VOA英语2010年-'1994' CD Given New Life

In 1993, Arkansas native Shawn Camp released his first CD on Reprise Records. The album contained two minor¹ country music hits, and his label expected the follow-up album to be his "breakthrough." But there was one problem. The second album didn't sound like the latest Nashville hits, and was shelved. Camp went on to write hit songs for Garth Brooks², George Strait, and Brooks and Dunn. But, a chance meeting has given new life to Shawn Camp's second CD.

The song "Near Mrs." opens Shawn Camp's long-lost "1994" CD, an album that sat on the shelf for 16 years before finally being released just a few weeks ago.

"I always thought I'm either going to have to die or have a hit before it would come out," Camp said. "And so far, today, I'm alive ... and here it is."

Which is modest, since he has had many hits.

"I've had a few [hits] here and there," Camp said. "But it [the second album] would never have seen the light of day, had I not gotten acquainted with John Esposito, who is the President of Warner Music Group in Nashville. We just hit it off in a little guitar pull at the Leadership Music opening retreat. First, he said 'Who are you, and what do you do?' And I said I used to be an artist on the label that you run! We laughed about that, and he said 'I'm going to go into the vault³ and look for your records and listen to them.' I said 'OK,' and the next time I saw him, he said 'I'm going to put your records out!' And I said 'OK.' And here we are today! It's pretty shocking."

When Shawn Camp presented his second album to the label, they wanted him to make some changes: remove the fiddles⁴ and the dobros, while adding electric guitars. But that wasn't the sound Shawn wanted, and he refused to do it. He went on to write hit songs and release four CDs on his own. But Shawn says he just couldn't forget the 10 songs that make up his "lost" second album.

"Years down the road, I'm still trying to buy it from them, but they wanted 150,000 bucks⁵ for me to buy this, and it was just out of my range to spend that much," Camp said. "And I tried to lease it from them, but there was too much red tape until John Esposito stepped in to the picture, and started making things happen."

His reaction to digging it up??

"Just kind of numb⁶. It's like a cloud just hovers⁷ over your shoulder if you've made a record, and it's laying on the shelf," he said. "And there are people all over town that this has happened to. It's just like a bad dream that you don't want to think about. For it to come to fruition here, today, it's a great relief. It's a wonderful thing."

"1994" is a musical time capsule, capturing Shawn Camp and some of Nashville's best studio musicians as they were 16 years ago. While he's never put them on another album, among the 10 songs on "1994" are a few that Shawn performed onstage regularly. They include "The Grandpa That I Know," which has also been recorded by Patty Loveless and Joe Diffie. Shawn Camp thought about re-recording it for another album, but in the end simply hoped that this record would be released.

1 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

2 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 vault   

n.拱形圆顶，地窖，地下室

参考例句：

• The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
• The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。

4 fiddles   

n.小提琴( fiddle的名词复数 )；欺诈；（需要运用手指功夫的）细巧活动；当第二把手v.伪造( fiddle的第三人称单数 )；篡改；骗取；修理或稍作改动

参考例句：

• He fiddles with his papers on the table. 他抚弄着桌子上那些报纸。 来自辞典例句
• The annual Smithsonian Festival of American Folk Life celebrates hands-hands plucking guitars and playing fiddles. 一年一度的美国民间的“史密斯索尼安节”是赞美人的双手的节日--弹拔吉他的手，演奏小提琴的手。 来自辞典例句

5 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 numb   

adj.麻木的，失去感觉的；v.使麻木

参考例句：

• His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
• Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵，催着疲惫的马继续往前走。

7 hovers   

鸟( hover的第三人称单数 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• A hawk hovers in the sky. 一只老鹰在天空盘旋。
• A hen hovers her chicks. 一只母鸡在孵小鸡。