Faye Wong (2001 album)

Faye Wong

Studio album by Faye Wong

Released

October 2001

Genre

Mandopop

Length

1:02:44

Label

EMI

Faye Wong chronology

Separate Ways
(2001)

Faye Wong
(2001)

To Love
(2003)

Faye Wong (王菲) is a 2001 album by Beijing-based singer Faye Wong. The songs are a mixture of pop and rock numbers, including pop rock, techno and electro genres.

It included 11 tracks in Mandarin Chinese and five in Cantonese. The latter provided Wong's most significant release of new Cantonese songs since Toy in 1997.^[1]

Faye Wong worked with new partners on this album, including Singaporean singer-songwriter Tanya Chua and Taiwanese rocker Wu Bai.

Track listing

Standard listing
No.	Title	Unofficial translation	Length
1.	"Guāng Zhī Yì 光之翼"	"Wings of Light"	3:21
2.	"Děngděng 等等"	"Wait a Moment"	3:28
3.	"Dǎcuòle 打錯了"	"Wrong Number"	3:12
4.	"Yǒushí Àiqíng Tú Yǒu Xū Míng 有時愛情徒有虛名"	"Sometimes Love has a False Reputation"	4:03
5.	"Liú Nián 流年"	"Fleeting Time"	4:37
6.	"Yè Huì 夜會"	"Nocturnal Date"	4:17
7.	"Liúlàng De Hóng Wǔ Xié 流浪的紅舞鞋"	"The Wanderer's Red Dancing Shoes"	4:16
8.	"Báichī 白癡"	"Idiot"	4:32
9.	"Liǎnggèrén De Shèngjīng^{[n 1]} 兩個人的聖經"	"Two Persons' Bible"	4:24
10.	"Dānxíngdào 單行道"	"One Way Street"	5:23
11.	"Liúlàng De Hóng Wǔ Xié (Gāngqín Bǎn) 流浪的紅舞鞋 (鋼琴版)"	"The Wanderer's Red Dancing Shoes" (piano version)	3:25

Hong Kong edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Unofficial translation	Length
1.	"Màihwàhn Gei 迷魂記"	"Vertigo/Bewitchment"	4:09
2.	"Sīkmàahng 色盲"	"Colorblind"	3:17
3.	"Bāt Mìhn Fēihàahng 不眠飛行"	"Sleepless Flight"	3:11
4.	"Sām Louh 心路"	"Heart of the Road"	4:02
5.	"Neúihwòhng Dīk Sān Yī 女皇的新衣"	"The Empress' New Clothes"	3:07

South Asia edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Unofficial translation	Length
12.	"Màihwàhn Gei 迷魂記"	"Vertigo/Bewitchment"	4:09
13.	"Bāt Mìhn Fēihàahng 不眠飛行"	"Sleepless Flight"	3:11

Japan edition^[2] and Mainland China edition listing
No.	Title	Unofficial translation	Length
11.	"Màihwàhn Gei 迷魂記"	"Vertigo/Bewitchment"	4:09
12.	"Sīkmàahng 色盲"	"Colorblind"	3:17
13.	"Bāt Mìhn Fēihàahng 不眠飛行"	"Sleepless Flight"	3:11
14.	"Sām Louh 心路"	"Heart of the Road"	4:02
15.	"Neúihwòhng Dīk Sān Yī 女皇的新衣"	"The Empress' New Clothes"	3:07
16.	"Liúlàng De Hóng Wǔ Xié (Gāngqín Bǎn) 流浪的紅舞鞋 (鋼琴版)"	"The Wanderer's Red Dancing Shoes" (piano version)	3:25

Japanese bonus 3" CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Separate Ways" (Original Version)	4:36
2.	"Separate Ways" (Almighty Mix)	7:52

Notes

↑ The title of "Two Persons' Bible" was inspired by One Man's Bible, a novel by Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian.

Tracks 1–10 & 16 are in Mandarin Chinese, and 11–15 in Cantonese. Tracks 14 and 15 are Cantonese versions of tracks 4 and 3 respectively.

Reception

Reflecting the varied contributors to the album, reviewers found it a mixed bag. A retrospective review in Singapore's Straits Times mentioned that Wu Bai's techno-rock track "Two Persons' Bible" was "more Wu than Wong". The Cantonese section was considered "more heartening".^[1]

Use in other media

"Idiot" was the theme song to Feng Xiaogang's 2001 movie Big Shot's Funeral (大腕) with Donald Sutherland.

References

1 2 Chan, Boon (28 October 2011). "Faye's back". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. C2.
↑ Faye Wong (2001 album) at Discogs, Japan release

Faye Wong
Discography
Cantonese albums	Shirley Wong (1989) Everything (1990) You're the Only One (1990) Coming Home (1992) No Regrets (1993) 100,000 Whys (1993) Random Thoughts (1994) Please Myself (1994) Di-Dar (1995) Be Perfunctory (2015)
Mandarin albums	Mystery (1994) Sky (1994) Decadent Sound of Faye (1995) Fuzao (Restless) (1996) Faye Wong (1997) Sing and Play (1998) Lovers & Strangers (1999) Fable (2000) Faye Wong (2001) To Love (2003)
Extended plays	Like Wind (1993) Faye Disc (1994) One Person Playing Two Roles (1995) Toy (1997) Help Yourself (1997)
Singles	Sleepwalking (1994) Dreamlover (1995) Eyes on Me (1999) Separate Ways (2001)
Live albums	Faye Wong Live in Concert (1995) Faye HK Scenic Tour 98-99 (1999) No Faye No Live! (2004)
Soundtracks	Chinese Odyssey 2002 Original Soundtrack (2002)
Remix albums	Mix & Match (1998)
Compilations	Shirley Once More (1991) More Shirley (1992) Faye Best (1994) Happy Collection (1996) Not For Sale (1997) Best Collection of Faye Wong (1997) Faye Wong Double Best 89–97 (1998) Faye's Old Dream (1998) The Best of Best (1999) Wishing We Last Forever (1999) Ballad Collection (1999) Faye's Life (1999) Dreamlover~Greatest Hits~ (2001) Faye Wong Great Collection+Music Box (2001) The Best of Faye Wong (2001) The Most Fayevourite Faye (2002) Faye Best (2002) Lost & Found – Faye Wong (2002) Faye Wong 2CD Collection Plus DVD (2003) Sound & Vision Deluxe – Faye Wong (2004) Classical Mandarin Songs – Faye Wong (2005) Faye Wong's Story (2005) 1st Complete Collection From Faye Wong (2005) Story of Faye (2009)
Concert tours	Faye Wong Live in Concert (1994–95) Faye Wong Scenic Tour (1998–2001) Faye Wong Tour in 2001 (2001) No Faye! No Live! Tour (2003–05) Comeback Tour (2010–12)

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