Printemps (album)
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Printemps is a Mandarin album by Leslie Cheung
first released in 1998. This album was the first and the only original Mandarin album produced by Leslie Cheung.
Cheung also previously produced three other Mandarin albums (Admire, Refuse to Play, and Feeling of Wind). However, most of the tracks from the aforementioned albums are the Mandarin cover of the songs in his Cantopop
albums. On the other hand, all songs in 'Printemps' are original.
The song 'Love Like Magic' was composed by Japan
ese singer-songwriter Chage
, who also joined the MTV performance of the song. Compared to his last album Red, the cover of the album is pervaded by green
colour, which symbolizes the color of spring. The MTV of the songs and lyric pages of the album are both in a tone of green color. Unlike most of his albums, Cheung did not work as the producer of this album.
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...
first released in 1998. This album was the first and the only original Mandarin album produced by Leslie Cheung.
Cheung also previously produced three other Mandarin albums (Admire, Refuse to Play, and Feeling of Wind). However, most of the tracks from the aforementioned albums are the Mandarin cover of the songs in his 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...
albums. On the other hand, all songs in 'Printemps' are original.
The song 'Love Like Magic' was composed by Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese singer-songwriter Chage
Chage and Aska
or Chage and Asuka are a Japanese popular music duo composed of two singer-songwriters from Fukuoka Prefecture, and . To date they have sold over 31 million albums and singles in Japan....
, who also joined the MTV performance of the song. Compared to his last album Red, the cover of the album is pervaded by green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
colour, which symbolizes the color of spring. The MTV of the songs and lyric pages of the album are both in a tone of green color. Unlike most of his albums, Cheung did not work as the producer of this album.
Track listing
- 取暖 "Getting Warm" – 4:12
- "My God" – 4:05
- "Love Like Magic" – 4:16
- "Everybody" – 3:56
- 宿醉 "Hangover" – 5:24
- 真相 "The Truth" – 4:35
- 作伴 "Keeping Company" – 4:15
- 知道愛 "Knowing Love" – 4:15
- 電風扇 "Electric Fan" – 3:48
- 被愛 "To Be Loved" – 4:56
- 棉花糖 "Cotton Candy" – 4:16