夏礼章／James Taylor准备出最后一张专辑

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民谣摇滚歌星James Taylor说他计划明年多花一些时间在新专辑上，那可能是他最后一张专辑唱片，在滚石杂志的访问中，他说：我现在已经64岁了，这张专辑推出的时候我就65岁了，那将是10年来我制作的唯一一张原创歌曲专辑。对于这张专辑的进度，James Taylor说他已经不同程度的完成了九首歌，他告诉滚石杂志，他好像在制作一张标准专辑，也将录一些外国语进去。至于这张专辑的走向，James Taylor(左图／翻摄自网路)说应该和歌迷们习惯的歌路差不多，他不会做太大的改变，而仅慢慢的进化，他回头从自我的强烈思绪中取得共鸣。James Taylor接着二个月没有音乐方面的计划，他将参加一些欧巴马总统的竞选连任活动，长期支持民主党的这位流行歌手，上周还在北卡罗来纳州Charlotte的民主党全国党代表大会里做16分钟的表演。James Taylor 1948出生于波士顿，父亲曾是北卡罗来纳州大学医学院院长，他的兄弟Kate与Livingston和妹妹Kate都从事歌唱事业，James Taylor 1971年以You’ve Got A Friend一曲成名，在历年畅销歌星排行榜获得第192名，1972-1983年，James Taylor与唱红You're So Vain的Carly Simon曾经是一对令人称羡的歌坛佳偶。

You’ve got a friend／James Taylor When you’re down and troubledAnd you need a helping handAnd nothing, nothing is going rightClose your eyes and think of meAnd soon I will be thereto brighten up even your darkest nightsYou just call out my nameAnd you know wherever I amI’ll come running to see you againWinter, spring, summer, or fallAll you have to do is calland I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeahYou’ve got a friendIf the sky above youshould turn dark and full of cloudsAnd that cold north wind should begin to blowKeep your head together and call my name out loudAnd soon I will be knocking upon your doorYou just call out my nameAnd you know wherever I amI’ll come running to see you againWinter, spring, summer or fallall you got to do is calland I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeahHey, ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend?People can be so coldThey’ll hurt you and desert youWell they’ll take your soul if you let themOh yeah, but don’t you let themYou just call out my nameAnd you know wherever I amI’ll come running to see you againOh babe, don’t you know thatWinter, spring, summer or fallHey now, all you’ve got to do is callLord, I’ll be there, yes I willYou’ve got a friendYou’ve got a friendAin’t it good to know you’ve got a friendAin’t it good to know you’ve got a friendYou’ve got a friend