The following is the press and quote about her.....
"Combines the haunting otherworldliness of artists like Sarah McLachlan and Sting with the open veracity of Joni Mitchell...May's voice is instantly intoxicating...this is a touching, enchanting record." ---Clay Steakley, Performing Songwriter Magazine.
"This Singapore-born, Berklee-educated songwriter combines the haunting otherworldliness of artists like Sarah McLachlan and Sting with the open veracity of Joni Mitchell. The result is Corrinne May's stunning self-titled release. May's voice is instantly intoxicating-beautiful and adept, but never needlessly showy. Her melodies slide elegantly through well-executed, smart arrangements. Even though one track, the lovely "If You Didn't Love Me," was co-written with Carole King and Carole Bayer Sager, May's solely self-penned songs stand on their own as solid, engaging examples of writing. "Stay on the Road" and "All That I Need" are lush, driven pop while "Mr. Beasley" and the sweet opener "Fly Away" are piano adorned folk gems. With her hopeful, fluid lyrics and heavenly voice, this is a touching, enchanting record."
-----Performing Songwriter Magazine July/August 2002
Corrinne May's crystal river voice and her beautiful songs moved me in such a powerful, spiritual way. Even the most hardened heart doesn't stand a chance.On the very first track, "Fly Away," her voice floats out of the speakers with no musical intro. This is one of her very personal songs, one about leaving her family behind in Singapore so she could pursue a musical career in the States. By the time she was into the second verse, I was sitting at my desk in tears.
May's work makes the soul tremble. The reviews in her press kit compare her to Sarah McLachlan. Please. McLachlan would give anything to sound like this.This is a rare talent. I'm not the only one captured. When she competed in a songwriting challenge issued by the music industry web site TONOS, she was chosen out of over 200 applicants to co-write a song with Carole King and Carole Bayer Sager.
The song, "If You Didn't Love Me," is featured on the CD.It's a gorgeous piano ballad with a classical feel. May's voice makes it downright ethereal. This young woman who began playing the organ at four years old and won her first songwriting competition at fifteen has also seen her music featured on Lifetime TV and the daytime drama "One Life To Live."Most of this acoustic music is quiet, setting the stage for her voice, casting a swirling mist around it.
The voice gives us watercolor images, like the ones in "Fall To Fly," a song about growing up, becoming practical, and forgetting the magic of childhood:
"On winter days the snow would glisten
Like a sea of diamonds in the sun....
Arms held out, eyes shut closed
I'd lean back and just let go.
And I would fall to fly.
A snow white angel, I'd spread my wings to the sky
How I'd glide..."
May doesn't just croon ballads. "Stay On The Road" is a pop/rock song that rises to something that sounds like a rock spiritual revival. "Mr. Beasley," a very observant study of a sweet and nervous suitor, rings with humor anywoman can identify with. "Something About You" is a joyful song about discovering a deeper feeling for someone who's been just a friend.
This is one of those CDs that reinforce my belief in a Higher Power because there's just no other explanation for that voice. It's a Must Have, whether you're male or female. Guys, you may be tough, but she'll reach you. Ladies, two words: waterproof mascara.
Artist Website: www.CorrinneMay.com
一段旅程該走多久 時間會等我們嗎？
一個為旅人撫慰傷痛 讓時光停駐的歌聲
在你我心中永遠Reply的Corrinne May
一個在新加坡出生卻在異地的美國意外闖出名號，她感情豐沛的歌詞，曾讓許多離鄉遊子不禁地留下眼淚；她溫暖卻清澈透明的歌聲，撫慰了在都會中早已失去方向的現代人；她渾然天成的創作才華更感動了民謠之母Carole King及超級製作人Babyface，她就是Corrinne May。
在新加坡出生，之後在1996年進入美國波士頓柏克利音樂學院就讀，Corrinne May在求學期間就曾以優異的創作才華而連續兩年獲得校內的歌曲創作演唱大賞。畢業後就移居洛杉磯，專職音樂的創作，Corrinne除了為當地的電視台做一些連續劇的配樂工作外，也定期在Live House中演出為自己累積人氣。
不過真正讓Corrinne May在美國發光發亮的，則是參加了由超級製作人Babyface及大衛佛斯特發起的網路歌曲創作比賽的活動，並得到了優勝的頭銜。而也因為這個契機，讓Corrinne May認識了民謠之母Carole King，並促成了Corrinne May得以與Carole King共同創作的機會，才有了「If You Didn’t Love Me」這首歌曲的產生。
Corrinne May的才華不僅在美國受到肯定，在太平洋彼岸的亞洲，也以創作人的身分出現在不少的音樂專輯中。其中包括了蔡健雅演唱的「默契」、張韶涵演唱過的「Journey」，都是出自Corrinne之手。另外她的歌聲也曾出現在由舒琪、莫文蔚以及趙薇所共同主演的電影「末路天使」中演唱電影主題曲「Close To You」。
Fly Away是Corrinne May在美國發行的第一張創作專輯，Corrinne以其細膩的筆觸以及歌聲，唱出了身處在每個不同時空下旅人的故事。不論是難捨親情卻含笑為遠走他鄉親人祝福的Fly Away；儘管身處不同時空然有月光聯繫便不覺寂寞的Same Side of The Moon；為害怕受傷害而不再輕易付出感情的現代人所寫的Fall to Fly；為另一半所寫的Mr. Beasley；以及獻給所有悵然若失人們的Journey。Fly Away專輯中的每首歌，都值得我們細細的聆聽及體會。
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