To Love (Faye Wong album)
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To Love is a 2003 album by Beijing
-based C-pop
singer Faye Wong
.
This was Faye Wong's first album recorded with Sony. it remains her last album to date. Released on 7 November 2003, it has 13 tracks, 10 in Mandarin and 3 in Cantonese. Wong wrote the music and lyrics for 3 songs, the title track "To Love", "Leave Nothing" (不留) and "Sunshine Dearest" (陽寶), as well as the music for "April Snow" (四月雪).
Before the album's release, the Cantonese version of the title track "In the Name of Love" (假愛之名), with lyrics by Lin Xi, was banned in some areas such as mainland China
and Malaysia because the lyrics mentioned opium. Interviewed in December 2003, Wong said that she preferred her own Mandarin version of the song, which made no reference to drugs.
Wong said that her favourite track was "MV", written by Nicholas Tse
with whom she had had an on-off romance. She admitted that her song "Leave Nothing" was a reflection of her love life, but declined to identify the other persons referred to in the lyrics.
The album also includes "Passenger" (乘客), a cover of Sophie Zelmani
's "Going Home".
Asked about the pattern of 2-character titles for the songs, Wong said that this was not important, but reflects a modern habit of abbreviating things in everyday speech.
, both financially and critically. It sold more than one million copies in Asia within a week of its release, half of those within China. Afterwards, she held numerous successful concerts for over a year; ticket sales in Hong Kong set a new record.
and DVD. These versions had a different cover with a portrait of Faye Wong printed in black on a red background.
Some versions of the CD issued in overseas markets had the additional English album title "It's My Style!" and bonus tracks including the theme song "Hero" for Zhang Yimou's film of the same name
, and were packaged with one or two additional discs comprising new compilations of Wong's earlier songs.
version of "To Love". The last track is a Cantonese version of "Passenger".
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...
.
This was Faye Wong's first album recorded with Sony. it remains her last album to date. Released on 7 November 2003, it has 13 tracks, 10 in Mandarin and 3 in Cantonese. Wong wrote the music and lyrics for 3 songs, the title track "To Love", "Leave Nothing" (不留) and "Sunshine Dearest" (陽寶), as well as the music for "April Snow" (四月雪).
Before the album's release, the Cantonese version of the title track "In the Name of Love" (假愛之名), with lyrics by Lin Xi, was banned in some areas such as mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
and Malaysia because the lyrics mentioned opium. Interviewed in December 2003, Wong said that she preferred her own Mandarin version of the song, which made no reference to drugs.
Wong said that her favourite track was "MV", written by Nicholas Tse
Nicholas Tse
Nicholas Tse is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and musician, and son of actor Patrick Tse. He is a member of the Emperor Entertainment Group...
with whom she had had an on-off romance. She admitted that her song "Leave Nothing" was a reflection of her love life, but declined to identify the other persons referred to in the lyrics.
The album also includes "Passenger" (乘客), a cover of Sophie Zelmani
Sophie Zelmani
Sophie Zelmani is a Swedish singer-songwriter who released her first single in 1995, called "Always You".-Early life:...
's "Going Home".
Asked about the pattern of 2-character titles for the songs, Wong said that this was not important, but reflects a modern habit of abbreviating things in everyday speech.
Reception
To Love was more successful than her previous self-titled albumFaye Wong (2001 album)
Faye Wong is a 2001 album by Beijing-based C-pop singer Faye Wong.-Track listing:#"光之翼" – 3:21#: "Wings of Light"#"等等" – 3:28#: "Wait a Moment"#"打錯了" – 3:12#: "Wrong Number"...
, both financially and critically. It sold more than one million copies in Asia within a week of its release, half of those within China. Afterwards, she held numerous successful concerts for over a year; ticket sales in Hong Kong set a new record.
Variations
"All-In" versions were issued with the music videos on VCDVCD
VCD is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* VCD Athletic, semi-professional football team* Video CD* Voice command device* Value change dump * Vocal cord dysfunction* Visual Communication and Design...
and DVD. These versions had a different cover with a portrait of Faye Wong printed in black on a red background.
Some versions of the CD issued in overseas markets had the additional English album title "It's My Style!" and bonus tracks including the theme song "Hero" for Zhang Yimou's film of the same name
Hero (2002 film)
Hero is a 2002 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the film is based on the story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin in 227 BC....
, and were packaged with one or two additional discs comprising new compilations of Wong's earlier songs.
Track listing
Track 12, "In the Name of Love", is a CantoneseCantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...
version of "To Love". The last track is a Cantonese version of "Passenger".