Red (Leslie Cheung album) explained

Red
Type:studio
Artist:Leslie Cheung
Cover:Red (Leslie Cheung album).jpg
Recorded:1996
Genre:Cantopop
Label:Rock Records
Producer:
  • Leslie Cheung
  • Alvin Leong
Chronology:Leslie Cheung
Prev Title:Most Beloved
Prev Year:1995
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Next Year:1998

Red is the fourteenth Cantonese-language studio album (twentieth overall) by Hong Kong singer Leslie Cheung. It was released by Rock Records on November 26, 1996.

The album received a platinum certification from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hong Kong (IFPI HK) and sold approximately 120,000 copies in the territory.

Background

The album was Cheung's second post-"retirement" album and incorporated multiple genres including smooth jazz, and trip hop, producing a distinct music style from Cheung's earlier albums.[1]

The lyrics of all the songs were penned by lyricist, Albert Leung. Red is the only such album published by Cheung. The album also featured Cheung's first collaboration with C.Y. Kong.

Track listing

  1. "Prologue [Red]" – 0:12
  2. 偷情 "Love by Stealth" – 4:56
  3. 有心人 "A Man of Intention" – 5:11
  4. 還有誰 "Who Else?" – 3:24
  5. 談情說愛 "Whispers of Love" – 3:52
  6. 你我之間 "You and Me" – 4:10
  7. 怨男 "Grieving Man" – 3:40
  8. 怪你過份美麗 "Blamefully Beautiful" – 4:55
  9. 不想擁抱我的人 "The One Who Doesn't Want to Hold Me" – 3:51
  10. 意猶未盡 "Longing For More" – 3:42
  11. 紅 "Red" – 4:42
  12. Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – 3:35 (Japan version)
  13. Holding Deeply" – (Mainland China version)

Credits and personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 31, 2013 . The loss still hurts – ten years on, Leslie Cheung is remembered . June 13, 2022 . South China Morning Post . en.
  2. Web site: Hits of the World Charts . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . June 25, 2024 . 41 . en . December 21, 1996.
  3. Made In Hong Kong Episode 810542. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415083717/https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio2/programme/madeinhk/episode/810542. Made In Hong Kong. RTHK. 15 April 2022. 15 April 2022. 5 July 2023. yue. dead. Written list of Top Ten Rankings