Stolen Moments (Prudence Liew album)
| 偷 Stolen Moments | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Prudence Liew | ||||||||||
| Released | July 6, 2012[1] | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||||||||
| Genre | Cantopop, Jazz, cover album, audiophile | |||||||||
| Length | 39:55 | |||||||||
| Label | Cinepoly | |||||||||
| Producer |
Prudence Liew Alex Fung Jerald Chan | |||||||||
| Prudence Liew chronology | ||||||||||
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偷 Stolen Moments is the 15th studio album by Hong Kong singer Prudence Liew. This is the second in a series of three cover albums to be released by Liew in three different languages: the Mandarin album Love Addict was previously released in June 2011, and an untitled English album that has yet to be released.[2]
Album information
The reasoning behind naming the album "偷 Stolen Moments" is actually explained on the cover of the album:
偷是兩個字的組成 人和俞 俞者：安定，允許，愉快
人站在那安定，允許和愉快之間，有誰會抗拒那些感覺，所以很自然地會戀上了偷。
([The Chinese character] "steal" is a combination of two different characters: "person" and "enjoy". A person who is enjoying is stable, accepting, happy. When a person stands in the realm of stability, acceptance and happiness, who would resist that feeling? And therefore [the person] will naturally fall in love with stealing.)— Prudence Liew, Stolen Moments album cover, Universal Music Hong Kong, July 2012
Liew stated that she immensely enjoyed the recording session, hence a person and enjoyment combined together to form the Chinese character "steal". In the liner notes, Liew explained that in the process of covering another person's work, besides paying the royalty fees to the record companies, no permissions were granted by the original artists, composers, and lyricists, and therefore is a form of stealing from their artistic moments.[3]
Of the ten songs on the album, a more pop version of "左右手 (My Left and Right Hands)" was previously included on the Leslie Cheung tribute album, ReImagine Leslie Cheung released by Universal Music Hong Kong earlier in the year. The first printing of this album had the compact discs pressed in Germany at Arvato Bertelsmann to ensure the audio quality of the album was preserved. The album is released as a double album, with the second disc being a bonus DVD with music videos of all ten tracks.[4]
Release and chart history
Universal Music Hong Kong promoted the album by releasing a triple single on June 1, 2012 of three tracks "怪你過份美麗 (Blaming You For Being Too Beautiful)", "戀愛大過天 (Loving is More Important Than the Sky)", and "烈燄紅唇 (Red Hot Lips)" for digital download and radio airplay.[5] The songs did not chart on the major commercial radio stations, but all three songs charted on the MOOV Top 100 Singles Chart, the official Hong Kong digital singles download and online airplay chart, with "怪你過份美麗 (Blaming You For Being Too Beautiful)" debuting within the top 20 at number 14, and the other two tracks charting in the top 40 for the week ending June 10, 2012.[6]
The album was released on July 6, 2012, in Hong Kong. The album debuted on the HMV Cantonese/Mandarin Chart at number 6, and its Overall Sales Chart at number 19, the lowest debut positions for Liew since her return to music in 2008. However, for the week ending July 15, 2012, the album peaked at number 2 on the Cantonese/Mandarin Chart, and rose 12 positions to number 7 on the Overall Sales Chart.
Upon the release of the album, the single "戀愛大過天 (Loving is More Important Than the Sky)" jumped 66 places on the MOOV Top 100 Singles Chart, rising from number 72 to number 6, cracking the top 10 for the week ending July 15, 2012, and beating its original peak position of 29 back at the time of the single's release in June. Several non-single tracks also entered the chart that same week, briefly appearing in the lower half of the chart, before dropping out the next week.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "戀愛大過天 (Loving is More Important Than the Sky)" | Albert Leung | Ronald Ng | Twins | 4:48 |
| 2. | "烈燄紅唇 (Red Hot Lips)" | Wai Yuen Poon | Anthony Lun | Anita Mui | 3:16 |
| 3. | "明知故犯 (Knowingly Commit the Crime)" | Albert Leung | Jia Ming Chen | Mavis Hee | 4:25 |
| 4. | "春光乍洩 (Baring All)" | Albert Leung | Jason Choi, Anthony Wong | Anthony Wong | 3:56 |
| 5. | "小城大事 (Big Matters in a Small Town)" | Albert Leung | Mark Lui | Miriam Yeung | 3:36 |
| 6. | "灰色 (Gray)" | Richard Lam | Iris Fernando, Tambi Fernando, Wayne Brown | Sandy Lam | 3:34 |
| 7. | "甜蜜如軟糖 (Sweet Like Soft Candy)" | Richard Lam | Mahmood Rumjahn | Amy Chan | 3:31 |
| 8. | "午夜麗人 (Midnight Lady)" | Jolland Chan | Dominic Chow | Alan Tam | 3:42 |
| 9. | "怪你過份美麗 (Blaming You For Being Too Beautiful)" | Albert Leung | Gary Tong | Leslie Cheung | 4:37 |
| 10. | "左右手 (My Left and Right Hands)" | Albert Leung | Jimmy Ye | Leslie Cheung | 4:35 |
| Total length: | 39:55 | ||||
Chart peak positions
Album
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| HMV Hong Kong Overall Sales Chart[8] | |
| HMV Hong Kong Asian Sales Chart[9] | |
| HMV Hong Kong Cantonese/Mandarin Sales Chart[10] |
Singles
| Song title | Release date | MOOV Top 100[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 怪你過份美麗 (Blaming You For Being Too Beautiful) | 06/01/2012 | |
| 戀愛大過天 (Loving is More Important Than the Sky) | 06/01/2012 | |
| 烈燄紅唇 (Red Hot Lips) | 06/01/2012 |
Other charted songs
| Song title | MOOV Top 100[7] |
|---|---|
| 明知故犯 (Knowingly Commit the Crime) | |
| 小城大事 (Big Matters in a Small Town) | |
| 春光乍洩 (Baring All) | |
| 灰色 (Gray) |
References
- ↑ "Prudence Liew "Stolen Moments" Album Information Page". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ Prudence Liew Weibo statement dated July 9, 2012 Retrieved 2012-07-11
- ↑ Liew, Prudence (2012-07-06). "Liner notes". Stolen Moments (Media notes). Liew, Prudence. Universal Music Hong Kong. p. 2.
- ↑ "Prudence Liew "Stolen Moments" Album Post". Sky Music Hong Kong. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "Prudence Liew "怪你過份美麗/戀愛大過天/烈燄紅唇" Single Page". MOOV Hong Kong. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- 1 2 "MOOV Singles Chart for the week ending June 10, 2012". MOOV Hong Kong. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- 1 2 3 "MOOV Singles Chart for the week ending July 15, 2012". MOOV Hong Kong. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ HMV Overall Sales Chart Retrieved on July 17, 2012
- ↑ HMV Asian Sales Chart Retrieved on July 17, 2012
- ↑ HMV Cantonese/Mandarin Sales Chart Retrieved on July 17, 2012