Gracie Rivera 利慧詩

Gracie Rivera (利慧詩)是於七十年代中期，繼Teresa Carpio (杜麗莎)後，能成功在香港建立了知名度另一位菲藉女歌手。

筆者沒有Gracie的詳细個人資料，只記得她最初是憑翻唱Mary MacGregor原唱的"Torn Between Lovers"後才為當時的本地樂迷認識， 跟着又翻唱了法藉女歌手Marie Myriam在1977年全歐歌唱大賽的冠軍歌曲"The Bird And The Child ("L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant") "，而收錄這曲的《Gracie》個人LP專集在其效力的EMI唱片公司推出市場及經電台熱播後，迅即登上當年的每週西洋流行曲榜首，而該LP的銷量更獲1978年度本地IFPI頒發的金唱片獎。其它在她當红時期灌錄的受歡迎"翻唱"歌曲，記憶中還有"You Light Up My Life"、"Don't Cry For Me Argentina"、"All You Get From Love Is A Love Song"等。

自1977年至1979年，Gracie Rivera為EMI灌唱的個人LP專集、及與EMI旗下歌星和樂隊共同收錄的精選LP合集如下：

Gracie                           (EMI Music - 1977／EMGS-6012)

Side One

1. Torn Between Two Lovers    (Phillip Jarrell．Peter Yarrow)
2. Fairy Tale    (Paul Greedus)
3. Amazing Grace    (John Newton)
4. Morning Of My Life    (Barry Gibb)
5. Somebody Waiting    (Roger Nichols．Paul Williams)
6. Both Sides Now    (Joni Mitchell)

Side Two

1. The Music Of Love    (Harlan Sanders)
2. It's Time    (Gracie Rivera)
3. Fly Away    (John Denver)
4. Eres Tu    (Juan Carlos Calderon．Mike Hawker)
5. Like A Sad Song    (John Denver)
6. I Am A Rock    (Paul Simon)

"Fairy Tale"

"Amazing Grace"

"Morning Of My Life"

"Somebody Waiting"

"The Music of Love"

"It's Time"

"Eres Tu"

Gracie Rivera              (EMI Music - 1977／EMGS-6022)

Side One

1. The Bird And The Child    (Jean-Paul Cara．Joe Gracy．Helen Banks)
2. Don't Cry For Me Argentina    (Andrew Lloyd Webber．Tim Rice)
3. All You Get From Love Is A Love Song    (Steve Eaton)
4. I Got A Name    (Norman Gimbel．Charles Fox)
5. Where Do I Go From Here    (Parker McGee)
6. Catch The Wind    (Leitch Donovan)
7. House Of The Rising Sun

Side Two

1. Angel Of The Morning    (Chip Taylor)
2. Summer Breeze    (Dash Crofts．Jim Seals)
3. When I Need You    (Albert Hammond．Carole Bayer Sager)
4. Just A Dream  (Gracie Rivera)
5. Take My Hand  For A While    (Buffy Sainte-Marie)
6. I Don't Want To Talk About It    (Danny Whitten)
7. Lo Siento Mi Vida    (Linda Ronstadt．Kenny Edwards．Gilbert Ronstadt)

"All You Get From Love Is A Love Song"

"Take My Hand For A While"

"Lo Siento Mi Vida"試聽版 ﹕

Hit Sounds Vol. 7      (EMI Music - 1977／EMGS 6011)

• Like A Sad Song    (John Denver)

Hit Sounds Vol. 8      (EMI Music - 1977／EMGS 6018)

• Torn Between Two Lovers    (Phillip Jarrell．Peter Yarrow)
• Streets Of London    (Ralph McTell)

Best Of Hit Sounds    (EMI Music - 1977／TC-SPC3)

• Torn Between Two Lovers    (Phillip Jarrell．Peter Yarrow)
• Fairy Tale    (Paul Greedus)

16 Motion Picture Greats For You    (EMI Music - 1977／SPR 1001)

• The Morning After    【excerpt from 〈The Poseidon Adventure〉】    (Al Kasha．Joel Hirschhron)
• Morning Of My Life    【excerpt from〈Melody〉】    (Barry Gibb)

Gracie Anne Rivera        (EMI Music - 1978／EMGS-6031)

Side One

1. New Days.....New Ways    (Steve Fenwick．Charles Rockliff)
2. You Light Up My Life     ﹝Theme From Movie〈You Light Up My Life〉﹞    (Joseph Brooks)
3. Please Tell Him That I Said Hello    (Mike Dibbens．Peter Shepstone)
4. We're All Alone    (Boz Scaggs)
5. You Give Me Those Feelings    (Lynsey de Paul)
6. Baby Don't Be Givin' Me Up    (Dennis Lambert．Brian Potter)
7. Never Have To Say Goodbye Again    (Jeffery Commanor)
8. Pag-Ibig Mo Langit Ko

Side Two

1. Who Was It Stole Your Heart Away    (Barbara Dickson)
2. Never Let Him Go    (David Gates)
3. There's Nothin' You Can Do To Change My Mind    (Geoff Stephens．Eddie Seago)
4. I Just Want To Love You    (Randy Sharp)
5. You Are A Song    (Jim Weatherly)
6. Country Road    (Bill Danoff．John Denver．Taffy Nivert)
7. Adoro    (Armando Manzanero)

"You Light Up My Life"

"We're All Alone"

"Pag-Ibig Mo Langit Ko"

Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying    (EMI Music - 1978／EMGS-6036)

Side One

1. If You Go Away    (Jacques Brel．Rod McKuen)
2. Songbird    (David Wolfert．Steve Nelson)
3. Ready For The Times To Get Better    (Allen Reynolds)
4. It's Killing Me    (Perry Martin)
5. Isn't It Always Love    (Karla Bonoff)
6. Thank You For Being A Friend    (Andrew Gold)
7. Before My Heart Finds Out    (Randy Goodrum)

Side Two

1. Put A Little Love In Your Heart    (Jackie DeShannon．Jimmy Holiday．Randy Meyers)
2. To Know Him Is To Love Him    (Phil Spector)
3. Yours Sincerely    (Chris Arnold．David Martin．Geoff Morrow)
4. Reach Out For The One Who Loves You    (P. Hawkins)
5. I'll Play For You    (Dash Crofts．Jim Seals)
6. A Rock And Roll Song    (Joseph Brooks)
7. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying    (Les Chadwick．Les Maguire．Freddie Marsden．Gerry Marsden)

"Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying"

Star Hits                (EMI Music - 1978／EMGS 6028)

• When A Child Is Born    (Ciro Dammicco (Zacar)．Fred Jay)
• The Bird And The Child    (Jean-Paul Cara．Joe Gracy．Helen Banks)
• You Light Up My Life      ﹝Theme From Movie〈You Light Up My Life〉﹞    (Joseph Brooks)
• Blue Bayou    (Joe Melson．Roy Orbison)

EMI Star Hits Vol. 2               (EMI Music - 1978／EMGS 6043)

• Take A Chance On Me    (Benny Andersson．Björn Ulvaeus)
• If I Can't Have You    (Barry, Maurice & Robin Gibb)

"If I Can't Have You"

EMI Star Hits Volume 3        (EMI Music - 1978／EMGS-6046)

• Songbird    (David Wolfert．Steve Nelson)
• Last Dance    (Paul Jabara)

We’re Home Again          (EMI Music - 1979／EMGS-6050)

Side One

1. We're Home Again    (Hal Shaper．Jerry Goldsmith)
2. I've Been There    (Gracie Rivera)
3. You To Me Are Everything    (Ken Gold．Micky Denne)
4. You Make Me Fell (Mighty Real)    (Sylvester James Jr.．James Wirrick)
5. Falling    (Lenny LeBlanc．Eddie Struzick)
6. Born Winner    (Mark Charron)

Side Two

1. Bish's Hideaway    (Stephen Bishop)
2. Woman In Love    (Dominic Bugatti．Frank Musker)
3. Make A Little Love    (L. Hiller．M. Hiller．I. Cohen)
4. Honey I'm Lost    (Ben Findon．Mike Myers)
5. Shake It    (Terence Boylan)
6. Reminiscing    (Graham Goble)

1997年及進入新世紀的2000年代後，EMI 及繼承了其唱片業務的Universal Music (環球唱片)推出的多套CD精選合集內，也有收錄了多首Gracie Rivera當年的灌唱歌曲。

EMI 100週年珍藏系列之西洋風 Age of 70's              (EMI Music - 1997／724382124924)

• When A Child Is Born    (Ciro Dammicco (Zacar)．Fred Jay)
• You Light Up My Life      ﹝Theme From Movie〈You Light Up My Life〉﹞    (Joseph Brooks)
• The Bird And The Child    (Jean-Paul Cara．Joe Gracy．Helen Banks)
• Torn Between Two Lovers    (Phillip Jarrell．Peter Yarrow)

Uncle Ray Meets The Stars         (EMI／Universal Music - 2004／724356095427)

〔Disc 1〕

• Torn Between Two Lovers    (Phillip Jarrell．Peter Yarrow)

〔Disc 2〕

• The Bird And The Child    (Jean-Paul Cara．Joe Gracy．Helen Banks)

Uncle Ray 101 All Time Favorites Hong Kong        (Universal Music - 2010／602488991896)

〔Disc 2〕

• Torn Between Two Lovers    (Phillip Jarrell．Peter Yarrow)

〔Disc 3〕

• The Bird And The Child    (Jean-Paul Cara．Joe Gracy．Helen Banks)

EMI Hit Sounds Collection 8 CD    (Universal Music - 2021／602438243815)

〔CD7〕

• Like A Sad Song     (John Denver)

〔CD8〕

• Torn Between Two Lovers    (Phillip Jarrell．Peter Yarrow)
• Streets Of London    (Ralph McTell)

第 2 屆香港金唱片頌獎典禮中，由已故的著名電台DJ陳任(Joe Chen)頌授與Gracie Rivers金唱片之Youtube版本短片：

【原文於2021年9月13日更新】