일 디보, 폴 포츠, 앤드류 존스턴 등'팝페라의 산실' 사이코 뮤직에서 강추하는 리디안의 데뷔 음반
스티브 맥, 데스먼드 차일드, 데이빗 크루거 등 이 시대 가장 각광받는 프로듀서진 참여
사이먼 앤 가펑클의 "Bridge Over Troubled Water"와
웨스트사이드 스토리의 "Somewhere", 안드레아 보첼리의 명곡 "The Prayer",
퀸의 "Who Wants To Live Forever"등 시대와 세대를 뛰어넘는 아름다운 팝페라 수록!
리디안의 데뷔 음반은 풍부한 감성과 드라마틱한 음색이 잘 조화된 작품이다. 클래식 음악 교육을 체계적으로 배워 음(音)을 집어나가는 능력이 탁월하고, 감정선도 오버하지 않는다. 음반의 프로듀싱은 웨스트라이프, 보이존, 리오나 루이스, 켈리 클락슨 등의 앨범을 작업했던 스티브 맥이 주도적으로 맡았고, 데스몬드 차일드, 페르 매그누손 등 명프로듀서들도 참여했다.
첫 싱글은 1965년 뮤지컬 [돈키호테 (Man Of La Mancha)]를 위해 만들어진 'The Impossible Dream'. 엘비스 프레슬리, 프랭크 시나트라, 템테이션스 등 기라성같은 아티스트들이 멋들어지게 부른 곡 크레딧에 리디안도 이름을 올렸다. 1957년 브로드웨이 뮤지컬 [웨스트 사이드 스토리(West Side Story)]를 위해 레오나드 번스타인이 만든 명곡 'Somewhere'를 들으면 리디안이 가수 데뷔 전 뮤지컬 배우로 활약했던 사실이 새삼 떠오른다.
엑스 펙터에서 이미 선보였던 사이먼 앤 가펑클의 대표곡 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', 미트 로프가 1995년에 발표한 곡 'Not a Dry Eye in the House', 록 밴드 퀸의 파워 발라드 넘버 'Who Wants to Live Forever' 등의 노래들도 귀에 착착 감기게 재해석했다. 또 여배우 케이트 윈슬렛이 지난 2001년에 발표한 노래 'What If'를 브로드웨이 배우이자 가수인 이디나 멘젤과 듀엣으로 부른 버전도 눈에 띈다.
이 곡은 애니메이션 영화 [크리스마스 캐롤(Christmas Carol: The Movie)]을 위해 스티브 맥이 작곡한 노래로 당시 영국 차트 6위를 차지했다. 켈틱 느낌이 진하게 드러나는 'I'm Coming Home Again'. 서정적인 'There Will Be A Time' 같은 신곡들도 매력적이다.
리디안은 음반 발매 후 "무대에 설 때 진짜 살아있는 것을 느낍니다. 무대가 바로 내가 있어야할 곳입니다."라고 소감을 말했다. 정통 클래식 음악을 하다, 보다 더 많은 대중들과 호흡하고 싶어 팝페라씬에 들어섰기에 그에게 무대는 너무나 소중한 삶의 공간이다. 이번에 발표한 데뷔 음반 [Rhydian]은 바로 리디안을 무대에 머물게 만들어준 잊지 못할 작품이다.
Who can say for certain Maybe you're still here I feel you all around me Your memories so clear
Deep in the stillness I can hear you speak You're still an inspiration Can it be
That you are mine Forever love And you are watching over me from up above
Fly me up to where you are Beyond the distant star I wish upon tonight To see you smile
If only for awhile to know you're there A breath away's not far To where you are <<<>>> Are you gently sleeping Here inside my dream And isn't faith believing All power can't be seen
As my heart holds you Just one beat away I cherish all you gave me everyday
'Cause you are mine Forever love Watching me from up above
And I believe That angels breathe And that love will live on and never leave
Fly me up To where you are Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight To see you smile
If only for awhile To know you're there A breath away's not far To where you are
I know you're there A breath away's not far To where you are
Here I stand alone With this weight upon my heart And it will not go away In my head I keep on looking back Right back to the start Wondering what it was that made you change
Well I tried But I had to draw the line And still this question keeps on spinning in my mind
What if I had never let you go Would you be the man I used to know If I'd stayed If you'd tried If we could only turn back time But I guess we'll never know <<>> Many roads to take Some to joy Some to heart-ache Anyone can lose their way And if I said that we could turn it back Right back to the start Would you take the chance and make the change
Do you think how it would have been sometimes Do you pray that I'd never left your side
What if I had never let you go Would you be the one I used to know If I'd stayed If you'd tried If we could only turn back time But I guess we'll never know
Oh we'll never know, But I guess we'll never know If only we could turn the hands of time If I could take you back would you still be mine
'Cos I tried, But I had to draw the line And still this question keep on spinning in my mind
What if I had never let you go Would you be the man I used to know What if I had never walked away, 'Cos I still love you more than I can say, If I'd stayed If you'd tried, If we could only turn back time But I guess we'll never know, We'll never know
I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go And help us to be wise, in times when we don't know Let this be our prayer when we lose our way Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace To a place where we'll be safe
I pray we'll find your light, and hold it in our hearts And stars go out each night, remind us where you are Let this be our prayer when shadows fill our day Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace Give us faith so we'll be safe
A world where pain and sorrow will be ended And every heart that's broken will be mended And we'll remember we are all God's children Reaching out to touch you, reaching to the sky
We ask that life be kind, and watch us from above We hope each soul will find, another soul to love Let this be our prayer, just like every child Needs to find a place, guide us with your grace Give us faith so we'll be safe Needs to find a place, guide us with your grace Give us faith so we'll be safe
When you're weary feelin small when tears are in your eyes I'll dry them all I'm on your side oh when times get rough And friend just can't be found Like a bridge over troubled water I'll lay me down.
When you're down and out when you're on the street when evening fall so hard I will comfort you I'm take your part oh when darkness comes And pain is all around Like a bridge over troubled water I'll lay me down. Like a bridge over troubled water I'll lay me down. <<<>>> Sail on silver girl sail on by your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine oh if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind Like a bridge over troubled water I'll ease your mind. Like a bridge over troubled water I'll lay me down., me down.
There will be a time, When tomorrow brings us Closer to an answer, It won't be a dream If you just imagine living in a world Where we never have to struggle to be free
There will be a time, When we find forgiveness When we see each other, In a perfect light If you just imagine living in a world Where peace is the only answer that we need
That's when we'll rise higher than the highest mountain That's when we'll reach for stars we never knew were there And we will love deeper than the deepest oceans Yes we will dream again, believe again in us
There will be a time, There will be a time
Will tomorrow bring with her kindness To help us understand, This world is all we have
Will she take us on her wings of courage Will she be strong enough to fly, to soar, soar <<<>>> If you just imagine living in a world And we will never have to struggle to be free
That's when we'll rise higher than the highest mountains That's when we'll reach for stars we never knew were there And we will love deeper than the deepest oceans Yes we will dream again, believe again in us There will be a time, There will be a time
There's a place for us. Somewhere a place for us Peace and quiet and open air, Waits for us, Somewhere
There's a time for us, Somedays a time for us Time together with time to spare, Time to learn, time to care
Someday, Somewhere, We'll find any way of living We'll find a way of forgiving, Somewhere...
There's a place for us, A time and a place for us Hold my hand and we're halfway there Hold my hand and I'll take you there, somehow, Someday, We'll find any way of living, We'll find a way of forgiving Somewhere! (Chorus) (There's a place for us. Somewhere a place for us Peace and quiet and open air), Hold my hand and I'll take you there, somehow, Someday, Somewhere!
Not a dry eye in the house, After love's curtain comes down Listen and you'll hear the sound, Hear the sound of a heart breaking
I can still see you standing there Midnight wind blowin' thorough your hair, remember Kisses sweet in the salty air, When love was forever Turn the page and we fade to blue The scene has changed, now I'm without you, well you just Walked away when the act was through And the dream was over, It was almost like a movie, the way you said goodbye You must have spent a lot of time, rehearsing each and every line Now there's not a dry eye in the house After love's curtain comes down, Listen and you'll hear the sound Hear the sound of a heart breaking, breaking
The greatest story was you and me We had it all, we had everything, but now the Story's done, it's just history, The last act is over Your every line had the sweetest sound Your every touch turned my whole world around But then the lights came up and my world crashed down End of show, It's over, It was almost like a movie, those nights we touched the stars, Time stood still for you and I, Now it's sad enough to make you cry Now there's not a dry eye in the house After love's curtain comes down, Listen and you'll hear the sound Hear the sound of a heart breaking, breaking Not a smile left on my face, The ending's just too sad to take And there's not a dry eye, not a dry eye in the house
Act One: The story's just begun, Act Two: I fell in love with you Act Three: Knew it was meant to be Act Four: You don't love me no more (Not a dry eye in the house, After love's curtain comes down) Listen and you'll hear the sound Hear the sound of a heart breaking, breaking Not a smile left on my face, The ending's just too sad to take And there's not a dry eye, not a dry eye Not a dry eye in the house After love's curtain comes down, Listen and you'll hear the sound Hear the sound of a heart breaking, breaking
Not a dry eye in the house, Not a dry eye in the house
I believe for every drop of rain that falls a flower grows I believe that somewhere in the darkest night a candle glows I believe for everyone who goes astray Someone will come to show the way, I believe, I believe
I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard I believe that someone in the great somewhere hears every word Every time I hear a newborn baby cry or touch a leaf or see the sky, Then I know why I believe
Every time I hear a newborn baby cry or touch a leaf or see the sky, Then I know why I believe
I'm coming home again, home to you, Into the blue my heart will lead To find that place again where I won't be lonely, Where the mountains and valleys and rivers whisper your name.
Echos, they travel so fast, Speaking so clear of the past. Telling me I have a long way to go, Before I will find you at last.
I'm coming home again, home to you. While the waves carry my dreams on through the night. The sea is dark and cold and goes on forever, But the moon and the stars and the sun will show me the way. I'm coming home again. <<<>>> The pain and the hurt and the tears, The longing I've felt through the years, The road I have travelled so blindly before, Is now leading back to your door.
I'm coming home again, home to you, And the mountains and valleys and rivers that whisper your name. I'll find that place again, where I won't be lonely, And the moon and stars and the sun will show me the way.
I'm coming home again, I'll find that place again, I'm coming home again
There's no time for us, There's no place for us, What is this thing that builds our dreams, yet slips away from us. Who wants to live forever, Who wants to live forever? Uh ~ There's no chance for us, It's all decided for us, This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us.
who wants to live forever. Who wants to live forever, uh~ Who dares to love forever, uh~ When love must die.
And we can have forever, And we can love forever, Forever is our today,
Who wants to live forever, Who wants to live forever, Forever is our today, Who waits forever anyway?