Leslie '89
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Leslie '89 is a cantopop
album by Leslie Cheung
released in 1989 by Cinepoly Records
of Hong Kong
. It was also his supposed penultimate album before the final album Final Encounter
(he had planned for retirement from the Cantopop
music scene, although he made a return in 1995) also released in 1989. It is also sometimes known as 侧面 or Side Face.
Popular songs from this album include 由零开始 'Starting From Zero', 烈火灯蛾 'Fire Moths', 侧面 'Side Face', 偏心 'Biased', 需要你 'Need You', and 放荡 'Wild'. 'Side Face' won the Jade Solid Gold Award for 1989.
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
album by Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , nicknamed elder brother , was a film actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "one of the founding fathers of Cantopop", and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central...
released in 1989 by Cinepoly Records
Cinepoly Records
Cinepoly Records is a Hong Kong-based record label founded in 1985. It was a subsidiary of PolyGram Records and the film company Cinema City. Ownership of Cinepoly Records switched to Universal Music Group after Universal acquired PolyGram Records in 1998 and albums are now distributed by...
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It was also his supposed penultimate album before the final album Final Encounter
Final Encounter
Final EncounterCantopop album by Leslie Cheung released in 1989 by Cinepoly Records of Hong Kong. This album was supposed to commemorate his departure from the music industry in Hong Kong and to concentrate largely on his acting career in 1989....
(he had planned for retirement from the Cantopop
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
music scene, although he made a return in 1995) also released in 1989. It is also sometimes known as 侧面 or Side Face.
Popular songs from this album include 由零开始 'Starting From Zero', 烈火灯蛾 'Fire Moths', 侧面 'Side Face', 偏心 'Biased', 需要你 'Need You', and 放荡 'Wild'. 'Side Face' won the Jade Solid Gold Award for 1989.