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City rhythm

City Rhythm
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Studio album by Sandy Lam
Released December 1988 (1988-12)
Genre Cantopop
Label Warner Bros. Records
Sandy Lam chronology
Ready
(1988)
City Rhythm
(1988)
逃離鋼筋森林
(1989)

City Rhythm is the sixth studio album by Sandy Lam, released under Warner Bros. Records in the winter of 1988. "City Rhythm" is a series of albums that launched Sandy's career into the ranks of Anita Mui, Sally Yeh, Priscilla Chan, etc. "City Rhythm" is also the beginning of Hong Kong mainstream concept albums. Much was riding over what musical direction this album will take, especially because this Sandy had just signed earlier in 1988 shortly after the release of Ready. In this particular "City Rhythm" album, the songs are mainly dance-pop and cover of ballads. Sandy had considerably more control since this album, along with Clarence Hui and Anthony Lun as producers for the "City Rhythm" series.

1. In the Midst of the Night (三更夜半)
2. Thunder Stormy Night (雷電風雨夜)
3. It's Late at Night... No Excuses (夜了...沒有藉口)
4. What's Left Behind... (還有...) --Duet with Dave Wang
5. Seeing the Morrow Again (又見朝陽)
6. Once We've Touched (一接觸)
7. You Are My Man (你是我的男人)
8. City Dreams (偷閒)
9. Talk More Mistaketh More (講多錯多)
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.


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