英國歌壇天王［艾爾頓．強］──軟式搖滾曲──［Part-Time Love／兼職愛人］

 Part time love is bringing me down

Cause I just cant get started with you my love
Did I hear you saying that Im too hard hearted
Wipe those stars from your eyes
And youll get quite a surprise
Because youll see everybodys got a part time love

Youve been seen running around
Theres not much I dont hear of and still you try
Telling me all the things I must stay clear of
Dont tell me what to do
When you been doing it too
Because you, me and everybodys got a part time love

Falling, Im falling cant get free
Baby if you keep on stalling
Oh how can I make you see
That you, me and everybody needs a part time love

Part time love
I seem to be pulling in the wrong direction
With you my love
Whatever I do you raise the same objection
Ive got someone at home
But shes got a love of her own
Because you, me and everybody got a part time love

Im waiting, Im waiting all the time
And its getting so frustrating
Love well it aint no crime
Because you, me and everybody needs a part time love
And oh you, me and everybodys got a part time love
And oh you, me and everybody needs a part time love
You, me, everybody got a part time love 

１９７８年１０月，３１歲的英國歌壇天王艾爾頓．強（Elton John）推出第１２張大碟［A Single Man／一個單身男人］（Rocket (UK)／MCA(US)發行）

由強與Clive Franks製作

這是艾爾頓第一張不含作詞家 Bernie Taupin 作品的專輯，改由Gary Osborne 負責歌詞

［A Single Man／一個單身男人］也是自強首張專輯［Empty Sky］以來首張沒有製作人 Gus Dudgeon 參與的大碟。

大碟評價褒貶不一．

 

［A Single Man／一個單身男人］登上英國專輯榜＃８ 金唱片（１０萬張＋）（1979年終#82）

美國Billboard專輯榜＃１５　白金唱片（１００萬張＋）

挪威＃４　紐西蘭＃８　白金唱片（１．５萬張＋）

澳大利亞＃７　加拿大＃１２－白金唱片（１０萬張＋）

西班牙＃１２　義大利＃１３　德國＃１６　荷蘭＃１６　金唱片（５萬張＋）

法國　金唱片（１０萬張＋）

 

１０月發行的［Part-Time Love／兼職愛人］為首支單曲
由艾爾頓作曲，Gary Osborne 作詞

強與Clive Franks製作成一首軟式搖滾

節奏流暢，旋律琅琅上口．

 

［Part-Time Love］登上英國單曲榜＃１５

美國Billboard單曲榜＃２２　副榜－Easy Listening榜＃４０　 

愛爾蘭＃１１　加拿大＃１３　紐西蘭＃１４　澳大利亞＃１２

 

此後強的事業進入下滑期，直到１９８０年代才緩步上升．

 

Audio

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

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5hyjVBTYg8

 

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKfIgrJwZ0Y

 

TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JftpI8VMChU