美國歌壇巨星[唐妮布蕾斯頓]──R&B抒情曲──[Just Be a Man About It/做個男人吧]
Hey, hey, hold up a minute
Let me stop up here and use this payphone real quick
Hey, hey, Toni, its me, I was just callin ya know
Just callin to let you know
Dont wait up for me tonight
I mean I just got a couple of things on my mind
I gotta think about you know
Just uhm, Ill be over at Brians house
You know just for the night
I mean, I mean I know things are different
But you know its not you, its me
You know, its really me
You know
Basically I just think Ima need some space
Why you callin me on the phone?
Why you not at home on time?
You say youre stayin over your friends
Cause you got alot on your mind
Now youre swearin up and down that it aint me
Still you say that things have changed
So tell me what exactly does it mean
When you say you need your space?
Just dont make no excuses, no, no
Why you gotta lie to me?
Just be a man about it
Baby, you dont gotta lie to me, no
Just be a man about it
If you wanna leave (I can tell you wanna leave), go on now
Just be a man about it
Come and grab your things and go on right now
Just be a man about it
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I mean, you gotta understand I love you
You know what Im saying
And I love you enough to say that
I think, I think you deserve somebody better than me, you know?
And right now, I cant give you what you need, you know?
I mean, I wanna love you
And Im gonna love you, one day but, you know
I mean, you just gotta understand where Im coming from
You say right now that youre not what Im looking for
And what you really need is time to grow
Youre promising that one day you may come around
And Im supposed to let that go
But where the hell do you get off?
Telling me your mama said Im not what you need
Tell you what, since she knows it all
Then thats where you need to be
Just dont make no excuses, no, no, yeah
Why you gotta lie to me?
Just be a man about it
Baby, you aint gotta lie to me, no, no, no
Just be a man about it
If you wanna leave (I can tell you wanna leave), go on right now
Just be a man about it
Come and get your things and go, baby
Just be a man about it
Can you tell me how you can say youre in love
And then treat me so bad?
Boy, you know it just aint right
I cannot believe the way you handled this
You wouldnt lie
If you were a man
Why you gotta lie to me?
Just be a man about it
(Just be a man about it, baby)
You dont gotta lie to me
Just be a man about it
You aint gotta lie to me (I can tell you wanna leave), no, no, baby
Just be a man about it
If you wanna go grab your things and leave now
So come and get your things and leave
(Dont wanna stay, dont wanna be no more lying)
Just be a man about it
Why you gotta lie to me?
Just be a man about it
(You aint gotta be here so leave, no)
You dont gotta lie to me
Just be a man about it
(Baby, just be a man, woo)
I can tell you wanna leave
Just be a man about it
So come and get your things and leave
Just be a man about it
在第二張錄音室專輯[Secrets](1996)獲得成功後,全球銷量超過 1500 萬張後,
美國黑人歌姬唐妮布蕾斯頓(Toni Braxton)向洛杉磯高等法院提起訴訟,要求解除她與 Arista 和 LaFace Records 的合同,理由是一項法律規定雇主不得在七年後強制執行勞動或服務。
經過一年的法律問題後,布蕾斯頓頓與LaFace Records達成和解,並計劃於1999年5月發行一張新專輯。
不過直到2000年4月,唐妮才正式推出第三張個人大碟[The Heat/熱力](LaFace/Arista唱片發行).
布蕾斯頓參與八首歌曲創作,
製作群包括Teddy Bishop,Keith Crouch,David Foster,Jazze Pha,Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins,Daryl Simmons,唐妮(六首)以及她的丈夫Keri Lewis .
這張專輯標誌著布蕾斯頓放棄她的抒情民謠,轉向更urban都市的聲音。
樂評基本正面.
大碟登上美國告示牌專輯榜亞軍,取得2白金(210萬張)(2000年榜#41)
副榜──R&B/Hip-Hop專輯榜冠軍(2000年榜#11)
國際方面:英國榜#3──金唱片(10萬張)
德國#3──金唱片(15萬張)(2000年榜#36)
法國#9──金唱片(10萬張)
加拿大(RPM)冠軍(2000年榜#54/2001#116),
荷蘭#3──金唱片(4萬張)(2000年榜#45)
瑞士亞軍──金唱片(2.5萬張)(2000年榜#32)
丹麥#3(2000年榜#84),挪威#4,瑞典#6,奧地利#7
比利時(荷語區)#9──金唱片(2.5萬張)(2000年榜#77)
比利時(法語區)#9(2000年榜#45),
澳洲#14──金唱片(3.5萬張)
愛爾蘭#15,義大利#18
日本#25──金唱片(10萬張)
匈牙利#26,芬蘭#27,西班牙#28,紐西蘭#30
歐洲榜#2(2000年榜#35)
巴西-(10萬張)
全球賣出400萬張
首支單曲[He Wasnt Man Enough]登上美國告示牌單曲榜#2,英國#5,歐洲榜#5
2000年6月,唐妮推出第二單曲[Just Be a Man About It/做個男人吧]
由布蕾斯頓,Johntá Austin,Teddy Bishop,Bryan-Michael Cox創作,是首電話分手歌曲.
唐妮在電話質疑伴侶的男子氣概,而Dr. Dre扮演任性的情人,向她提出分手。
據製作人Teddy Bishop稱,最初考慮由Martin Lawrence和Will Smith來表演歌曲的台詞部分。
但由於日程安排衝突,計劃最終未能實現。
Dr. Dre 被邀請出現在[Just Be a Man About It/做個男人吧]中,因為錄製這首歌時他在隔壁的錄音室。
Teddy Bishop製作成一首R&B抒情曲,在纏綿的樂聲中,唐妮以濃厚的嗓音沉重演繹.
歌曲獲得好評,CD Universe寫道,“即使是Dr. Dre博士在[Just Be a Man About It]中的客串,也向70年代像Barry White這樣的愛情男人的感性宣講和床邊禮儀致敬。”
Bog Roget為亞馬遜撰文,布蕾斯頓「在[Just Be a Man About It]中表達對現實的強硬態度,這讓她在分手場景中與Dr. Dre對立,這種分手場景比失重的瑣事更有力量」。
[Just Be a Man About It]登上美國單曲榜#32,
副榜──R&B/Hip-Hop單曲榜#6(2000年榜#24)
加拿大#34(2001年榜#180)
[The Heat/熱力]提名2001年格萊美獎最佳R&B專輯提名,
[He Wasnt Man Enough]則拿到最佳R&B女歌手獎,並提名為最佳R&B歌曲。
MV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpaR3wzTlvo
Audio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn5rx1i5uh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aij8ziyBgqs
(Radio Edit)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpLNzx6nlpM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBJZmLVVync
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