小傑瑞·巴特勒(英語:Jerry Butler, Jr.,1939年12月8日—)是美國靈魂樂創作歌手、製作人、音樂家與退休的政治人物。他因身為R&B合唱組合印象合唱團的主唱而聞名。在離開合唱團後,巴特勒的個人音樂生涯也相當成功,在流行與R&B音樂銷量/熱門排行榜上擁有55首前40名單曲。1985年起,他當選成為伊利諾州庫克郡的郡委員會成員,擔任衛生和醫院委員會主席和建築委員會副主席至2018年。[1]
生平
巴特勒於1939年出生於密西西比州的森弗勞爾。[2]他生活在芝加哥的卡布里尼-格林住宅區,音樂和教會為貧困的當地社區帶來慰借。[3]年輕時的巴特勒與吉他手柯提斯·梅菲爾德先是在教堂合唱團裡相遇和一起演出,之後兩人一同加入了六人制合唱組合,即當時還是叫The Roosters的印象合唱團。合唱團的風格受山姆·庫克與靈魂煽動者、密西西比五盲童、朝聖旅行者等福音合唱組合的影響,而他們也就此進入了音樂產業。[4][5][6]
巴特勒的弟弟比利·巴特勒同樣也跟隨哥哥走入音樂產業,包含為哥哥的樂團彈奏吉他與創作歌曲,直到他2015年逝世為止。[7][8]
1958年,巴特勒與亞瑟(Arthur Brooks)和理察·布魯克斯(Richard Brooks)兄弟合寫了〈For Your Precious Love〉,而他們正在尋找錄音室來錄製這首歌時引起了西洋棋唱片與維傑唱片的注意。印象合唱團在同年選擇與維傑唱片簽下合約並錄製、發行了〈For Your Precious Love〉。這首歌成為了組合第一首金唱片認證熱門歌曲,並在《滾石雜誌》的五百大歌曲榜中位居327名。[5]然而,在1960年巴特勒決定離團展開個人音樂事業,梅菲爾德則接替他成為組合的新領導。
巴特勒的個人生涯始於1965年,與奧蒂斯·雷丁合寫的〈I've Been Loving You Too Long〉。巴特勒的個人生涯擁有一連串的熱門歌曲,其中包括前十大單曲〈He Will Break Your Heart〉、〈Find Another Girl〉、〈I'm A-Telling You〉(以上皆由長年好友柯提斯·梅菲爾德所寫,他也為這些歌錄製背景和聲),突破百萬銷售的〈Only the Strong Survive〉、〈Moon River〉、〈Need To Belong〉(在單飛之後再次與印像合唱團錄製的歌曲)、〈Make It Easy on Yourself〉、〈Let It Be Me〉(與貝蒂·艾弗雷特合唱)、〈Brand New Me〉、〈Ain't Understanding Mellow〉(與布蘭達·李·伊格合唱)、〈Hey, Western Union Man〉和〈Never Give You Up〉。
巴特勒擁有兩張最成功的專輯,分別是1968年的《The Ice Man Cometh》和1969年的《Ice on Ice》。他與來自費城的詞歌創作組合甘柏與霍夫合作,在摩城唱片與保羅·大衛·威爾森(Paul David Wilson)製作了兩張專輯:《Suite for the Single Girl》(1976年)和《It All Comes Out in My Song》(1977年)。[4][5]
東尼·奧蘭多與黎明合唱團於1975年翻唱了〈He Will Break Your Heart〉,並以新名字〈He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)〉發行。此版本在《告示牌》百大單曲榜上成為冠軍單曲,比巴特勒的原版更加成功。[6]
巴特勒在擔任庫克郡委員會成員期間也持續在表演,直到2018年宣布退休為止。[5][9]身為委員會成員,他在2008年投票贊成增加早已是全美最高的庫克郡銷售稅,而這使得《芝加哥論壇報》鼓勵人們在2010年的選舉中投票反對他。[10]然而,巴特勒在2014年3月以超過80%的選票贏得連任。[11]
在近幾年,巴特勒曾擔任公共廣播電視公司音樂特別節目的主持人,如《Doo Wop 50》、《51, Rock Rhythm and Doo Wop》、《Soul Spectacular: 40 years of R&B》等。他還曾擔任節奏藍調基金會的董事會主席。1991年,巴特勒與印象合唱團的其他創始成員(梅菲爾德、山姆·古登、弗雷德·凱許和布魯克斯兄弟)一同入選搖滾名人堂。[6][12][13]
瑞典車庫龐克樂團蜂窩樂團在他們的第二張專輯《Veni Vidi Vicious》翻唱了巴特勒的歌〈Find Another Girl〉。黑鍵樂團也在2010年專輯《哥兒們》中翻唱巴特勒的歌〈Never Give You Up〉。[14]
單曲作品
年份 | 單曲(A面與B面) | 榜單排名 | 所屬專輯 | ||
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美國 | 美國 R&B |
美國 A/C | |||
1958年 | 〈For Your Precious Love〉 b/w 〈Sweet Was the Wine〉(來自《He Will Break Your Heart》) 兩首歌皆是與印象合唱團一起錄製的 |
11 | 3 | 《Jerry Butler, esq.》 | |
〈Come Back My Love〉 b/w 〈Love Me〉(來自《Aware of Love》) 兩首歌皆是與印象合唱團一起錄製的 |
29 | ||||
1959年 | 〈Lost〉 b/w 〈One By One〉(來自《Aware of Love》) |
17 | |||
〈I Was Wrong〉 b/w 〈Couldn't Go to Sleep〉(來自《Aware of Love》) |
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1960年 | 〈A Lonely Soldier〉 b/w 〈I Found a Love〉 |
25 | 《He Will Break Your Heart》 | ||
〈He Will Break Your Heart〉 b/w 〈Thanks to You〉 |
7 | 1 | |||
〈Silent Night〉 b/w 〈O Holy Night〉 |
無專輯歌曲 | ||||
1961年 | 〈Find Another Girl〉 b/w 〈When Trouble Calls〉 |
27 | 10 | 《Aware of Love》 | |
〈I'm a Telling You〉 b/w 〈I See a Fool〉 |
25 | 8 | |||
〈月河 (歌曲)〉 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 《Need to Belong》 | |
〈Aware of Love〉 | 105 | 《Aware of Love》 | |||
1962年 | 〈Isle of Sirens〉 b/w 〈Chi Town〉(來自《Jerry Butler, esq.》) |
《Need to Belong》 | |||
〈Make It Easy on Yourself〉 b/w 〈It's Too Late〉(無專輯歌曲) |
20 | 18 | |||
〈You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)〉 b/w 〈I'm the One〉(無專輯歌曲) |
63 | 23 | |||
〈Theme from Taras Bulba (The Wishing Star)〉 b/w 〈You Go Right Through Me〉(來自《Jerry Butler, esq.》) |
100 | 無專輯歌曲 | |||
1963年 | 〈Whatever You Want〉 b/w 〈You Won't Be Sorry〉(無專輯歌曲) |
68 | 《Need to Belong》 | ||
〈I Almost Lost My Mind〉 b/w 〈Strawberries〉(來自《Need to Belong》) |
無專輯歌曲 | ||||
〈Where's the Girl〉 b/w 〈How Beautifully You Lie〉 |
《Need to Belong》 | ||||
〈A Woman With Soul〉 b/w 〈Just a Little Bit〉(來自《More of the Best of Jerry Butler》) |
無專輯歌曲 | ||||
〈Need to Belong〉 b/w 〈Give Me Your Love〉(來自《He Will Break Your Heart》) |
31 | * | 《Need to Belong》 | ||
1964年 | 〈Giving Up on Love〉 b/w 〈I've Been Trying〉(無專輯歌曲) |
56 | * | ||
〈I Stand Accused〉 | 61 | * | 《More of the Best of Jerry Butler》 | ||
〈I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore〉 | 95 | * | |||
〈Let It Be Me〉 (與貝蒂·艾弗雷特合唱) / | 5 | * | 《Delicious Together》 | ||
〈Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby〉 (與貝蒂·艾弗雷特合唱) | 108 | * | |||
〈Smile〉 b/w 〈Love Is Strange〉(來自《Delicious Together》) 兩首歌均是與貝蒂·艾弗雷特合唱 |
42 | * | 《More of the Best of Jerry Butler》 | ||
1965年 | 〈Good Times〉 b/w 〈I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face〉 |
64 | 33 | 無專輯歌曲 | |
〈Since I Don't Have You〉 b/w 〈Just Be True〉 兩首歌均是與貝蒂·艾弗雷特合唱 |
《Delicious Together》 | ||||
〈I Can't Stand to See You Cry〉 b/w 〈Nobody Needs Your Love (More Than I Do)〉 |
122 | 無專輯歌曲 | |||
〈Just for You〉 b/w 〈Believe in Me〉(來自《The Impressions With Jerry Butler》) |
33 | ||||
1966年 | 〈For Your Precious Love〉(再錄製版) b/w 〈Give It Up〉(無專輯歌曲) |
25 | 《Love Me》 | ||
〈Love (Oh, How Sweet It Is)〉 b/w 〈Loneliness〉(來自水星唱片發行的《The Best of Jerry Butler》) |
103 | 34 | 無專輯歌曲 | ||
〈You Make Me Feel Like Someone〉 b/w 〈For What You Made of Me〉 |
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〈I Dig You Baby〉 b/w 〈Some Kinda Magic〉 |
《Soul Artistry》 | ||||
1967年 | 〈You Walked Into My Life〉 b/w 〈Why Did I Lose You〉 |
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〈You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It〉 b/w 〈The Way I Love You (Nobody Ever Loved Anybody)〉(來自《Mr. Dream Merchant》) |
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〈Mr. Dream Merchant〉 b/w 〈Cause I Love You So〉(無專輯歌曲) |
38 | 56 | 《Mr. Dream Merchant》 | ||
〈Lost〉 b/w 〈You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It〉(來自《Soul Artistry》) |
62 | 48 | |||
1968年 | 〈Never Give You Up〉 b/w 〈Beside You〉(來自《Mr. Dream Merchant》) |
20 | 7 | 《The Ice Man Cometh》 | |
〈Hey, Western Union Man〉 b/w 〈Just Can't Forget About You〉 |
16 | 1 | |||
〈Are You Happy〉 b/w 〈(Strange) I Still Love You〉 |
39 | 9 | |||
1969年 | 〈Only the Strong Survive〉 b/w 〈Just Because I Really Love You〉 |
4 | 1 | ||
〈Moody Woman〉 b/w 〈Go Away, Find Yourself〉(來自《The Ice Man Cometh》) |
24 | 3 | 《Ice On Ice》 | ||
〈What's the Use of Breaking Up〉 / | 20 | 4 | |||
〈A Brand New Me〉 | 109 | ||||
〈Don't Let Love Hang You Up〉 b/w 〈Walking Around in Teardrops〉 |
44 | 12 | |||
1970年 | 〈Got to See If I Can Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)〉 b/w 〈I Forgot to Remember〉 |
62 | 21 | ||
〈I Could Write a Book〉 b/w 〈Since I Lost You Lady〉(來自《Ice on Ice》) |
46 | 15 | 《You & Me》 | ||
〈Where Are You Going〉 b/w 〈You Can Fly〉 |
95 | 42 | 《"Joe" -- Original Soundtrack》 | ||
〈Special Memory〉 b/w 〈How Does It Feel〉 |
109 | 36 | 《Assorted Sounds with the Aid of Assorted Friends and Relatives》 | ||
1971年 | 〈You Just Can't Win (By Making the Same Mistakes)〉 b/w 〈Sho Is Grooving〉 兩首歌皆由吉恩·錢德勒和傑瑞·巴特勒所唱 |
94 | 32 | 《Gene & Jerry -- One & One》 | |
〈Ten and Two (Take This Woman Off the Corner)〉 b/w 〈Everybody Is Waiting〉 兩首歌皆由吉恩·錢德勒和傑瑞·巴特勒所唱 |
126 | 44 | |||
〈If It's Real What I Feel〉 (與布蘭達·李·伊格合唱) b/w 〈Why Are You Leaving Me〉 |
69 | 8 | 《Assorted Sounds with the Aid of Assorted Friends and Relatives》 | ||
〈Ain't Understanding Mellow〉 (與布蘭達·李·伊格合唱) b/w 〈Windy City Soul〉 |
21 | 3 | 《The Sagittarius Movement》 | ||
〈How Did We Lose It Baby〉 b/w 〈Do You Finally Need a Friend〉 |
85 | 38 | 《Assorted Sounds with the Aid of Assorted Friends and Relatives》 | ||
〈Walk Easy My Son〉 b/w 〈Let Me Be〉 |
93 | 33 | 《The Sagittarius Movement》 | ||
1972年 | 〈I Only Have Eyes for You〉 b/w 〈A Prayer〉 |
85 | 20 | 《The Spice Of Life》 | |
〈Close to You〉 b/w 〈You Can't Always Tell〉 兩首歌均是與布蘭達·李·伊格合唱 |
91 | 6 | |||
〈One Night Affair〉 b/w 〈Life's Unfortunate Sons〉(來自《You & Me》) |
52 | 6 | |||
1973年 | 〈Can't Understand It〉 b/w 〈How Long Will It Last〉 兩首歌均是與布蘭達·李·伊格合唱 |
26 | 《The Love We Have, The Love We Had》 | ||
〈The Love We Had Stays on My Mind〉 b/w 〈Were We Lovers, Were We Friends〉 兩首歌均是與布蘭達·李·伊格合唱 |
64 | ||||
〈Power of Love〉 b/w 〈What Do You Do on a Sunday Afternoon〉 |
15 | 《Power of Love》 | |||
1974年 | 〈That's How Heartaches Are Made〉 b/w 〈Too Many Danger Signs〉 |
58 | |||
〈Take The Time to Tell Her〉 b/w 〈High Stepper〉 |
46 | 《Sweet Sixteen》 | |||
〈Playing On You〉 b/w 〈You and Me Against the World〉 |
33 | ||||
1976年 | 〈The Devil in Mrs. Jones〉 b/w 〈I Don't Wanna Be Reminded〉 |
55 | 《Love's on the Menu》 | ||
1977年 | 〈I Wanna Do It To You〉 b/w 〈I Don't Wanna Be Reminded〉(來自《Love's on the Menu》) |
51 | 7 | 《Suite for the Single Girl》 | |
〈Chalk It Up〉 b/w 〈I Don't Want Nobody to Know〉(來自《Love's on the Menu》) |
28 | ||||
〈It's a Lifetime Thing〉 b/w 〈Kiss Me Now〉(無專輯歌曲) 兩首歌均是與希爾瑪·休斯頓合唱 |
55 | 《Thelma & Jerry》 | |||
1978年 | 〈(I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling Out〉 b/w 〈Are You Lonely Tonight〉 |
14 | 《Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You》 | ||
1979年 | 〈Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You〉 b/w 〈I'm Glad to Be Back〉 |
86 | |||
〈Let's Make Love〉 b/w 〈Dream World〉 |
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1980年 | 〈The Best Love I Ever Had〉 b/w 〈Would You Mind〉 |
49 | 《The Best Love》 | ||
〈Don't Be an Island〉(與黛布拉·亨利 Debra Henry合唱) b/w 〈The Best Love I Ever Had (Slow version)〉 |
75 | ||||
1982年 | 〈No Love Without Changes〉 b/w 〈All the Way〉 |
83 | 《Ice 'N Hot》 | ||
1983年 | 〈In My Life〉 (與佩蒂·奧斯丁合唱) B面歌曲是佩蒂·奧斯丁的〈What's At the End of a Rainbow〉 |
92 | 無專輯歌曲 |
註記:* 表示此單曲發行的時候沒有R&B榜單
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