The Sweet Escape
专辑名：《The Sweet Escape》
演唱者：Gwen Stefani
发行时间：2006年12月5日
发行公司：Interscope Records
音乐风格：Pop/Rock（流行/摇滚），Alternative Dance（另类舞曲）
[曲目介绍]
1. Wind It Up
2. The Sweet Escape - featuring Akon(推荐单曲)
3. Orange County Girl
4. Early Winter(推荐单曲)
5. Now That You Got It
6. 4 In The Morning (推荐单曲)
7. Yummy - featuring Pharrell
8. Fluorescent
9. Breakin' Up
10. Don't Get It Twisted
11. U Started It
12. Wonderful Life
[唱片点评]
阔别两年，除为人母的Gwen Stefani发行了她从“无疑”乐队（No Doubt）乐队单飞之后的第二张个人专辑《The Sweet Escape》。在美国上市首周，这张《The Sweet Escape》共计售出24万3千张，获得本周Billboard 200专辑榜的季军，创造了她单飞发展之后的最好成绩。2004年，Gwen Stefani的首张个人专辑《Love.Angel.Music.Baby》首周上榜时排在第七位，凭借单曲《Hollaback Girl》的成功，这张专辑在Billboard 200专辑榜中最高曾排在第五位。
在两年前的《Love.Angel.Music.Baby》当中，Gwen Stefani向歌迷展示了她不同于No Doubt时期的另一面。听过这张专辑的歌迷都会发现，Gwen Stefani仿佛一夜之间就从一位普通的Ska Punk乐队的女主唱变成了像Madonna一样时尚的流行女歌手。而这张《Love.Angel.Music.Baby》也的确使Gwen Stefani得到了更多歌迷的关注。在这张《The Sweet Escape》中，Gwen Stefani依然延续了前作《Love.Angel.Music.Baby》的风格，仍以节奏取向的舞曲和Hip-Hop类型的歌曲作为主打，打榜成绩不错的首支单曲《Wind It Up》，《Now That You Got It》以及和著名制作人法瑞尔（Pharrell）合作的单曲《Yummy》都是此种类型的歌曲。而与塞内加尔R&B歌手Akon合作的同名单曲《The Sweet Escape》，《Early Winter》以及《4 In The Morning》是本张专辑中为数不多的几首旋律较好，节奏相对较慢的歌曲。
如果把这张专辑分成前后两部分的话，Gwen Stefani在前半部分几首歌曲中的表现完全不逊于两年前的《Love.Angel.Music.Baby》，但后半部分的几首歌曲风相对比较单一，旋律也较为平庸。在首张专辑大获成功之后，第二张专辑往往会遭到质疑，不仅是Gwen Stefani，很多歌手都会遇到这个问题。但客观的说，这张《The Sweet Escape》整体上还算是一张非常时尚的流行音乐专辑。至于它不能令很多歌迷满意的原因，我们暂且把它归为Gwen Stefani状态不佳吧。因为在录制本张专辑多数歌曲时，Gwen Stefani正怀有身孕。KFC MAN/文
歌词:
[gwen]
If I Could Escape I Would But,
First Of All, Let Me Say
I Must Apologize For Acting Stank & Treating You This Way
Cause I've Been Acting Like Sour Milk All On The Floor
It's Your Fault You Didn't Shut The Refrigerator
Maybe That's The Reason I've Been Acting So Cold?
[chorus]
If I Could Escape & Recreate A Place That's My Own World
& I Could Be Your Favourite Girl (forever), Perfectly Together
Tell Me Boy Now Wouldn't wanna Sweet? (sweet Escape)
If I Could Be Sweet, I Know I've Been A Real Bad Girl (i'll Try To Change)
I Didn't Mean For You To Get Hurt (whatsoever)
We Can Make It Better, Tell Me Boy Wouldn't wanna Sweet? (sweet Escape)
[akon]
I Want To Get Away, To Our Sweet Escape
I Want To Get Away, Yeah
[gwen]
You Held Me Down, I'm At My Lowest Boiling Point
Come Help Me Out, I Need To Get Me Out Of This Joint
Come On Let's Bounce, Counting On You To Turn Me Around
Instead Of Clowning Around, Let's Look For Some Common Ground
So Baby, Times Get A Little Crazy
I've Been Gettin' A Little Lazy, Waitin' On You To Come Save Me
I Can See That You're Angry By The Way That You Treat Me
Hopefully You Don't Leave Me, Wanted You With Me
[chorus]
If I Could Escape & Recreate A Place That's My Own World
& I Could Be Your Favourite Girl (forever), Perfectly Together
& Tell Me Boy Now Wanna That Be Sweet? (sweet Escape)
If I Could Be Sweet (sorry Boy)
I Know I've Been A Real Bad Girl (i'll Try To Change)
I Didn't Mean For You To Get Hurt (whatsoever)
We Can Make It Better
& Tell Me Boy Now Wanna That Be Sweet? (sweet Escape)
Woohoo, Yeehoo
Woohoo, Yeehoo (if I Could Escape)
Woohoo, Yeehoo (if I Could Escape)
Woohoo, Yeehoo
Cause I've Been Acting Like Sour Milk All On The Floor
It's Your Fault You Didn't Shut The Refrigerator
Maybe That's The Reason I've Been Acting So Cold?
[chorus]
If I Could Escape & Recreate A Place That's My Own World
& I Could Be Your Favourite Girl (forever), Perfectly Together
& Tell Me Boy Now Wanna That Be Sweet? (sweet Escape)
If I Could Be Sweet (sorry Boy)
I Know I've Been A Real Bad Girl (i'll Try To Change)
I Didn't Mean For You To Get Hurt (whatsoever)
We Can Make It Better
& Tell Me Boy Now Wanna That Be Sweet? (sweet Escape)
Woohoo, Yeehoo (i Wanna Get Away, Get Away)
Woohoo, Yeehoo (to Our Sweet Escape)
Woohoo, Yeehoo (i Wanna Get Away)
Woohoo, Yeehoo (yeah)
Woohoo, Yeehoo
Woohoo, Yeehoo