专辑中文名: I Need An Angel
歌手: Ruben Studdard
资源格式: MP3
发行时间: 2004年11月23日
地区: 美国
语言: 英语
简介:
演唱歌手：Ruben Studdard
专辑名称：I Need An Angel
专辑风格：R&B
发行公司：J-Records
发行日期：2004－11－23
专辑介绍:
有如泰迪熊宝宝一般温暖亲和可爱的Ruben Studdard，是在全美已掀起一阵旋风的超级节目American Idol中，另一颗崛起的闪亮实力派新星。首张专辑《Soulful》发行首周即以超过40万张的疯狂销售量登上Billboard专辑榜/R&B Hip Hop专辑榜双料冠军宝座，获得双白金销售认证，不但拿下NAACP Image Award，更以初生之犊的姿态，获得第46届Grammy Awards提名殊荣，于04年初的颁奖典礼上和R.Kelly、Luther Vandross、Brian McKnight和Tyrese等超实力前辈们争夺R&B最佳男演唱人奖项，肯定了他接班人的气势！
泰迪熊宝宝推出的个人第二张《I Need An Angel》专辑，特请来与福音乐界渊源深厚的制作人Warryn Campbell
(合作对象包括了福音二重唱Mary Mary、Luther Vandross、Brandy等)和Eric Dawkins(Quincy Jones、Tyrese都曾
演唱他的作品)等联手打造， 学会了节奏控制技巧，声音表情更加从容而淳厚，Ruben的唱功奠定了整张专辑深厚的根基，
赋予了传统的福音经典名曲全新的风貌，而Ruben亦共同参与创作了〈Don't You Give Up〉，同门师兄R.Kelly更特别为他写了首支单曲〈I Need An Angel〉并担任制作，果然已登上了福音专辑榜冠军宝座！
It makes a certain amount of sense that Ruben Studdard's second album is a contemporary gospel album. His first album, 2003's Soulful, was pitched toward an urban soul audience, and an urban contemporary gospel album is a natural extension of that attitude, since the basic sound isn't all that far removed: the slow, smooth grooves are an uncanny ringer for the sound of quiet storm, only with a religious spin. Studdard sings songs from and works with many of the major names in contemporary gospel music -- Bill Gaither,Walter Hawkins, Fred Hammond, Marvin Winans, plus R. Kelly -- and while there are a number of cooks in the kitchen, the resulting album, I Need an Angel, winds up being cohesive since it's all coming from the same perspective. It's all easy-rolling, smooth, and polished slow grooves, sometimes easing by on the sound of the record, other times gelling quite nicely thanks to some sturdily written and arranged songs.Ruben sounds considerably better here than he did on Soulful -- the voice doesn't sound rushed or thin, it sounds like he had the time in the studio to concentrate and give good performances. He still isn't blessed with a tremendous amount of on-record charisma, but he sounds nice and grounds the album, giving it a likeable focus when it starts to sound a little samey. So, while it has no standout cuts,on the whole I Need an Angel winds up being a bit more solid than his proper debut and suggests that Studdard may be developing the skills that will given him an actual career outside of the confines of American Idol. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
