Les perles d'Amérique latine

Lorsque l'on pense à l'Amérique du Sud, les premières images qui nous viennent à l'esprit sont généralement les cactus, les faritas, ou les hôtels "all inclusive". Pour avoir eu la chance de visiter le Mexique, je peux vous dire, en tout cas pour ce pays, que cette vision est très limitative, et qu'il faut véritablement y aller pour découvrir et profiter de ses innombrables merveilles et richesses humaines, culturels et bien sûr musicales. Là-bas, et surtout hors des grandes villes, la musique, souvent locale, est un symbole de fête.

Mais venons en à ces merveilles musicales qui n'existent que là bas ...et nulle part ailleurs.

Les fans qui s'intéressent à Jackson savent que la version Espagnole de I just can't stop lovin' you  a justement été faite pour le marché d'Amérique du Sud. Les collectionneurs les plus chevronnés me diront surement que les CDs les plus rares,de ces pays sont certainement les 3 CDs Promos Brésilien :  The Medleys, The Megaremix et The Love Songs. Il y a aussi le Promo CD Argentin de Scream ou encore le Promo CD Mexicain de TDCAU avec la version Olodum ... Bien sur ce sont de très belles pièces - mais au prix de vente démentiellement astronomique à chaque fois qu'on les aperçoit !!!

En restant dans le domaine du raisonnable, et avec l'idée d'aller toujours plus loin dans la musique, voici 4 véritable "perles" d'Amérique du sud, à la fois belles et encore fort méconnues.

 

Sony Music - Promo CD

From Mexico - PRCD-95910 - around 1992

Dangerous - 3 versions

 

Front Cover

CD

DANGEROUS - La Chanson

Ecrite et composée par Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell et Teddy Riley. Produite par Teddy Riley et Michael Jackson.
Le dernier des 14 titres a figurer sur l’album.


Dans les années 1991-1992, beaucoup de fans ont toujours pensé que la chanson Dangerous devait sortir en sortir en support commerciaux, et ainsi faire partie de la promo de l'album. Mais comme tout le monde le sait, il n'en fut rien, et le single ne fut jamais exploité.

Ce CD promo Mexicain est à ma connaissance unique en son genre. Tout d'abord, seulement 2 exemplaires ont été découverts, et de plus, il contient 3 versions de la chanson Dangerous. La version "album" et 2 versions inédites jamais entendues ni diffusées. Il s'agit de 2 versions Radio, aussi appelée "Edit" car raccourcies justement pour passer en radio.

Outre sa rareté, ce cd est doublement intéressant, car il est la (seule) preuve que Dangerous a bien été envisagée pour être diffusée en radio lors de la promo de l'album, et aussi, car la version "English" diffère de la version "Spanish", preuve que les attentes de ces 2 marchés sont différentes.

Back Cover

 


Ci dessous la structure et le timing des 3 versions

En surligné jaune dans les versions "Radio" : les paroles prononcées.
En surligné rouge dans la version "Radio English" : un couplet répété.

Dangerous

Album version
(7:00)

Dangerous

Radio English
(4:23)

Dangerous

Radio Spanish
(3:37)

00:00

The way she came into the place
I knew right then and there
There was something different
About this girl

The way she moved
Her hair, her face, her lines
Divinity in motion

As she stalked the room
I could feel the aura
Of her presence
Every head turned
Feeling passion and lust

The girl was persuasive
The girl I could not trust
The girl was bad
The girl was dangerous

I never knew but I was
Walking the line
Come go with me
I said I have no time
She said don't you pretend we didn't
Talk on the phone
My baby cried
And left me standing alone

She's so dangerous
The girl is dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me


She came at me in sections
With the eyes of desire
I fell trapped into her
Web of sin
A touch, a kiss
A whisper of love
I was at the point
Of no return

Deep in the darkness of
Passion's insanity
I felt taken by lust's
Strange inhumanity
This girl was persuasive
This girl I could not trust
The girl was bad
The girl was dangerous

I never knew
But I was living in vain
She called my house
And said you know my name
And don't you pretend
You never did me before
With tears in her eyes
My baby walked out the door

She's so dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
I have to pray to God
'Cause I know how
Lust can blind
It's a passion in my soul
But you're no damn lover
Friend of mine


And then it happened
She touched me
For the lips of
A strange woman
Drop as a honeycomb
And her mouth was
Smoother than oil
But her inner spirit and words
Were as sharp as
A two-edged sword
But I loved it
'Cause it's dangerous

I
cannot sleep alone tonight
My baby left me here tonight
I cannot cope 'til it's all right
You and your manipulation
You hurt my baby

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
I have to pray to God
Cause I know how
Lust can blind
It's a passion in my soul
But you're no damn lover
Friend of mine


07:00

 

00:00



00:39 -
never knew but I was
Walking the line
Come go with me
I said I have no time
She said don't you pretend we didn't
Talk on the phone
My baby cried
And left me standing alone


00:55 -
She's so dangerous
The girl is dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me


01:13 -
I never knew
But I was living in vain
She called my house
And said you know my name
And don't you pretend
You never did me before
With tears in her eyes
My baby walked out the door


01:29 -
She's so dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me


01:47 -
Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
I have to pray to God
'Cause I know how
Lust can blind
It's a passion in my soul
But you're no damn lover
Friend of mine

02:05



02:22 -
I cannot sleep alone tonight
My baby left me here tonight
I cannot cope 'til it's all right
You and your manipulation
You hurt my baby


02:38 -
Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me


02:55 -
Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

03:12 - (last chorus is repeat X1)
Dangerous  
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me

03:29 - Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
I have to pray to God
Cause I know how
Lust can blind
It's a passion in my soul
But you're no damn lover
Friend of mine

03:47



04:23

 

00:00



00:34 -
I never knew but I was
Walking the line
Come go with me
I said I have no time
She said don't you pretend we didn't
Talk on the phone
My baby cried
And left me standing alone


00:51 -
She's so dangerous
The girl is dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me


01:09 -
I never knew
But I was living in vain
She called my house
And said you know my name
And don't you pretend
You never did me before
With tears in her eyes
My baby walked out the door


01:25 -
She's so dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me


01:43 - Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
I have to pray to God
'Cause I know how
Lust can blind
It's a passion in my soul
But you're no damn lover
Friend of mine

02:00



02:18 - I cannot sleep alone tonight
My baby left me here tonight
I cannot cope 'til it's all right
You and your manipulation
You hurt my baby


02:34 -
Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me


02:51 -
Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
Take away my money
Throw away my time
You can call me honey
But you're no damn good for me


03:08 -
Dangerous
The girl is so dangerous
I have to pray to God
Cause I know how
Lust can blind
It's a passion in my soul
But you're no damn lover
Friend of mine

03:26



03:37

 

Motown - 7" Promo Jermaine Jackson

From Brazil - 501.7061 - 1980

2 titles sing in Spanish by Jermaine !

 

Side A

Side B

La face A contient la version espagnole de Let's Get Serious, traduite en "SEAMOS SERIOS" chanson déjà présente sur le CD Stars in Spanish de 1995
Le timing de ce 7" est 4:15, au lieu des 3:41 effectif de la version CD (tandis que le recto de la pochette du cd indique un timing à 4:04 - vraiment bizarre !)



La face B contient une chanson de 1980 intitulé "LO PODEMOS REHACAER" avec un timing de 5:58
 

Super Show The Jackson 5

Premier Lic. Musico Records

From Brazil  - 307.3149 - 1972

 

 

 

A Gauche, l'édition US (Musico - MDS 1047) intitulé "Getting Together with the Jackson 5"

 

A Droite, l'édition Brézilienne intitule "Super Show the Jackson 5", au moins aussi rare.

 

De contenu identique, ces 2 disques ont été retirés de la vente a cause de l'utilisation en grand et non autorisé du nom "Jackson 5".

 

 

 

 

 

 

O Mundo Magico de Michael Jackson

Magazine + special 7"single

From Brazil - 802.52A - 1984

 

Le monde magique de Michael Jackson

 

Se compose d'un magazine en couleur et de 24 pages, rédigé en Portugais.

Il contient un disque bonus et exclusif de 4 titres : Ben, I'll Be There, Happy et One Day In Your Life.