, where he began his musical career after graduation, with several singles charting in the UK from 1969 onwards. After making a name for himself, he went on to host a radio program in which he solicited lyrics from his audience, selecting the best ones and composing them himself.
Soon after, a romantic piece (The Last Farewell), describing the separation of lovers before the war, was chosen by Ron Webster, a silversmith and amateur folk singer. On a rainy night, he took the bus home from work, and as he watched the rain streaming down the window and the mountains stretching in the darkness outside, the whole story gradually took shape in his mind. When he finished the story, he sent it to the radio station and Roger Whitaker read it and liked it so much that he immediately composed the music, which was recorded in 1971 and included in the album "Special Kind Of Man". The song did not receive much attention at first.
Four years later, the wife of a radio programmer from Atlanta, USA, went to Canada for a vacation and heard the song by chance. When she returned to Canada, she recommended the song to her husband, and the song was released on the radio. The record company decided to release the single in the U.S., and not only did it quickly reach the top 40 in the U.S., it went on to sell 11 million singles around the world, and even Elvis Presley covered the song.
If music is the only gift of eternal beauty that God gives to the world of evil (like "The Marriage of Figaro" played by the hero in Shawshank's Redemption), this voice is the one that cleanses our souls in the melody. The image of a singer holding a guitar with a worn out face, his voice is solid and heavy, which is a bit melancholic after listening to it. Whether it's Smile or 500 Miles, the lyrics are not very emotional, but Roger Whittaker's unique voice line brings us to become quiet and contemplative. Whittaker's whistling is his specialty, in addition to baritone singing and guitar playing. The song New World in the Morning is whistled by the singer himself, and the melody is still fresh and melancholic. Roger Whittaker is not a professional whistling artist, but he has gained a lot of recognition for his pure whistling skills.
