1999年夏天,Lara Fabian橫跨大西洋,在紐約及舊金山與新力音樂(Sony)發行公司合作錄製她第一張英語專輯:Lara Fabian,這張專輯的歌曲都是由她之前的音樂夥伴Rick Allison, Dave Pickell,、Walter Afanasief以及Patrick Leonard所編寫和製作的。
專輯中的舞曲:I Will Love Again,同時也是她第一支英語單曲,在美國熱門舞曲告示排行榜 (U.S.A. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play)得到冠軍,這首單曲也躍升美國告示排行榜熱門100單曲的第32名,以及美國成人抒情排行榜 (Adult Contemporary) 第10名,同時也出現在一些其他國家的排行榜上。接著推出的慢歌:Love By Grace,在美國成人抒情排行榜躍升到24名,第三支單曲: I Am Who I Am 是由Hex Hector重新混音而成,而這支單曲也成為地下俱樂部的熱門歌曲,不過沒有擠進排行榜上,同時在歐洲的成績,Lara Fabian的單曲Adagio"在法國單曲排行榜得到第5名,在比利時單曲排行榜得到第3名。 這張專輯才剛推出就擠進美國告示牌新進藝人榜(he Billboard Heatseekers new album chart) 冠軍,在法國專輯排行榜得到第1名,比利時專輯排行榜得到第2名,在這張專輯的亞洲版本中, Lara Fabian和台灣華裔的流行歌手王力宏(Lee Hom Wang)合唱Light of my life。 這段期間Lara Fabian為好萊塢的動畫電影原聲帶錄製了一些歌曲,像是「太空戰士」(Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within)中的歌曲The Dream Within,「AI人工智慧」(AI:Artificial Intelligence)中的歌曲For Always,而在這張原聲帶中, For Always這首歌有兩種版本,一種是Lara Fabian獨唱的版本,另外一種則是與歌手Josh Groban男女對唱的版本。Lara Fabian也同時嘗試戲劇演出,他在電影中與希臘跨界美聲男歌手Mario Frangoulis同台演唱Cole Porter的歌曲:So In Love,這首歌收錄在電影原聲帶中,另外Lara Fabian的單曲Givin' Up On You也收錄在「戀愛世代: 二部曲」(Songs From Dawson's Creek, Vol. 2)電影原聲帶中。 Lara Fabian的第4張法語專輯Nue (Naked)於2001年秋天在魁北克和法國同步發行,重回發跡的法語歌壇,Lara Fabian在她第一張英語專輯所累積的經驗相當豐碩,雖然備受讚賞,不過卻讓她心力俱疲。Nue這張專輯是她和製作人和編曲人Rick Allison前幾年對於她情感起伏的紀錄寫照,迥異於之前所展現特殊的歌聲爆發力,這張專輯能夠讓聽者感受到Lara Fabian歌聲中的脆弱柔性本質,她在2001年夏天所發行的第1張單曲J'y crois encore擠進法國流行音樂排行榜的前20名。
緊接著她的專輯也開始發行,這張專輯在比利時音樂排行榜拿下冠軍,在法國音樂排行榜拿下第2名,但是在魁北克卻幾乎沒有影響力,其他的單曲也接著推出,接著是Lara Fabian個人最愛的歌曲Immortelle,這首節奏強烈的歌曲經常出現在她的現場演唱會中,Aimer Déjà這支單曲也接著推出,2002年和比利時歌手Maurane所合唱的歌曲Tu es mon autre在法國得到年度最佳歌曲的提名,並在法國排行榜得到第5名,這首歌曲已經成為Lara Fabian歌唱生涯的招牌歌曲,她也在許多演唱會中和不同歌手演唱這首歌,包括在她2001到2002年的巡迴演唱中合唱的Rick Allison,此外,這張專輯2001年秋天也在葡萄牙發行,並擠進專輯排行版前10名,這段時期可視為Lara Fabian上一張英語專輯大受歡迎所累積的成果。
接下來我來介紹一下Lara Fabian首張英語專輯裡面的兩首歌曲:
Tell me his name
I want to know
The way he looks
And where you go
I need to see his face
I need to understand
Why you and I came to an end
Tell me again
I want to hear
Who broke my faith in all these years
Who lays with you at night
While I'm here all alone
Remembering when I was your own
[Chorus:]
I let you go
I let you fly
Why do I keep on asking why
I let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow
Tell me the words I never said
Show me the tears you never shed
Give me the touch
That one you promised to be mine
Or has it vanished for all time
[Chorus]
I close my eyes
And dream of you and I
And then I realize
There's more to love than only bitterness and lies
I close my eyes
I'd give away my soul
To hold you once again
And never let this promise end
[Modified Chorus:]
I let you go
I let you fly
Now that I know I’m asking why
I let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow
I remember the rain on the roof that morning
And all the things that I wanted to say
The angry words that came from nowhere without warning
That stole the moment and sent me away
And you standing there at the doorway crying
And me wondering if I'd ever be back
[Chorus:]
I said I didn't come here to leave you
I didn't come here to lose
I didn't come here believing I would ever be away from you
I didn't come here to find out
There's a weakness in my faith
I was brought here by the power of love
Love by grace
And I remember the road just went on forever
Just couldn't seem to turn that car around
'Til in the distance like a long lost treasure
A phone booth that just could not be found
And you standing there at the doorway waiting
And the moment when we laid back down
[Chorus]
That was just a moment in time
And one we'll never forget
One we can leave behind
'Cause when there was doubt
You'll remember I said
I didn't come here believing
I didn't come here to find out
There's a weakness in my faith
I was brought here by the power of love
I was brought here by the power of love
Love by grace
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