愛的容顏

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2001年新作"愛的容顏"籌備的時候，克瑞兒有天晚上在紐約的公寓裡聽著法蘭克．辛納屈、茱莉．倫敦、納京高以及麥可．布雷克與編曲家克勞斯．歐格曼合作的唱片。隨後她突發奇想跑去問湯米．利普瑪，是否能與克勞斯．歐格曼在下張專輯中合作，因為克勞斯．歐格曼和強尼．曼德爾一直是克瑞兒最喜歡的作曲搭檔兼編曲家。尤其歐格曼與辛納屈、芭芭拉．史翠珊、安東尼．卡洛．喬賓合作過多張精彩專輯，更讓人永遠聽不膩。雖然歐格曼已經不再為其他藝人編曲而專心於自己創作的鋼琴奏鳴曲和小提琴協奏曲的作品，但克瑞兒仍然抱持希望。就在克瑞兒前往慕尼黑表演時，利普瑪安排了他們的會面，最後歐格曼也欣然答應了這項合作計畫。利普瑪和歐格曼也超過十年未曾共事，"愛的容顏"再度將此兩位傳奇人物聚在一起，簡直是破天荒的組合。

內容上則包括多首爵士、流行經典，標題曲出自大名鼎鼎Burt Bacharach/Hal David之筆，這首歌原由女歌手Dusty Springfield與巴西樂手塞吉歐．曼德斯的合唱團兩度唱紅的流行曲。從茱莉．倫敦深情演唱的招牌作"Cry Me A River"、傷心小調"I Get Along Without You Very Well"，到西班牙文浪漫經典"Besame Mucho"(熱情擁吻)都是歌迷們期盼已久的克瑞兒式曲調。這張專輯製作時克瑞兒一口氣灌唱多首歌曲，據她自己的說法：「真希望能發行成一張雙片CD」，從這些歌曲中細心挑選成單張的"愛的容顏"絕對又會是黛安娜．克瑞兒新的里程碑。

Amazon.com Editorial Reviews

The Look of Love doesn't tamper with Diana Krall's ongoing success, continuing the emphasis on romantic ballads and embracing them with lush string arrangements. At the core, of course, is Krall's voice. She's developing into one of the great torch singers, with an approach that's both direct and subtly nuanced, true to the song and yet deeply personal. There's a combination of restraint and drama here, as Krall ranges from the confident to the wistful, from loss to playful insinuation, as each song requires. "Cry Me a River" is bittersweet triumph, while "Love Letters" and "Maybe You'll Be There" maintain the most tenuous emotional hold, at once fragile and resilient. "Besame Mucho" and "Dancing in the Dark" are sultry romances wafted on light Latin beats. The songs develop their intimacy in the setting of Krall's quartet, which usually includes bassist Christian McBride and drummer Peter Erskine and several fine guitarists, most frequently Russell Malone. They're a superb complement to her voice and piano, and the close communication carries through the depth and sheen added by Claus Ogerman's rich orchestrations. --Stuart Broomer

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