Sing and Play

Sing and Play (Chinese: 唱遊; pinyin: Chàng Yóu) is a 1998 Mandarin album by Beijing-based singer Faye Wong. It includes 10 tracks in Mandarin, with a bonus disc of 3 Cantonese tracks.[1] It was released on 21 October 1998 in Japan.[2]

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Chàng Yóu (唱遊)
Studio album by
Faye Wong
Released
  • 02 October 1998 (China)
  • 21 October 1998 (Japan)
  • 3 March 1999 (Japan, rerelease)
GenreMandopop, Cantopop
Length44:18
LabelEMI
Faye Wong chronology
Faye Wong
(1997)		 Chàng Yóu (唱遊)
(1998)		 Lovers & Strangers
(1999)
Sing and Play
Traditional Chinese唱遊
Simplified Chinese唱游
Literal meaningSinging game/Singing voyage

The album title is usually translated as Sing and Play in English sources.[3][4][5] Others refer to the album as Song Tour[6] (遊 can mean tour), Scenic Tour[7][8] which was the name of Wong's 1998–1999 concert tour, Love Life,[9] or Song Play.[10]

Sing and Play was the first Chinese album recorded using HDCD techniques.

The album was noted for some of its ballads, in contrast to the pop songs which had provided most of Faye Wong's hits around that time.[3] "Red Beans", "Face" and "Love Commandments" have been popular songs of the album.[7]

As of February 1999, the album sold almost 2,500,000 copies, including imports.[2] It was rereleased in Japan on 3 March 1999 with the bonus track, "Eyes on Me".[2]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicChinese titlesLength
1."Emotional Life" (or "Sensational Life")Albert LeungFaye Wong感情生活; Gǎnqíng shēnghuó5:15
2."Face[n 1]"Albert LeungFaye Wong臉; Liǎn3:34
3."Sex Commandments"Albert LeungAdrian Chan (陳偉文)色誡; Sè Jiè4:53
4."Give Up Half Way"Pan Xieqing (潘協慶)Pan Xieqing半途而廢; Bàntúérfèi3:32
5."Fly"Pan XieqingPan Xieqing飛; Fēi5:41
6."Our Lord"Wyman WongXu Wei祢; Nǐ[n 2]4:22
7."Whimsical" (or "A Little Wit", "A Little Cunning", "Clever-Clever", "Sharp but Petty" and "Mortal Wisdom")Albert LeungFaye Wong小聰明; Xiǎo Cōngming4:02
8."Wake Up" (or "Wakeless", "Not Awake" and "Not Waking Up")Chiu Li-KwanJack Wu (Jack吳2)醒不來; Xǐng Bù Lái4:03
9."Red Beans"Albert LeungJim Lau (柳重言)紅豆; Hóngdòu4:15
10."Child[n 3]"Faye WongFaye Wong童; Tóng4:41
Notes
  1. The word refers to the social concept
  2. The word is only used to address deities
  3. Part of the name of Wong's daughter Leah Dou; the word also means child
Hong Kong edition and Taiwan deluxe edition bonus disc[11]
No.TitleLyricsMusicChinese titlesLength
1."Yuen leung chi gei" ("Forgive Myself", "Pardon Myself" or "Excuse Myself")Albert LeungPan Xieqing原諒自己; jyun4 loeng6 zi6 gei23:39
2."Seung waan" ("Repay" or "Reimburse")Albert LeungJim Lau償還; soeng4 waan44:17
3."Love Commandments"Albert LeungAdrian Chan情誡; cing4 gaai34:17
1998 Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleChinese titleLength
11."Ma zui (Remix)" ("Numbness" or "Anesthesia")麻醉4:09
1999 Japanese reissue bonus tracks [12]
No.TitleLength
12."Eyes on Me" (featured in Final Fantasy VIII)5:43
13."Yuen leung chi gei"3:39
14."Seung waan"4:17
15."Love Commandments"4:17

Reception

The album debuted at number three, respectively, in Hong Kong on the week of 4 October and in Malaysia on the week of 13 October 1998.[13] It peaked at number one in Malaysia on the week of 20 October 1998.[14] It reached number two in Hong Kong on the week of 11 October 1998.[14] Billboard's Asia bureau chief, Steve McClure, placed it in number seven of his top ten list of 1999 Asian albums.[9]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[15] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Anthony Fung and Michael Curtin, “The Anomalies of Being Faye (Wong): Gender Politics in Chinese Popular Music,” International Journal of Cultural Studies 5, no. 3 (September 2002) - album not mentioned by name
  2. Billboard, Faye Wong article by Steve McClure, 6 February 1999, page 51, "Global Music Pulse" column, edited by Dominic Pride
  3. Stan Jeffries, Encyclopedia of world pop music, 1980-2001 2003 p224. "In January 1998, Wong won the favorite female category at Taiwan's Channel V awards. As part of her new goal of winning wider recognition, in the same year she released Sing and Play. The album included some Wong compositions and introduced more ballads to her canon, as most of her previous releases had been unerringly jaunty pop numbers. She then undertook a tour of Japan that lasted for six months. Her nomadic lifestyle throughout this period made her one of the most widely recognized people in East Asia (Asiaweek magazine included her in a list of "50 people you should know in China"), but it began to have an effect on her private life."
  4. Shane Homan, Access All Eras: Tribute Bands and Global Pop Culture, 2006, p224. "... almost exclusively on contributions from Hong Kong-, Beijing- and Singapore-based composers along with her own compositions on Sing and Play (1998), Only Love Strangers (1999), Fable (2000), Faye Wong (2001) and To Love (2003)."
  5. Faye Wong is all woman, Taipei Times 2004-11-24. "Sing and Play"
  6. "In the mood for Chinese?". Channel News Asia. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013. Faye Wong's 1997 album, Song Tour
  7. "Faye Wong turns on the charm in return". 9 August 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  8. Chan, Boon (28 October 2011). "Faye's back". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. C2.
  9. Billboard, "Critics' Choice: Steve McClure", page YE-67, 25 December 1999
  10. McClure, Steve (6 February 1999). Dominic Pride (ed.). "Global Music Pulse". Billboard. p. 51. Retrieved 12 June 2016 – via Google Books.
  11. Sing and Play at Discogs, Hong Kong release
  12. Sing and Play at Discogs, Japan release
  13. Billboard, "Hits of the World", page 61
  14. Billboard, "Hits of the World", page 51
  15. "Japanese album certifications – Faye Wong – Sing and Play" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 25 June 2021. Select 2000年1月 on the drop-down menu
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