The Goodbye Kiss (Chinese: 吻別; pinyin: Wěnbié) is the fifth Mandarin studio album by Hong Kong recording artist Jacky Cheung. It was released through PolyGram Records Hong Kong on 5 March 1993.
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| Released | 5 March 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
| Genre | Mandopop | |||
| Length | 47:56 | |||
| Language | Mandarin | |||
| Label | PolyGram | |||
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Commercial performance
editThe Mandopop album was a great success in the Greater China region. The album sold over 5 million copies in 1993 throughout Asia, including 1,360,000 copies in Taiwan alone, making it one of Cheung's three million-selling records in the country and remains the second best-selling album of all time in Taiwan.[1][2][3][4] In early 1994, Hong Kong's popular music reached a historic high point in Mainland China, the album sold 2.2 million legitimate copies there, despite significant levels of piracy,[5] and the influence of the album in China was higher than previous popular songs.
The album was also highly successful in Southeast Asia; in Singapore, the album sold 200,000 copies and remains the second best-selling album in the region, after Michael Jackson's Dangerous (1991).[6] In Malaysia, the album recorded sales of around 500,000 copies,[7] and remains the best-selling Mandarin album in the country.[citation needed]
Covers
editIn 2003, Michael Learns to Rock covered the title track, "Goodbye Kiss" in English and released it as "Take Me to Your Heart". The song has also been covered by many Asian musicians, such as Jay Chou, Anson Hu, Justin Lo, and others. A band in Myanmar Iron Cross has also made a cover of the title track as well known as ကြိုးမဲ့စွန် (Stringless Kite) [8]
Accolades
editIn 2008, the Chinese Musicians Exchange Association ranked The Goodbye Kiss number 19 in their list of the 100 Greatest Taiwanese Pop Music Albums from 1975–1993.[9]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Jade Solid Gold Awards | Gold Award for Most Popular Mandarin Song | Won |
| Best Lyric Award | Won | ||
| RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards | IFPI International Song Award | Won | |
| Golden Melody Awards | Best Song of the Year | Won | |
| Best Arranger Award | Won | ||
| Singapore Hit Awards | Most Popular Album | Won | |
| Most Popular Song | Won | ||
| 1994 | Best Golden Melody Award | Won |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Goodbye Kiss" (吻別; Wenbie) | He Qihong | Yi Wenqi | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Love Snare" (情網; Qingwang) | Mark Liu | Sky Wu | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Linda" | He Qihong | Keiji Katayama | 4:26 |
| 4. | "There's You Along the Road" (一路上有你; Yilu shang you ni) | Xie Mingxun | Keiji Katayama | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Your Love" (你給我的愛最多; Ni gei wode ai zui duo) | Huang Qingyuan | Kome Kome Club | 5:20 |
| 6. | "Love You More Each Day" (每天愛你多一些; Meitian ai ni duo yixie) | Daryl Yao | Keisuke Kuwata | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Trust Her, Care for Her" (相信她，關心她; Xiangxin ta, guanxin ta) | Chen Re-long | Huang Qingyuan | 4:46 |
| 8. | "People in Love Are the Same" (戀愛的人都一樣; Lian ai de ren dou yiyang) | He Qihong | Shōgo Hamada | 4:35 |
| 9. | "Love Sunshine" (擁抱陽光; Yongbao yangguang) | He Qihong | Kan | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Autumn" (秋意濃; Qiu yi nong) | Daryl Yao | Kōji Tamaki | 6:38 |
| Total length: | 47:56 | |||
Sales and certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| China | — | 4,000,000[10] |
| Malaysia | — | 500,000[7] |
| Singapore | — | 200,000[6] |
| Taiwan (RIT)[11] | 12× Platinum | 1,360,000[4] |
References
edit- ^ 香港樂壇戰國時代之張學友
- ^ 金曲20年張學友魅力依舊 《吻別》成歌迷最愛
- ^ "华语歌坛百名歌手销量统计（2006年版）". GG800.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ a b 袁世佩 (1 August 2007). 張惠妹15億身價大解密. Taipei: 財富人生: Vol. 16, United Daily News Co., Ltd.
- ^ White, Adam (20 June 1998). ""Titanic" Chinese sales top 2 million". Billboard. p. 91. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ a b Yeo, Edwin (20 September 1994). "Foreign Boost". The New Paper. p. 25. Retrieved 7 April 2024 – via National Library Board.
- ^ a b "Jacky Cheung – Personal Profile and biography". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Y Wine Official (24 August 2022). ကြိုးမဲ့စွန် - ဝိုင်ဝိုင်း Kyoe Mae Soon - Y Wine(Official MV). Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "1975~1993 台灣流行音樂最佳100張" [Top 100 Taiwanese pop music albums from 1975~1993] (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Liu, Hsiuwen (21 December 2022). "A Wave of Nostalgia Is Sweeping Taiwanese Artists Back Into the Chinese Limelight". Billboard. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "回顧「歌神」張學友封神之路與那些耳朵懷孕的經典好歌" [Reviewing "God of Songs" Jacky Cheung's journey to becoming a god and those classic songs that make your ears pregnant]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 30 March 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.