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才华洋溢又兼具亮丽外型的Tweet,虽身处于音乐家庭,但她音乐这条路走来并不顺遂,老早就被唱片公司发掘的Tweet,一直在公司中等待机会,原本还准备以团体的方式推出音乐作品,但计划就这么改了又改,变了又变,最后让久坐冷板凳的Tweet沮丧透了,也花光了她所有的积蓄,身无分文的她便带着一颗梦碎的心回到她父母居住的地方——佛罗里达,在经历了工作与感情上的伤害体验,倍受极大打击的Tweet,此时心中便兴起了轻生的念头,就在这时她的贵人出现——Missy Elliott(蜜西艾莉特)邀请她在Missy多白金专辑《Missy E…So Addictive》中担任合音的工作,Tweet也藉由这个机会在Missy的录音室中以吉他自弹自唱起她的创作曲“Motel”。
Diana Ross、Aretha Franklin、Tina Turner等乐界名伶被Tweet视为音乐典范,同样也深受Whitney Houston、Janet Jackson等人的影响,故她的音乐中可听到除了有节奏蓝调的音乐风味外更加入大量灵魂、放克、蓝调、甚至Motown之音及以吉他弹奏渗入淡淡的民摇味道。
首张专辑《Southern Hummingbird》由R&B/Hip-Hop界超级红牌制作人Timbaland及Missy Elliott联手制作。首支成功跃升全美流行单曲榜前十名、节奏蓝调榜冠军的单曲“Oops (Oh My)”让人有如置身于原始丛林中,为了找寻从深远处传来的悦耳感性的声音。此曲有着让人一听便为之吸引的独特编曲,而她恩师益友Missy Elliott更义不容辞的加入精彩的合声与Rap片段;Tweet用她相当灵骚的嗓音配上动人合声,借着“Smoking Cigarettes”一曲娓娓道出对爱人难以割舍之情;Tweet让脑海中一篇篇的情爱景像藉由“Always Will”一曲逐步浮出;悲凉的吉他,轻拨出令人碎心难受的“Motel”;相当动听的对唱曲“Best Friend”由Tweet与实力派R&B新秀Bilal对唱,除了呈现7O年代灵魂风味曲调外,更深陷于Tweet感性十足与Bilal神似Prince真假音交换的无比动人嗓音魅力之中。充满放克味的“Boogie Znite”一开头让人误入Brandy“What About Us”的错觉中,后段男声合音的部份像极了Barry White他那无比感性的音频。
兼具Alicia Keys与India Are两位新人一流的创作功力,并能够自弹自唱发挥个人独特演唱魅力,外型更是令人眼睛为之一亮的黑珍珠,Tweet在克服过那些不愉快的经历后,不但让她学会坚强更是到了她收成的时候,属于Tweet的时代,相信是指日可待的!
by Jason Birchmeier
The successful duo of Missy Elliott and Timbaland presented Tweet in early 2002, a soulful vocalist with hip-hop savvy and unrestrained sexuality. Like Sparxxxs debut album, Tweets debut, Southern Hummingbird, featured production by Timbaland and vocals by Elliott, most notably on the lead single, Oops (Oh My). The single became an overnight hit, and a remix for the song featuring Fabolous garnered even more spins on urban radio, helping her cross over to the rap audience and setting the stage for her albums awaited release date. Before debuting with Oops (Oh My), Tweet had appeared alongside Elliott on Take Away (a single also featuring Ginuwine from Miss E...So Addictive) and X (an album track from Ja Rules Pain Is Love). Its Me Again followed in 2005.