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 | |||
| Genre | Mandopop | |||
| Length | 47:56 | |||
| Language | Mandarin | |||
| Label | PolyGram | |||
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Commercial performance edit
The 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 (1984).[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 edit
In 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.
Accolades edit
In 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.[8]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 1993 | Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music 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 | Writer(s) | Chinese | Length |
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| 1. | "Goodbye Kiss" | 吻別 wenbie | 5:06 | |
| 2. | "Love Snare" | 情網 qingwang | 4:05 | |
| 3. | "Linda" | — | 4:26 | |
| 4. | "Love Scale" | 一路上有你 yilu shang you ni | 4:47 | |
| 5. | "Your Love" | 你給我的愛最多 ni gei wode ai zui duo | 5:20 | |
| 6. | "Love You More Each Day" | 每天愛你多一些 meitian ai ni duo yixie | 4:41 | |
| 7. | "Trust Her, Care for Her" | 相信她，關心她 xiangxin ta, guanxin ta | 4:46 | |
| 8. | "People in Love Are the Same" | 戀愛的人都一樣 lian'ai de ren dou yiyang | 4:35 | |
| 9. | "Love Sunshine" | 擁抱陽光 yongbao yangguang | 3:32 | |
| 10. | "Autumn" | Andrew Tuason | 秋意濃 qiu yi nong | 6:38 |
| Total length: | 47:56 | |||
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Yeo, Edwin (20 September 1994). "Foreign Boost". The New Paper. p. 25. Retrieved 7 April 2024 – via National Library Board.
- ^ "Jacky Cheung – Personal Profile and biography". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "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.