Gracie Rivera 利慧詩

Gracie Rivera 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")，收錄這曲的LP《Gracie Rivera》在EMI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LP如下:

Gracie                           (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"Youtube版本﹕

"Amazing Grace"Youtube版本﹕

"Somebody Waiting"Youtube版本﹕

"The Music of Love"Youtube版本﹕

"It's Time"Youtube版本﹕

"Eres Tu"Youtube版本﹕

Gracie Rivera              (1977／EMGS-6022)

Side One

1. The Bird And The Child  (Jean-Paul Cara．Joe Gracy．H. 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"Youtube版本﹕

"Take My Hand For A While"試聽版﹕

"Lo Siento Mi Vida"2分01秒試聽版﹕

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

• The Morning After    (Al Kasha．Joel Hirschhron)
• Morning Of My Life    (Barry Gibb)

"Morning Of My Life"Youtube版本﹕

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

• Like A Sad Song     (John Denver)

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

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

Gracie Anne Rivera    (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﹞】  (Joe 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"Youtube版本﹕

"We're All Alone"Youtube版本﹕

"Pag-Ibig Mo Langit Ko"Youtube版本﹕

Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying  (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  (Joe 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"Youtube版本﹕

Star Hits                       (1978／EMGS-6028)

Side One

• When A Child Is Born  (Ciro Dammicco (Zacar)．Fred Jay)
• The Bird And The Child  (Jean-Paul Cara．Joe Gracy．H. Banks)

Side Two

• You Light Up My Life 【Theme From Movie ﹝You Light Up My Life﹞】  (Joe Brooks)
• Blue Bayou  (Joe Melson．Roy Orbison)

EMI Star Hits Vol. 2    (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"Youtube版本﹕

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

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

We’re Home Again     (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 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，EMI出版的《EMI 100週年珍藏系列之西洋風 Ages of 70's》雙CD集, 也有把她曾灌唱的"When A Bird Is Born", "You Light Up My Life", "The Bird And The Child" 及 "Torn Between Two Lovers"這四首歌收錄於內。

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：