Fable is a 2000 album by Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

-based C-pop

C-pop

C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese popular music , a loosely defined musical genre by artists originating from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Others come from countries where the Chinese language is used by a large number of the population, such as Singapore and Malaysia...

 singer Faye Wong

Faye Wong

Faye Wong is a highly successful and influential Chinese singer-songwriter and actress who is usually referred to as a diva . Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong . Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and rose to stardom in the early 1990s by singing...

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The album is structured into 3 basic parts. The first five tracks deal with certain aspects of Buddhism

Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...

 and fairy tale

Fairy tale

A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...

s, especially that of Cinderella

Cinderella

"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...

. The next three are radio-friendly pop songs. The next two, "Farewell Firefly" and "Book of Laughter and Forgetting" are sung in Mandarin, but have alternate versions, "Firefly" and "Love Letter to Myself," which Faye sings in Cantonese.

Track listing

1. "寒武紀" (Hánwǔjì) – 5:15

   "The Cambrian

   Cambrian

   The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, lasting from Mya ; it is succeeded by the Ordovician. Its subdivisions, and indeed its base, are somewhat in flux. The period was established by Adam Sedgwick, who named it after Cambria, the Latin name for Wales, where Britain's...

   
    Age"

2. "新房客" (Xīn Fángkè) – 5:11

   "New Tenant"

3. "香奈兒" (Xiāngnài'ér) – 4:52

   "Chanel

   Chanel

   Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...

   
   "

4. "阿修羅" (Āxiūluó) – 4:57

   "Asura

   Asura (Buddhism)

   Asura in Buddhism is the name of the lowest ranks of the deities or demigods of the Kāmadhātu.-Origins and etymology:...

   
   "

5. "彼岸花" (Bǐ'àn Huā) – 5:16

   "Flower on the Other Shore"

6. "如果你是假的" (Rúguǒ Nǐ Shì Jiǎde) – 3:57

   "If You Were False"

7. "不愛我的我不愛" (Bù Ài Wǒ De Wǒ Bù Ài) – 4:20

   "I Won't Love Anyone Who Doesn't Love Me"

8. "你喜歡不如我喜歡" (Nǐ Xǐhuān Bùrú Wǒ Xǐhuān) – 4:02

   "Your Likes Are Not as Important as Mine"

9. "再見螢火蟲" (Zàijiàn Yínghuǒchóng) – 5:09

   "Farewell Firefly"

10. "笑忘書" (Xiào Wàng Shū) – 4:27

    "Book of Laughter and Forgetting/Book of Exhilaration"

11. "螢火蟲" (Yìhngfóchùhng) – 5:09

    "Firefly"

    Cantonese version of track 9

12. "給自己的情書" (Kāp Jihgéi Dīk Chìhngsyù) – 4:27

    "Love Letter to Myself"

    Cantonese version of track 10

The version released in Japan includes a dance

Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...

 remix of her Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy VIII

is a role-playing video game released for the PlayStation in 1999 and for Windows-based personal computers in 2000. It was developed and published by Square as the Final Fantasy series' eighth title, removing magic point-based spell-casting and the first title to consistently use realistically...

theme song, "Eyes on Me

Eyes on Me (Faye Wong song)

"Eyes on Me" is a pop ballad performed by Chinese diva Faye Wong as a love theme for the video game Final Fantasy VIII. The song's lyrics, written in somewhat imperfect English by Kako Someya, unveil the hopes of a night club singer for romance with a member of her audience.-Single:The song was...

- Almighty Radio Mix", as a bonus track. http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/international/release/200102/tocp65473.htm