What Have We Become [Import Disc]

[Machine Translation] As the title of the album suggests, the album is filled with the tender voices of Paul and Jacqui from the former Beautiful South, expressing "where they are now"! This is a new album by Paul Heaton (founding member of The Housemartins) and Jacqui Abbott (second generation female vocalist who joined the band in 1994), both ex-Beautiful South members. According to Paul Heaton: "Working with Jacqui again was a great opportunity for me to see a beautiful roller coaster of songs that had been sitting in my garage for years, undriven and covered, and I was excited to be able to play with her again. Jacqui is one of the best singers I've worked with and a part of my past. It was only a matter of time before I asked her to play with me again. I always wrote songs with Jacqui in mind. Before I met her, I had a picture in my head of a voice that could bring songs to people's hearts in a unique way. The first time I heard her sing, I almost laughed. Jacqui Abbott hides: "It's been a long time since I left the group, but it's great to be singing with Paul again. It's been a long time since I left the group, but it's great to be singing with Paul again, we've worked so well together before, and I'm so happy to be singing great songs with him again.

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

アルバム・タイトル通り、元Beautiful SouthのPaulとJacquiの「辿り着いた今」を表現したとても優しい歌声で満ち溢れた作品が登場! 本作: 元Beautiful SouthのPaul Heaton (The Housemartinsの設立メンバー)とJacqui Abbott (1994年に参加した2代目女性ヴォーカル)による新作。2人がスタジオ・アルバムをリリースするのはBeautiful Southの“Painting It Red”(2000年10月、7作目のアルバム)以来、14年振り。Paul Heaton曰く: 「Jacquiともう一度一緒に演るっていうのは、ガレージの中に長年運転されず、カヴァーを掛けられ眠っていた美しいロールスロイスを発見するようなことだよ。Jacquiは僕が一緒にした最高のシンガーの1人で、僕の過去の一部と言える。彼女にもう一度一緒に演ろうって声を掛けるのは時間の問題だったんだ」「僕はいつもJacquiを心に思い浮かべて曲を書いていたんだ。彼女に出会う前に独自の方法で人々の心に歌を届けることが出来る声を頭に描いていた。彼女の歌を初めて聴いた時笑ってしまいそうになったんだ。彼女の声が僕が書いた曲にはまり過ぎるくらいはまっていたからね」 Jacqui Abbottかく語りき: 「グループを去ってから無い月日が経ったけどPaulともう一度一緒に歌えるなんて最高だわ。以前もすごく上手く行っていたし、彼ともう一度一緒に素晴らしい歌を歌えるなんて本当に嬉しいわ」