Childhood (album) explained
| Childhood |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Sylvia Chang |
| Cover: | Sylvia-chang-childhood.jpg |
| Label: | Rock Records |
| Producer: | Lo Ta-yu |
Childhood is an album by Sylvia Chang, released in 1981 in Taiwan by Rock Records and in 1982 in Hong Kong by Fontana Records. It is Chang and Lo Ta-yu's second collaboration and Lo's first album as a producer.[1] Within three years at China Medical University (Taiwan) before his graduation in 1979, Lo wrote songs of this album.[1] Some songs, including the titular song of the same name, have been later sung by other singers, like the album's songwriter Lo and the Taiwanese singer Su Rui.[2] [3]
Track listing
Side one
All written and arranged by Lo Ta-yu, unless otherwise.
- "Everyone Comes Together" — 4:06
- "" (Chinese: 流水), "Running Water" or "Flowing Water", written by Lü Quansheng (Chinese: 呂泉生) — 0:34
An a cappella song
- "Childhood" — 3:35
Later sung by Lo Ta-yu (in his 1983 album Zhi Hu Zhe Ye) and others
- "" (Chinese: 冬景), "Scene of Winter" or "Bright Winter", composed by Xiong Tianyi (Chinese: 熊天益), lyrics by Su Shi — 3:08
Originally a poem from Song Dynasty (960–1279)
- "Little Angel", written by Xiong Tianyi — 2:56
- "Fallen Leaves" — 2:28
Side two
All written by Lo Ta-yu and arranged by Zheng Guichang (Chinese: 鄭貴昶)
- "" (Chinese: 是否), "Whether or not" or "Will or will not" — 3:30
Later sung by Su Rui with additional lyrics in her 1983 eponymous debut album
- "Four Seasons" — 2:20
- "Story of Time" — 2:53
Later sung by Lo Ta-yu in Zhi Hu Zhe Ye
- "Wishing to Be the Moon" — 3:32
- "" (Chinese: 春望), "Spring Wish" or "Toward Spring", arranged by Lo Ta-yu — 4:58
Reception
Yao Hua praises Chang's performance of the titular song "Childhood" as [fresh and natural] (Chinese: 更显得清新自然).[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: zh . April 29, 2011 . 张艾嘉《童年》专辑 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110506014908/http://news.xinhuanet.com/audio/2011-04/29/c_121362694.htm . dead . May 6, 2011 . Sylvia Chang – Childhood . . February 15, 2014 .
- Web site: zh . 苏芮 . Su Rui . China.cn . August 16, 2011 . September 5, 2014 .
- https://books.google.com/books?id=PFIzAQAAIAAJ&q=%E6%98%AF%E5%90%A6+%E8%8B%8F%E8%8A%AE page 74
- News: Yao Hua [{{lang|zh-cn|姚骅}}] . April 5, 2013 . zh . 品味时光：听张艾嘉说故事 . Sylvia Chang Tells Her Story . Northnews.com . February 15, 2014 .
