美國爵士樂歌王［小亨利康尼克］改變曲風之作──放克搖擺曲──［(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name／(我只能)呢喃你的名］

Somebody was spreading rumors

bout better days a comin

Why was I hummin

As if I knew

One and the same

But I just whispered your name

 

Somebody was sayin something

bout there being an end to tyranny

But when they asked me

What would I do...

If that day came

I only whispered your name

 

Everyone got their own opinion

And protects their own dominion

No doubt for them its true

But I tell them what I really believe

My only worry is protecting you

 

No one should ever be lonely

Wed all find somebody to care

Ask me if I dare

To answer who...

Could carry that flame

Id just whisper your name

 

美國創作歌手小亨利•康尼克（Harry Connick Jr.）以復古的傳統流行, 爵士樂成名

被稱為年輕版的法蘭克辛納屈（Frank Sinatra）

不過１９９４年卻來個戲劇性轉變

７月時, ２７歲的康尼克發行［She］大碟

放棄他往常的經典流行爵士樂風, 轉向放克（Funk）, 向他生長的紐奧良（New Orlean）致意

專輯歌曲主要由小亨利譜曲　Ramsey McLean填詞

仍由Tracey Freeman製作

樂評好壞兩極, 並不理想, 而一些爵士／經典流行的歌迷也反應冷淡

雖然商業表現仍舊良好, 登上Billboard專輯榜＃１６

在美銷售逾百萬張 拿到白金唱片

加拿大也拿到金唱片（１０萬張）

 

專輯首支主打為［(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name／(我只能)呢喃你的名］

此曲被製作成一首放克／搖擺／流行曲

節奏中板　小亨利的詮釋隨興愉悅

此曲兵收錄在當年夏天金凱瑞（Jim Carrey）主演的大賣好萊塢電影［The Mask／摩登大聖］原聲帶專輯

［(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name］登上美國Billboard單曲榜＃６７

成為康尼克唯一進入此榜的歌曲

另外副榜──成人當代榜＃１９

這是小亨利最著名的代表作之一

 

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYj6PCTTdic

 

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXTvU0Ktd2E

 

Letterman 7-8-94

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyxhTvhPlr0

 

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rmt4bmEyLs