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01. NIGHT IN SHANGHAI - CHOU HSUAN 02. SAN FRANCISCO - SU MA DA 03. YOU HAD LOVED ME - SUN LING 04. I WANT YOU TO BE MY BABY - GRACE CHANG GE LAN 05. YOUNG - YOU YA 06. LOVER DON'T CRY - TERESA TENG 07. I LOVE TO WHISTLE - FONG FEI FEI 08. MISSING IN AUTUMN - FONG FEI FEI 09. A LITTLE FLOWER - YANG YEN 10. TUBE ROSE - TERESA TENG 11. DEEP AUTUMN - YOU YA 12. LOVE YOU 365 DAYS - YAO SU RONG 13. BI TOWN STORY - FONG FEI FEI 14. CALL - FONG FEI FEI 15. NA LU WA LOVE SONG - TERESA TENG 16. WHERE CAN I FIND MY OLD DREAM? - TERESA TENG 17. THE RIVER OF NO RETURN - FONG FEI FEI 18. THE FLOWER BLOOMS IN THE HEART - TERESA TENG 19. NAN PING NIGHT CLOCK - FONG FEI FEI 20. I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED YOU - YOU YA 21. LOVELY ROSE - FONG FEI FEI 22. THE FIRST SAIL - YOU YA 23. HOW MUCH TENDERNESS HOW MANY TEARS? - FONG FEI FEI 24. SAKURA LOVE - YOU YA |
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A few notes about some of the people on this cd. Teresa Teng (Teng is pronounced deng) is probably the most famous Taiwanese singer. She was loved in Taiwan, China, and Japan. When she died in the 80s the taxi drivers here called it a holiday. At her gravesite there is a memorial that plays her songs 24 hours a day. Some say that the only reason China didn't attack Taiwan in those early days was because they were afraid they'd kill Teresa. Her songs are featured in the HK film "comrades - almost a love story". Her song here "tube rose" can also be found on my lao kou kou comp, but that version is in Taiwanese(and not sung by Teresa) whereas this is a version sung in Chinese. After she recorded this, it was pretty much considered the definitive version. Recently they discovered a song recorded before her death and it will be released for the first time sometime this summer. Grace Chang Ge Lan was one of the most popular Chinese singers from the 50s-60s. Apparently she was one of the first Chinese singers to release records in the states, and she even appeared on the Dinah Shore show. The Chinese title for her song here is "wo yao ni de ai"("I want your love") but since it is a cover I gave it the original English title since it is listed in the cd booklet. The other singers I know very little about, but they all were very famous in China. There are a few covers here, anyone knowing what they are please let me know. Some I know but can't remember what the song is called. Translations of song titles and names are approximate. William - May 2000. Sources: Teresa Teng - from a 10 cd set of old Chinese singers. Grace Chang Ge Lan - from the age of shanghainese pops 1930-70 EMI/PATHE HK Su Ma Da - from the age of shanghainese pops 1930-70 EMI/PATHE HK Chou Hsuan - Chou Hsuan comp. Vol. 1 Sun Ling - from Sun Ling comp. You Ya - from a 10 cd set of old Chinese singers. Fong Fei Fei - from a 10 cd set of old Chinese singers. Yan Yen - from a 10 cd set of old Chinese singers. Yao Su Rong - from Yao Su Rong comp. |