The Queen of Hardships
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The Queen of Hardships is the 13th studio album by cantopop
singer Prudence Liew
. This album marks the first Cantonese language studio album release from Liew in 15 years since her 1994 release of 夜有所思，日有所夢 Thoughts in the Night, Dreams During the Day
and the first studio album release in 9 years. Her previous studio album was the mandopop
album, 愛自己 Love Yourself
released in Taiwan
in 2000.
. Universal Music Hong Kong promoted the album with an offer of tickets to Liew's mini-concert with pre-orders of the album.
The album also comes with a bonus DVD
with three music videos.
Upon its release, the album topped the Asian Sales Chart at HMV
, the largest record retailer in Hong Kong. It also peaked at number three in the HMV Overall Sales Chart, behind Madonna's compilation album Celebration
and Michael Bublé
's Crazy Love
.
Due to the commercial success of the album, Universal Music announced the issue of a second edition of the album with an additional bonus DVD of Liew's 劉美君蝙蝠之夜音樂會 (The Night of Bats Mini-Concert) held on October 31, 2009. The second edition triple album was released on December 31, 2009.
's Top 20 countdown chart. On October 13, 2009, the official music video debut was featured on Universal Music Hong Kong's channel for Youtube
.
The second single released to radio was 雪泥 (Slush) on October 11, 2009. Since then it has hit the top 10 in the countdown charts of all three major radio stations in Hong Kong.
Bonus DVD
2nd Bonus DVD: The Night of Bats Mini-Concert 2009
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...
singer Prudence Liew
Prudence Liew
Prudence Liew Mei-Gwan is a multi-platinum selling Hong Kong pop singer and Golden Horse Award winning actress, having released 14 studio albums and appearing in numerous films.-Career start:...
. This album marks the first Cantonese language studio album release from Liew in 15 years since her 1994 release of 夜有所思，日有所夢 Thoughts in the Night, Dreams During the Day
Thoughts in the Night, Dreams During the Day
夜有所思，日有所夢 Thoughts in the Night, Dreams During the Day is the 11th studio album of cantopop singer Prudence Liew, released in 1994.-Background information:...
and the first studio album release in 9 years. Her previous studio album was the mandopop
Mandopop
Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs...
album, 愛自己 Love Yourself
Love Yourself
愛自己 Love Yourself is the first mandopop album and 12th overall studio album of Hong Kong pop singer Prudence Liew, released on May 1, 2000 in Taiwan.-Album information:...
released in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
in 2000.
Album
The album was released on October 22, 2009, in Hong KongHong 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...
. Universal Music Hong Kong promoted the album with an offer of tickets to Liew's mini-concert with pre-orders of the album.
The album also comes with a bonus DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
with three music videos.
Upon its release, the album topped the Asian Sales Chart at HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
, the largest record retailer in Hong Kong. It also peaked at number three in the HMV Overall Sales Chart, behind Madonna's compilation album Celebration
Celebration (Madonna album)
Celebration is the third greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, and the closing release under her contract with Warner Bros. Records, her record company since 1982. The release follows her two previous greatest hits albums, The Immaculate Collection and GHV2...
and Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé
Michael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was...
's Crazy Love
Crazy Love (Michael Bublé album)
Crazy Love is the fourth studio album released by Canadian vocalist Michael Bublé. After only three days of sales, the album opened atop the Billboard 200 chart with 132,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, making the album Bublé's second number #1 album...
.
Due to the commercial success of the album, Universal Music announced the issue of a second edition of the album with an additional bonus DVD of Liew's 劉美君蝙蝠之夜音樂會 (The Night of Bats Mini-Concert) held on October 31, 2009. The second edition triple album was released on December 31, 2009.
Singles
The lead single, 蝙蝠 (Bat), was released to radio stations on August 22, 2009. It has since reached number 1 on the RTHK Top 20 chart and number 2 on Metro ShowbizMetro Broadcast Corporation Limited
Metro Broadcast Corporation Ltd. is one of the three broadcasting corporations in Hong Kong, the others being the Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited and Radio Television Hong Kong...
's Top 20 countdown chart. On October 13, 2009, the official music video debut was featured on Universal Music Hong Kong's channel for Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
The second single released to radio was 雪泥 (Slush) on October 11, 2009. Since then it has hit the top 10 in the countdown charts of all three major radio stations in Hong Kong.
1st edition
CD- 雪泥 (Slush)
- 洋蔥 (Onion)
- 也好 (Better Off)
- 寧願怎樣 (Matter of Choice)
- 蝙蝠 (Bat)
- 一代艷星 (Legendary Sexy Star)
- 我喝香水大 (I Grew Up Drinking Perfume)
- Baby You're The One
- Mr. A. Ho
- 色香味 (Sensations of Love)
Bonus DVD
- 雪泥 (Slush) Music Video
- 蝙蝠 (Bat) Music Video
- Baby You're The One Music Video
2nd edition
Includes the above CD and DVD plus the following DVD.2nd Bonus DVD: The Night of Bats Mini-Concert 2009
- 雪泥 (Slush)
- 我喝香水大 (I Grew Up Drinking Perfume)
- Mr. A. Ho
- 大開眼戒 (Opening the Taboos of Vision) with Keeva Mak
- Baby You're The One
- 不可能說的夢 (The Dream That Cannot Be Spoken Of)
- 事前 (Beforehand)
- 自甘墮落 (Self-Deserving Demise)
- 浮花 (The Floating Flower)
- 也好 (Better Off)
- 寧願怎樣 (Matter of Choice)
- 大開色界 (Opening the Sexual Boundaries)
- 蝙蝠 (Bat)
Album
| Chart Name | Peak Position |
| HMV HMV His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone... Hong Kong Overall Sales Chart |
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| HMV HMV His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone... Hong Kong Asian Sales Chart |
|
Singles (Radio airplay)
| Song Title | Release Date | 903 Commercial Radio Hong Kong Commercial Radio Hong Kong , aka Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited is one of only two commercial radio broadcasting companies in Hong Kong along with Metro Radio Hong Kong. It contains a balanced array of entertainment including informative, educational, arts and cultural programmes... |
RTHK Radio Television Hong Kong Radio Television Hong Kong is a public broadcasting organisation in Hong Kong that is operated as an independent department in the government under the Broadcasting Authority. RTHK operates seven radio channels, and produces television programmes that are then broadcast through local television... |
997 Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited Metro Broadcast Corporation Ltd. is one of the three broadcasting corporations in Hong Kong, the others being the Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited and Radio Television Hong Kong... |
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| 蝙蝠 (Bat) | 08/22/2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 雪泥 (Slush) | 10/11/2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that station. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||