Su Rui (album)

Su Rui

Taiwanese edition
Studio album by Su Rui
Released June 1983
Label
Su Rui chronology

Su Rui
(1983)		 驀然回首 Mòrán huíshǒu
(1984)

Su Rui (Chinese: 蘇芮) is the self-titled 1983 debut album by Su Rui, with English name given as Julie Sue under the Chinese name on the cover of the Hong Kong issue. The singer produced another self-titled album in 1986.

Except in its original Taiwan release, the album includes her first hit single "The Same Moonlight" (一樣的月光; Yīyàng de yuèguāng) and also "Who Will Buy My Old Bottles?" (酒干倘卖无; Jiǔ gàn tǎng mài wú) the hit theme from the Taiwan film Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing.[1][2][3]

Track listing

Hong Kong edition
Side one
  1. "Overture" (序曲 Xùqǔ)
    from the film Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing
  2. "The Same Moonlight" (一样的月光 Yīyàng de yuèguāng)
  3. "Whether or Not" (是否 Shìfǒu), written by Luo Da You
    Originally sung by Sylvia Chang in 1981
  4. Bǎwò 把握
  5. 请跟我来 Qǐng gēn wǒ lái instrumental
Side two
  1. "Who Will Buy My Old Bottles?" (酒干倘卖无 Jiǔ gàn tǎng mài wú)
    Main theme of the film; not in original Taiwanese vinyl edition
  2. "Please Come with Me" (请跟我来 Qǐng gēn wǒ lái), duet with Yu Kan-ping (虞戡平)
  3. Yīyàng de yuèguāng 一样的月光 (instrumental)
  4. Biàn 变
  5. 一样的月光2 Yīyàng de yuèguāng 2

Reception

The 2009 book Taiwan Popular Music — 200 Best Albums (台灣流行音樂 200最佳專輯), enlarged from a 1994 list by National Taiwan University (NTU) students, and Ma Shih-fang (馬世芳), a radio DJ at News 98, ranked this album number two of their "top 20 Taiwan popular albums from 1975 to 1992".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Asiaweek - Volume 10 1984- Page 60 "Selections TURNING AROUND SUDDENLY JULIE SU 3 By Julie Su. WEA Records, 2292 50593-4/2292 51501-4. Julie Su burst on to the Chinese music scene last year with her stunning debut album, the soundtrack for the Taiwan film Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing....Julie Sue possesses the typical sweetish voice of the average Taiwan pop singer. Distinguishing her from the lot, however, is an exciting vocal dynamism and versatility. ... She attacks the driving, iconoclastic folk rock number "The Same Moonlight," however, with all the raw energy it requires. She also delivers delivers an excellent, moving rendition of the film theme song "Who Will Buy My Old Bottles?", ."
  2. ↑ 傳記文學 -2004 Issues 1-12 - Page 79 "1983 的《搭错车》电影原声大碟让我一夜成名,并为自己迎来了歌唱生涯的黄金时期。"
  3. ↑ Asiaweek -1987 Volume 13 - Page 46 "Taiwan-born Julie Sue doesn't recognise boundaries. Her last six albums have each sold more than a million copies across Asia. Her single "Who Will Buy My Old Bottles?" from the movie Papa Can You Hear Me Sing? (1983) catapulted her into international superstardom. The one market she's never been able to crack, however, has been Japan. Now that may change."
  4. ↑ Chen, David (6 April 2009). "Top of the pops". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 February 2014.