Faye Wong (2001 album)
Studio album by Faye Wong
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Faye Wong (Chinese: 王菲) is the ninth Mandarin studio album (eighteenth overall) by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong, released through EMI on 11 October 2001. It is her second self-titled Mandarin record following Faye Wong (1997). Wong worked with new partners on this album, including Singaporean singer-songwriter Tanya Chua and Taiwanese rocker Wu Bai.
Songs
Critical reception
Reflecting the varied contributors to the album, reviewers found it a mixed bag. A retrospective review in Singapore's The Straits Times mentioned that Wu Bai's techno-rock track "Two Persons' Bible" was "more Wu than Wong". The Cantonese section was considered "more heartening".[1]
Use in other media
"Idiot" was the theme song to Feng Xiaogang's 2001 movie Big Shot's Funeral (大腕) with Donald Sutherland.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Guāng Zhī Yì 光之翼" | "Wings of Light" | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Děngděng 等等" | "Wait a Moment" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Dǎcuòle 打錯了" | "Wrong Number" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Yǒushí Àiqíng Tú Yǒu Xū Míng 有時愛情徒有虛名" | "Sometimes Love has a False Reputation" | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Liú Nián 流年" | "Fleeting Time" | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Yè Huì 夜會" | "Nocturnal Date" | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Liúlàng De Hóng Wǔ Xié 流浪的紅舞鞋" | "The Wanderer's Red Dancing Shoes" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Báichī 白癡" | "Idiot" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Liǎnggèrén De Shèngjīng[n 1] 兩個人的聖經" | "Two Persons' Bible" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Dānxíngdào 單行道" | "One Way Street" | 5:23 |
| 11. | "Liúlàng De Hóng Wǔ Xié (Gāngqín Bǎn) 流浪的紅舞鞋 (鋼琴版)" | "The Wanderer's Red Dancing Shoes" (piano version) | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 44:58 | ||
| No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Màihwàhn Gei 迷魂記" | "Vertigo/Bewitchment" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Sīkmàahng 色盲" | "Colorblind" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Bāt Mìhn Fēihàahng 不 眠 飛行" | "Sleepless Flight" | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Sām Louh 心 路" | "Heart of the Road" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Neúihwòhng Dīk Sān Yī 女皇 的 新 衣" | "The Empress' New Clothes" | 3:07 |
| Total length: | 17:46 | ||
| No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Màihwàhn Gei 迷魂記" | "Vertigo/Bewitchment" | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Bāt Mìhn Fēihàahng 不眠飛行" | "Sleepless Flight" | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 7:20 | ||
| No. | Title | Unofficial translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Màihwàhn Gei 迷魂記" | "Vertigo/Bewitchment" | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Sīkmàahng 色盲" | "Colorblind" | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Bāt Mìhn Fēihàahng 不眠飛行" | "Sleepless Flight" | 3:11 |
| 14. | "Sām Louh 心路" | "Heart of the Road" | 4:02 |
| 15. | "Neúihwòhng Dīk Sān Yī 女皇的新衣" | "The Empress' New Clothes" | 3:07 |
| 16. | "Liúlàng De Hóng Wǔ Xié (Gāngqín Bǎn) 流浪的紅舞鞋 (鋼琴版)" | "The Wanderer's Red Dancing Shoes" (piano version) | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 21:11 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Separate Ways" (Original Version) | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Separate Ways" (Almighty Mix) | 7:52 |
| Total length: | 12:28 | |
- Notes
- The title of "Two Persons' Bible" was inspired by One Man's Bible, a novel by Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian.
Tracks 1–10 & 16 are in Mandarin Chinese, and 11–15 in Cantonese. Tracks 14 and 15 are Cantonese versions of tracks 4 and 3 respectively.
Release history
| Region | Release date | Label | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 11 October 2001 | Toshiba EMI | CD |
| Hong Kong | 18 October 2001 | EMI | 2CD |
| Taiwan | CD | ||
| Singapore | EMI Singapore | ||
| Malaysia | EMI Malaysia | Cassette | |
| China | Shanghai Audio & Video Publishing House | CD | |
| Cassette | |||
| 2002 | CD (Special Edition) |