为他人做嫁衣的Babyface

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随着麦当娜、惠特尼·休斯顿、席琳·迪翁以及玛利亚·凯丽等歌手的大红大紫，Babyface的大名逐渐为人们所熟悉。台湾有个人跟他很像——擅长写各种好歌，而唱红这些好歌的人往往不是自己，这个人就是李宗盛！他们两个人之间有个互相可以串的外号，babyface号称“西方的李宗盛”，而李宗盛的外号就是“台湾的babyface"，由此可以看出他们之间的相似性。不过总的来说，他们两个人做的事情有点像是“为他人做嫁衣裳”，你认为呢？

Babyface（一）

Occupation: Musician,
Producer, and Songwriter
Date of Birth: April 10, 1959
Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Ind., USA
Sign: Sun in Aries, Moon in Taurus

　　*Sign：“迹象、征兆”，但这里的星座的意思。我们中国有12属相，西方人则有黄道十二宫，，我们有五行“金木水火土”，西方则有“太阳、月亮、金星、火星……”等星座。文中提到的Sun 和Moon指的就是“太阳和月亮”。Babyface的太阳在白羊座、月亮在金牛座，是个既热情又稳重的人呵！这些古怪的占星术语一定把你弄糊涂了，如果想知道更多有关星座的知识可以到“星象奇缘”里继续了解。

　　Babyface -- a.k.a. Kenneth Edmonds -- is a writer and producer best known as the man behind the enormous success of others. With his prolific pen and his knack for crafting melodies that insinuate their way into memory, Babyface has written for, among others, Madonna, Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, TLC, Tevin Campbell, Gladys Knight, Bobby Brown, and Bell Biv DeVoe. And here's one for the record books: Babyface wrote and produced Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" and produced Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You," both of which established records for the longest stay at No. 1 on the Billboard charts.

　　*a.k.a：“also know as”的缩写。很少会有人知道babyface的原名是Kenneth Edmonds吧？ Knack：技巧、诀窍。Babyface以擅长写词闻名，而且他的词产量也是相当丰富。最重要的是——他写的歌极赋技巧，往往能慢慢地渗透到每个人的心里，经久不衰。
　　*Produce：跟我们平时用得最多的“生产、制造”有所不同的是，文中我们看到的produce是“创作”的意思。顺便提到一句，文中我们还看到一个“producer”，其实随便猜猜我们就可以得出结论，这个词就是我们所说的“制片人、制作人”。

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Babyface的第一首情歌是在他很小的时候写给一个叫朗达的女孩，虽然他的创作天才毋庸置疑，但可惜的是，他所写的这首情歌并没有为他赢得初恋情人的芳心……

As a shy youth, he used songwriting as an outlet for his emotions; he wrote his first love song about a girl named Rhonda when he was in sixth grade. The song didn't win him the girl, but it did get him grief from his brothers. Nonetheless, young Ken kept on, playing with funk superstar Bootsy Collins (who tagged him "Babyface") while still a teen.
　　**Funk：感人的爵士乐。 Tag：标签。我们常看到的商品上面带着一块小牌，也就是价格标（a price tag）。这个词还可以表示“起诨名”的意思。这才知道babyface的名字是Bootsy Collins取的。

Babyface also played in the groups Manchild (which had a 1977 hit "Especially for You") and then in the light-funk band the Deele, which recorded three albums during the eighties. Towards the end of the Deele's run, Babyface signed a solo deal with Solar Records, releasing his debut "Lovers" in 1987. He also began collaborating with Deele's drummer, Antonio "L.A." Reid, and they became one of pop's hottest production teams, scoring No.1 R&B hits for Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston, Johnny Gill, and Pebbles.
　　** Solo：单独的。正如我们在文中看到的，babyface在早期刚出道的时候，加入别人的乐队组合，学了不少东西。等到有足够能力单飞的时候他就单独和一家唱片公司（Solar Records）签订了和约，发行了他的首张专辑“Lovers”。
　　**Hits：（演出等）成功。首张专辑制作出台之后，babyface开始和别人合作组成创作团体。期间的作品成功地为Whitney Houston等歌手夺得R&B排行榜冠军位置。







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  Babyface and Reid established their own label, LaFace Records, in 1989, and signed a distribution deal with Arista. In a few short years, the company achieved multi-platinum success with two of its acts, TLC and Toni Braxton. 　　**Label：标签。这儿有点类似于“商标、品牌”。1989年babyface和他的老伙伴里德（Reid）创建了自己的唱片公司（LaFace Records）。短短几年之内，他们的唱片公司造就了TLC和Toni Braxton这两号巨星，唱片公司更因此收益。

Braxton's self-titled 1993 debut album went on to sell seven million copies, and earned her a Grammy Award as the year's Best New Artist. The duo, meanwhile, shared the Grammy for Producer of the Year with Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Meanwhile, TLC's two albums on LaFace -- 1992's Ooooooohhh ... On the TLC Tip and 1994's CrazySexyCool — have combined to sell more than fourteen million copies.
　　**Duo：两个。当babyface和Reid一手炮制的两大招牌明星之一的Toni Braxton首张专辑获得700万的销售量的好成绩，并由此赢得93年格莱美最佳新人奖。同时两位制作人也获得了应得的奖项。另一张王牌TLC成绩也是丝毫不让同门，两张专辑的销量总和也超出了1400万张。



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  The partnership with Reid has quietly faded, and while Babyface -- who lives in Beverly Hills with his wife, Tracey, and their baby -- keeps his writing and production dockets busy (he's won or shared two Producer of the Year Grammys on his own), he's also pushed his performing star a bit harder.
　　**Dockets：记事表。和里德（Reid）的长期合作关系渐渐产生分歧之后，babyface开始独自从事音乐创作，这点我们可以从他的记事表安排的紧凑上看出来。

He dueted with Madonna on her 1995 Top 10 hit "Take a Bow", and he shares billing with Eric Clapton on the chart-topping Grammy winner "Change the World" from the Phenomenon soundtrack. His fourth solo album, The Day, was released in the fall of 1996.
　　**Duet：二重奏。Babyface除了有很好的创作天分之外，还有一把不错的嗓子。这点在他跟麦当娜合唱的一曲“Take a Bow”入选95年十大金曲排行上得到了很好的印证。

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我高一开始听他的歌，最喜欢《the   day》那张专辑。最感人的是《With   him》