Faye Wong (2001 album)
Faye Wong (王菲) is a 2001 album by Beijing-based singer Faye Wong. The songs are a mixture of pop and rock numbers, including pop rock, techno and electro genres.
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| Released | October 2001 | |||
| Genre | Mandopop | |||
| Length | 1:02:44 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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It included 11 tracks in Mandarin Chinese and five in Cantonese. The latter provided Wong's most significant release of new Cantonese songs since Toy in 1997.[1]
Faye Wong worked with new partners on this album, including Singaporean singer-songwriter Tanya Chua and Taiwanese rocker Wu Bai.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Guāng Zhī Yì 光之翼" | "Wings of Light" | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Děngděng 等等" | "Wait a Moment" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Dǎcuòle 打錯了" | "Wrong Number" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Yǒushí Àiqíng Tú Yǒu Xū Míng 有時愛情徒有虛名" | "Sometimes Love has a False Reputation" | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Liú Nián 流年" | "Fleeting Time" | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Yè Huì 夜會" | "Nocturnal Date" | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Liúlàng De Hóng Wǔ Xié 流浪的紅舞鞋" | "The Wanderer's Red Dancing Shoes" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Báichī 白癡" | "Idiot" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Liǎnggèrén De Shèngjīng[n 1] 兩個人的聖經" | "Two Persons' Bible" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Dānxíngdào 單行道" | "One Way Street" | 5:23 |
| 11. | "Liúlàng De Hóng Wǔ Xié (Gāngqín Bǎn) 流浪的紅舞鞋 (鋼琴版)" | "The Wanderer's Red Dancing Shoes" (piano version) | 3:25 |
| No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
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| 1. | "Màihwàhn Gei 迷魂記" | "Vertigo/Bewitchment" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Sīkmàahng 色盲" | "Colorblind" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Bāt Mìhn Fēihàahng 不 眠 飛行" | "Sleepless Flight" | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Sām Louh 心 路" | "Heart of the Road" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Neúihwòhng Dīk Sān Yī 女皇 的 新 衣" | "The Empress' New Clothes" | 3:07 |
| No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Màihwàhn Gei 迷魂記" | "Vertigo/Bewitchment" | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Bāt Mìhn Fēihàahng 不眠飛行" | "Sleepless Flight" | 3:11 |
| No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Màihwàhn Gei 迷魂記" | "Vertigo/Bewitchment" | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Sīkmàahng 色盲" | "Colorblind" | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Bāt Mìhn Fēihàahng 不眠飛行" | "Sleepless Flight" | 3:11 |
| 14. | "Sām Louh 心路" | "Heart of the Road" | 4:02 |
| 15. | "Neúihwòhng Dīk Sān Yī 女皇的新衣" | "The Empress' New Clothes" | 3:07 |
| 16. | "Liúlàng De Hóng Wǔ Xié (Gāngqín Bǎn) 流浪的紅舞鞋 (鋼琴版)" | "The Wanderer's Red Dancing Shoes" (piano version) | 3:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Separate Ways" (Original Version) | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Separate Ways" (Almighty Mix) | 7:52 |
- Notes
- The title of "Two Persons' Bible" was inspired by One Man's Bible, a novel by Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian.
Tracks 1–10 & 16 are in Mandarin Chinese, and 11–15 in Cantonese. Tracks 14 and 15 are Cantonese versions of tracks 4 and 3 respectively.
Reception
Reflecting the varied contributors to the album, reviewers found it a mixed bag. A retrospective review in Singapore's Straits Times mentioned that Wu Bai's techno-rock track "Two Persons' Bible" was "more Wu than Wong". The Cantonese section was considered "more heartening".[1]
Use in other media
"Idiot" was the theme song to Feng Xiaogang's 2001 movie Big Shot's Funeral (大腕) with Donald Sutherland.
References
- Chan, Boon (28 October 2011). "Faye's back". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. C2.
- Faye Wong (2001 album) at Discogs, Japan release