Prudence Liew (album)

The article is about the eponymous album, Prudence Liew. For the actual person, see Prudence Liew.
Prudence Liew
劉美君
Studio album by Prudence Liew
Released December 23, 1986
Recorded 1986
Genre Cantopop
Label Current
Sony BMG (reissues 2005-2008)
Sony Music (reissues 2008-)
Producer Joseph Chan
Prudence Liew chronology
劉美君 Prudence Liew
(1986)
點解 Why
(1987)
Singles from Prudence Liew
  1. "午夜情 Midnight Love"
  2. "最後一夜 The Last Night"
  3. "霓虹鳥 Neon Bird"
  4. "Mind Made Up"

劉美君 Prudence Liew is the self-titled debut album of cantopop singer Prudence Liew, released on December 23, 1986.

Contents

Album information

While working as a film producer, Liew was faced with the task of coming up with a theme song to the movie Midnight Beauties (午夜麗人). The film company eventually decided to cover a Korean pop ballad called "Dear J" by Lee Sun Hee and have Liew write the Cantonese lyrics as well as perform the vocals on the track. The result was the lead single to the album, titled "Midnight Love 午夜情", about a forbidden love between a call girl and her client. The song garnered heavy airplay from radio stations across Hong Kong, and Liew was signed as the flagship artist to Current Records to record this album.

The second single off the album, "最後一夜 The Last Night", is a cover version of the song, "You're a Woman" by the German Europop group Bad Boys Blue. The track featured a heavy dance beat that proved to be very popular with the Hong Kong disco scene. The popularity of this song propelled Liew's status in the music scene and this song is still considered to be her signature song.[1]

Many well-known composers and lyricists from Hong Kong and Taiwan contributed to this album, including Wong Jim (黃霑), Waiorrend Lam (林敏怡), Andrew Lam (林敏驄), and Richard Lam (林振強). Liew herself composed and wrote the lyrics for the final track of the album, "Troubled Depressing Night 惆悵滄桑夜" as well as providing the lyrics to the aforementioned "Midnight Love 午夜情".

Reception

The album sold extremely well, having certified 10x platinum[2] by the Hong Kong IFPI, selling over 500,000 copies, an impressive feat from a debut artist. The album was also very well-received by critics and won two music awards as Best Produced Album of the Year from RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards[3] and Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards[4] in 1987.

Re-issues

Because of the quality of the album, it is still very popular among audiophiles in Hong Kong today. Sony BMG (BMG Music which bought out Current Records in 1992), started re-issuing the album in several high end audio formats, including Super Audio CD, Extended Resolution Compact Disc and most recently, Blu-spec CD.

Re-issue formats

Track list

  1. 最後一夜 (The Last Night)
  2. 清晨 (Early Morning)
  3. 亞熱帶少年 Subtropical Boy
  4. 忘情 (Forgotten Love)
  5. 午夜情 (Midnight Love)
  6. 假裝 (Pretending)
  7. Mind Made Up
  8. 霓虹鳥 (Neon Bird)
  9. 隔 (Separated)
  10. 惆悵滄桑夜 (Troubled Depressing Night)
  11. 亞熱帶少年 Subtropical Boy [ Subtropical Mix ] (CD version bonus track)
  12. Mind Made Up [ Extended Mix ] (CD version bonus track)

References

  1. ^ Muzikland review of Prudence Liew (album). Retrieved on October 17, 2009
  2. ^ http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go9e.php Hong Kong IFPI sales certification - 1988 Retrieved October 16, 2009
  3. ^ RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards 1987 full winners list Retrieved October 16, 2009
  4. ^ * 1987 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards winners list Retrieved October 16, 2009
  5. ^ http://www.yesasia.com/us/%E5%8A%89%E7%BE%8E%E5%90%9B-sony-bmg-%E7%B6%93%E5%85%B8%E7%B3%BB%E5%88%97/1004038113-0-0-0-en/info.html Yesasia.com listing for Prudence Liew (Sony BMG - The Legendary Collection).
  6. ^ http://www.yesasia.com/us/%E5%8A%89%E7%BE%8E%E5%90%9B-xrcd/1004074116-0-0-0-en/info.html Yesasia.com listing for Prudence Liew (XRCD).
  7. ^ http://www.yesasia.com/us/%E5%8A%89%E7%BE%8E%E5%90%9B-lpcd-45/1004954058-0-0-0-en/info.html Yesasia.com LPCD 45 listing for Prudence Liew (LPCD 45 Version).
  8. ^ http://www.yesasia.com/us/%E5%8A%89%E7%BE%8E%E5%90%9B-pure-gold-series/1019738170-0-0-0-en/info.html Yesasia.com listing for Prudence Liew (Pure Gold Series).
  9. ^ http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/canto.asp?sku=793872 HMV.com.hk listing for Prudence Liew (Blu-Spec CD)