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''Love in Motion'' is the fourth studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Anika Moa. The album's underlying theme is love. Moa's civil partner, Azaria Universe, was her biggest influence when writing the album. With ''Love in Motion'', Moa moved from the folk and country pop influences of ''In Swings the Tide'' to a pop rock sound. The album was released by EMI Records internationally on 12 March 2010, with releases in Moa's home country and Australia following on 5 April and 10 September, respectively. Moa toured Westfield malls the week of the album's release, and a concert tour followed in May and June 2010. Critical reviews for the album have been mostly positive, with Moa's lyrical writing received well. It debuted and peaked on the New Zealand Albums Chart at number four. "Running Through the Fire (Storm)" served as the album's lead single, which peaked at number thirty-eight on the New Zealand Singles Chart. "Blame It on the Rain", the second single, did not appear on any record chart. ''Love in Motion Covers'' was released in October 2011; it comprises covers of the songs from ''Love in Motion'' by other musicians. ==Background and recording== Moa has said that her partner, burlesque dancer Azaria Universe, with whom she entered into a civil union in February 2010, was a major inspiration for the album. ''Love in Motion'' is dedicated to Universe, with the CD liner bearing the message, "For Azaria, let it be you, I fall into". When writing the album, Moa wanted to put the word "love" into the title of every song. Ultimately, four of the ten track titles contain "love" or "loves", and every song has the word in its lyrics.〔 In interviews, Moa has revealed the inspiration and circumstances around many of its songs. She said that "I Am the Woman Who Loves You" is about when she and Universe first met and that "Love Me Again" is about "taking the piss out of () love for Azaria",〔 calling the latter "a real Anika Moa song." According to Moa, "Two Hearts" and "Secrets and Lies" were inspired by people who "fucked () off". "Secrets and Lies" was written while Moa says she was "in a really bad mood", however she asserts that it is her favourite track on the album. Moa said that "Blame It On the Rain" is about a person who Moa "will never ever name because they will be really, really sad if they knew".〔 "In the Air" is about Moa's fear of flying, and "Running Through the Fire (Storm)", originally simply called "Storm", was prompted by the death of Moa's father. After interviewing Moa, ''The New Zealand Heralds Scott Kara said that ''Love in Motion'' "is about love on all levels". Moa described love as having "so many aspects to it."〔 She also said that "all of the songs are about love that's true." In an interview with Wendyl Nissen from Newstalk ZB, Moa explained, "Most of the songs that I write are based on memories of my life or memories of someone who I know's life". She also mentioned that the album was influenced by many types of love; not only her own, but also the love of her family, and love illustrated on soap operas such as ''Shortland Street'' and ''Grey's Anatomy''. Moa wrote the songs for ''Love in Motion'' in two weeks, and it was recorded in two more weeks.〔 Most of the album was written in Melbourne,〔 while recording took place at three locations: Roundhead Studios, Boatshed Studio and Radio New Zealand. Moa and Andre Upston produced the album.〔 The writing and recording of Love in Motion was documented in the film ''In Bed With Anika Moa'' by filmmaker Justin Pemberton for the TVNZ documentary series Artsville.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/justin-pemberton?tab=biography )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Love in Motion (Anika Moa album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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