R|M]mwa^w &Wcz~Gx3Q 专辑名称：Gravity At Last
J ( d[05x0 歌手姓名：Ayo
GI/NouaNfm 唱片公司：Universal
jIT|Kk&] 发行日期：2008年10月6日
qe{;EH* 专辑流派：Soul/Folk
8]^|&"i.\d 推荐指数：4星
T`fT[BaY #jg-q|nd 专辑介绍：
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At the age of six Ayo. played the violin for a short
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her to cope with her traumatic childhood. Her musical
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\WFcb\.. vinyl albums which included Pink Floyd, Fela Kuti, Donny
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# euG$( who worked part-time as a DJ while studying engineering
j67ppt in Germany, discovered her singing talent he recorded a
zHZfp_I first demo tape with her in a studio and allowed her to
4tLdqs drop out of school at the age of eighteen.
'LPyh ;!f qS @3:R At twenty-one Ayo. moved to London and later lived in
tm.60udbo Paris and New York. During her time in Paris her musical
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C0N}B1- MU NL$z 4m0 Shortly after giving birth to her son Nile, she recorded
}k-8PG = her first album Joyful in January 2006 in the New York
BY E Z[cM Sony studio. The whole disc was recorded in just five
JS^DyBXc days under live conditions, with a group of musicians
6c-3+,Y"# organized by her producer Jay Newland. The album was
?8H{AuLB released in June 2006 in Europe and Korea and in November
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,zM@)Q ;9 \z.bORy At the end of 2007 Ayo. started a concert tour through
Ut\:jV=f Germany and the United States. On her American tour she
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performed with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. On 10 January
dV38-IfGkl 2008 she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman,
IxCesh and on January 26, 2008 the Late Late Show with Craig
d-1D:Hs? Ferguson, performing her song Down on My Knees. In June
-_t4A * 2008 the singer started her second tour through the
8bdO-LJ9 United States and Canada.
X;W0r5T TS|Bz2( On 10 March 2008 Ayo. started recording on her second
["Ts7;q9[ album Gravity At Last at the Compass Point Studios in
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]#f%Dku.m is co-producing the album with Jay Newland. Her band
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(guitars and other string instruments), Lucky Peterson
9&f+ I@K (keyboards), Sherrod Barnes (guitar/vocals) and Jermaine
J^ jd@E Parrish (drums). The album with 13 tracks written and
&"K_R(kN composed by the singer was recorded in only 5 days and
&Ril[siw will be released at the end of September 2008 by
KF+r25uy[+ Universal Music France.
aUEr& $ fu b04x) 曲目列表：
<DR|r "NA<^2W @J 1. I Am Not Afraid
W.[!Q` 2. Maybe (Ayo Blues)
7ihcjyXB 3. Slow Slow (Run Run)
rHw#<oV 4. Love And Hate
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E Ou[X'gLr 6. Better Days
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tNr'@ls 9. Lonely
Qf^c }!I 10. Sometimes
tcXXo&ZS 11. What's This All About ?
MF< ZB_@ 12. Mother
?{"r( 13. Thank You
