Crossing Hennessy | |
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Traditional | 月滿軒尼詩 |
Simplified | 月满轩尼诗 |
Mandarin | yuè mǎn xuānníshī |
Directed by | Ivy Ho |
Produced by |
William Kong Nansun Shi |
Written by | Ivy Ho |
Starring |
Jacky Cheung Tang Wei Danny Lee Sau-Yin Paw Hee-Ching Maggie Cheung Ho-yee Andy On |
Music by | Roxanne Seeman and Daniel Nitt |
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Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | $439,766 |
"Lucky In Love" | |
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Single by Paolo Onesa | |
from the album Pop Goes Standards & The Voice of the Philippines | |
Released | September 23, 2013 |
Format | Digital Download |
Genre | Ballad |
Length | 4:13 |
Label | MCA Music, Inc. |
Songwriter(s) | Roxanne Seeman and Daniel Nitt |
"Lucky in Love" is a song written by Roxanne Seeman and Daniel Nitt. It is the end credit theme song to the 2010 Hong Kong film Crossing Hennessy. It was recorded by Jacky Cheung in Cantonese, included on his Private Corner album, released on January 29, 2010. An original English version was released by Paolo Onesa as part of The Voice of the Philippines TV singing competition on September 13, 2013.
Jacky Cheung is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. He is regarded as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong.
In 1999, he was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World by JCI (Junior Chamber International), a worldwide federation of young professionals and entrepreneurs. In 2000 he was awarded by RTHK, the Golden Needle Award. This award, the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award, recognized outstanding contributions to the music industry.
"Lucky in Love" by Jacky Cheung was produced by Andrew Tuason in Hong Kong.
"不只有緣 (Lucky in Love)" was written by Roxanne Seeman with Daniel Nitt for Jacky Cheung's "Private Corner" canto-jazz album, by the request of producer Andrew Tuason for Jacky Cheung. Seeman and Nitt composed and recorded the demo of the song over the internet between Los Angeles and Berlin. Cheung requested a revision of the rhythm of the melody and the chords of the original song arrangement. Cheung's recording repeated the intro as an outro.
"不只有緣 (Lucky in Love)" by Jacky Cheung appears over the end-credits of Crossing Hennessy, a Hong Kong movie produced by William Kong. "Crossing Hennessy", starring Tang Wei (Lust, Caution (film)) and Jacky Cheung. "Crossing Hennessy" premiered as the opening night film for the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival March 21.
An original English version of "不只有緣 (Lucky In Love)" was recorded by Paolo Onesa, Top 8 contestant from the first season of The Voice of the Philippines. It was released digitally as a single on September 23, 2013 by MCA Music, as part of The Voice of The Philippines compilation album. Onesa went on to include the song along with "Which Way, Robert Frost?" on his debut album, Pop Goes Standards, released February 14, 2014.