City Rhythm (Sandy Lam album)
| City Rhythm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Sandy Lam | ||||
| Released | December 1988 | |||
| Genre | Cantopop | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Sandy Lam chronology | ||||
|
||||
City Rhythm (都市觸覺Part I City Rhythm) is the sixth studio album by Sandy Lam, released by Warner Bros. Records in the winter of 1988. "City Rhythm" is the first of a trilogy of albums that launched Sandy's career into the top ranks of 1980s Hong Kong female pop stars like Anita Mui, Sally Yeh, Priscilla Chan, etc. "City Rhythm" also marks the beginning of Hong Kong mainstream concept albums. Much was riding over what musical direction this album will take, especially because Sandy had just signed with Warner Bros. Records Hong Kong earlier in 1988 shortly after the release of her last CBS Records album Ready. On this first "City Rhythm" album, the songs are mainly dance-pop and covers of ballads originally recorded by American and European pop singers. Sandy had considerably more creative control on the album since she served as executive producer along with Clarence Hui and Anthony Lun.
1. In the Midst of the Night (三更夜半)
2. Thunderstorm Windy Night (雷電風雨夜) (Cover version of "Infatuation" by Taja Sevelle)
3. It's Late at Night... No Excuses (夜了...沒有藉口) (Cover version of "Make It Real" by The Jets)
4. What's Left Behind... (還有...) --Duet with Dave Wang
5. See The Morning Sun Again (又見朝陽)
6. Once We've Touched (一接觸) (Cover version of "Cross My Heart" by Eighth Wonder)
7. You Are My Man (你是我的男人) (Cover version of "You Are My Man" bun Viktor Lazlo)
8. City Dreams (偷閒) (Cover version of "Love In A World Gone Mad" by Agnetha Faltskog)
9. Talk More Mistaketh More (講多錯多) (Cover version of "Don't Rush Me" by Taylor Dayne)
10. Crazy Because of You (因你瘋了)
In the Midst of the Night (Spring Version)--Released under "City Rhythm Part One Take Two" Warner Bros. Records 1989
What's Left Behind... (Music Version)--Released under "City Rhythm Part One Take Two" Warner Bros. Records 1989
Talk More Mistaketh More (So Angry that You can Dance)--Released under "City Rhythm Part One Take Two" Warner Bros. Records 1989
“City Rhythm” is definitely most praised for the conceptual aspect. “City Rhythm” series are a delicate set of albums that was constructed to hit the market while introducing bits of new music with the then unpopular concept album. To help with this, producers Clarence Hui, Anthony Lun, and Sandy Lam has portrayed a surreal young urban professional woman in the realistic city of the late 80s. The lyrics were often positively described as very fine, whilst being very narrating. The lyrics were, if not warm and romantic, very daring when they touch on rare topics such as sex. They describe their experiences of life and love in the busy streets, with many flexibility to it, which can be joyful or sad. To achieve this, they dug out talented lyricists Richard Lam, Thomas Chow and Calvin Poon, along with occasional changes to write adult contemporary stories of modern-day women. In “City Rhythm”, the specific theme is a woman trying their best to have a “perfect world” to have a job and many desires for a lover, but keeping themselves a very high social status, and therefore, not accepting ordinary lovers.
...
Wikipedia