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沪江英乐讯 欧美乐坛“天后”级人物——惠特尼·休斯顿(Whitney Houston)已经差不多七年没有新作问世了,但现在她所属的唱片公司“阿利斯达”(Arista Records)近日宣布了一个让无数乐迷激动的消息,这位45岁的超级女星已定于2009年9月1日发行她的第七张个人大碟。
6项格莱美奖获得者——惠特尼·休斯顿日前在她的官方网站上发出一则通告“等待即将结束”,并附有一段“天后”归来的新专辑宣传视频。据悉,惠特尼·休斯顿的这张专辑的名称目前还没确定,有业内人士推测极有可能叫做《Undefeated》,新专辑的第一支单曲预计将会是"I Didn"t Know My Own Strength"。
惠特尼·休斯顿的上张唱片是2002年12月发行的《Just Whitney》,她曾于80年代与90年代红极一时,靠着电影《终级保镖》(The Bodyguard)的主题曲《I will always love you》试听 红遍全球。
Whitney Houston hasn"t released an album in seven years but her new one will finally drop Sept. 1, her record label announced Wednesday.
This is the 45-year-old singer"s 7th studio album, which is rumored to be titled Undefeated.
Her official site WhitneyHouston.com has a countdown to the album and in the coming weeks, you"ll be able to preview selected tracks.
"The wait is over," an announcement on the six-time Grammy winner"s official website reads, as it ticks down the days (89 to go), hours, minutes and seconds until fans can get their hands on a copy of the still untitled record (it was previously referred to as Undefeated), the seventh studio album of her career.
Houston"s first single, the Diane Warren-penned "I Didn"t Know My Own Strength," is expected to be in radio rotation by the summer. No track listing has been released, though it"s been rumored for months that the album may also include a duet with R. Kelly.
Houston"s last album of original material, Just Whitney, was released in 2002.