
美國創作才子[理察.瑪爾克斯]&黑人靈魂巨星[路瑟范德羅斯]的合作──復古R&B佳作──成人抒情榜冠軍──[Keep Coming Back/繼續回來]
You know just how to hurt me
There were times, I think you knew
And how to take all the pain away
Girl, you must be the devil in disguise
There's some kind of madness in your eyes
When I was so afraid of you
Nobody else can see
You know a place buried deep in my heart
Something in you has taken some kind of hold on me
Chorus
I don't know why I keep coming back to you
I don't know why I keep coming back to you, baby
To you baby
And I say we can't just be friends
You say we shouldn't be lovers
And all this talking just makes me want you more
You've got a way of confusing a heart
That nobody else could do
Why should I try, I don't want to get over you
You've got a way of confusing a heart
Repeat Chorus
I'm so in love, so in love with the games that you play
So in love, and nothing can keep me away
Just tell me why I keep coming back to you Why should I try, I don't want to get over you
That nobody else could do
I don't know why I keep coming back to you
Songwriters: MARX, RICHARD

在發行兩張暢銷專輯與七首Top10(外加兩首Top15)暢銷曲後
1991年秋天 28歲的美國創作才子紅星理察.瑪爾克斯(Richard Marx)發行第三張大碟[Rush Street/忙碌大街]
專輯風格比前兩張更多元 內容被宣傳成展露‘理察.瑪爾克斯的黑暗面’
首支主打是瑪爾克斯獨力譜寫製作的[Keep Coming Back/繼續回來]
理察提到他一直想作一首老式的R&B歌曲
[Keep Coming Back]便是這樣一首柔緩 成人抒情風格的節奏藍調曲
出道前理察曾為黑人靈魂巨星路瑟范德羅斯(Luther Vandross)合音
這回後者則受邀擔任此曲的幕後合音 聲音還蠻鮮明的
[Keep Coming Back]登上美國單曲榜#12
(當時告示榜剛好改制 阻擋此曲進入Top10的機會)
並沒有理察前兩張專輯首波主打強(#3, #1)
一般認為這是瑪爾克斯的風格迥改變過大 導致歌迷一時難已接受
不過在成人抒情榜倒是拿下四週王座 成為他在此榜第二首冠軍
國際市場方面:英國#55 德國#52 日本國際榜#5 瑞士#22 紐西蘭#32 澳洲#34 瑞典37 荷蘭#40 #
由於[Keep Coming Back]表現差強人意 導致專輯只升到美國榜#35(上張是冠軍)
還好接下來的[Hazard]反應不錯 讓大碟在美國銷售突破白金 英國也擠入前十名
以前剛接觸[Keep Coming Back]並沒特別感覺
不過時間久了 其實覺得還蠻耐聽的
雖說這張專輯是瑪爾克斯聲勢緩慢走下坡的開始
但[Keep Coming Back]仍是他事業一首轉變風格的代表作品
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ4AuzdWeaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5xl8LFRWeE
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