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Scenic Tour[1] (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 唱遊; pinyin: Chàng Yóu) is an 1998 album by Beijing-based singer Faye Wong. It includes 10 tracks in Mandarin, with a bonus disc of 3 Cantonese tracks.

Scenic Tour was the first Chinese album recorded using HDCD techniques, and has been judged as one of the most significant pop albums recorded in HDCD[citation needed].

Track listing

No.TitleUnofficial translationLength
1."Gǎnqíng Shēnghuó" (感情生活 )"Emotional Life"5:15
2."Liǎn" ()"Face" [n 1]3:34
3."Sè Jiè" ()"Sex Commandments"4:53
4."Bàntúérfèi" ()"Give Up Half Way"3:32
5."Fēi" ()"Fly"5:41
6."Nǐ" ()"Thou" [n 2]4:22
7."Xiǎo Cōngming" (聰明)"A Little Wit"4:02
8."Xǐng Bù Lái" ()"Can't Wake Up"4:03
9."Hóngdòu" (紅豆)"Red Beans"4:15
10."Tóng" ()"Tong" [n 3]4:41
11."Yùhn Leuhng Jih Géi [n 4]" (原諒自己)"Forgive Myself"3:39
12."Sèuhng Wàahn [n 5]" ()"Repayment"4:17
13."Chìhng Gaai [n 6]" ()"Love Commandments"4:17

References

  1. ^ Anthony Fung and Michael Curtin, “The Anomalies of Being Faye (Wong): Gender Politics in Chinese Popular Music,” International Journal of Cultural Studies 5, no. 3 (September 2002) - album not mentioned by name -
Notes
  1. ^ The word refers to the social concept
  2. ^ The word is only used to address deities
  3. ^ Part of the name of Wong's daughter; the word also means child
  4. ^ Cantonese version of track 4
  5. ^ Cantonese version of track 9
  6. ^ Cantonese version of track 3, with a completely different musical arrangement