Jacky Cheung - The Distant Her - Music Box

Singer: Jacky Cheung Record Company: PolyGram
Publication date: 1986
Executive Producer: Ou Dingyu


01. Amour
02. Crescent Moon
03. The Heart Thief
04. The Spark of Love
05. Seedlings
06. I'm sorry, I can't comply.
07. The Distant Her
08. Bicycle Girl
09. True face, false mask
10. Journey
11. Farewell My Concubine
12. Chu Song

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  • On September 1, 1984, the Sing Tao Evening Post organized the "Hong Kong 18 Districts Amateur Singing Contest". Jacky Cheung stood out from more than 10,000 contestants with his song "The Land's Kindness" and won the championship. After the competition, Sing Tao recorded the "Hong Kong 18 Districts Amateur Singing Contest Champion Elite Song Collection".
  • In March 1985, Jacky Cheung sang two songs, "Smile Again Maria" and "Let's Cross Over," on the compilation album "Youth Rhythm PolyGram." In April of the same year, he released his debut album, "Smile," which achieved triple platinum sales. The title track, "Love Has Faded," was simultaneously selected as one of the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs and one of the Top Ten Jade Solid Gold Songs. At the 8th Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards Ceremony, Jacky Cheung won the "Most Promising Newcomer Award (Gold)."
  • In February 1986, Jacky Cheung released his second album, "Amour / The Distant Her". The album not only included three classic love songs, "Amour", "The Distant Her" and "Half Moon", but also the third-place winner of the "Hong Kong Popular Song Composition Invitational Competition", "Sorry I Can't Obey", as well as the TVB drama series "Farewell My Concubine" and "Chu Song".
  • The original melody of "The Distant Her" is "Romantic Railway" by Shinji Tanimura of Japan. The original lyrics express reflections inspired by the left and right sides of a railway, singing about the gap and choices between dreams and reality. Poon Yuen-leung's "short story" style lyrics tell a deeply moving love story, from lovers leaning on each other every night on the mountain, to "her" leaving for another place, separating them, and finally narrating how leukemia takes "her" away, with the lyricist returning to the mountainside to reminisce. Jacky Cheung's heart-wrenching lament is deeply moving, interpreting the tragic love story with profound emotion.
  • On September 7, 1985, the final of the "International Youth Year Hong Kong Popular Song Composition Invitational Competition" organized by RTHK was held at the Hong Kong Coliseum. "Ten Thousand Tomorrows," composed by Lam Mo-tak, with lyrics by Lam Chun-keung, arranged by Lam Mo-tak, and sung by Lee Chung-ho and Yeung Cho-ying, won the championship. The runner-up song was "Crossroads," composed by Chan Fong-wing, with lyrics by Poon Yuen-leung, arranged by Lo Tung-ni, and sung by Lui On-na. "Sorry, I Can't Obey," composed by Choi Kwok-kuen, with lyrics by Lo Kwok-cheung, arranged by Lo Tung-ni, and sung by Jacky Cheung, won third place, and also won Best Arrangement and Best Music Award.
  • Best Performance Award. RTHK has specially produced a compilation album, "Peace Shuttle Hong Kong Pop Song Composition Invitational Competition," which includes the competition's theme song, "Peace Shuttle," and twelve other entries.
  • "True Face, False Mask" is the theme song of the movie "Thunderbolt Big Horn". "Thunderbolt Big Horn" stars Sammo Hung, Jacky Cheung, Joey Wong, David Chiang and others. This is Jacky Cheung's first movie.
  • The original song for "Half Moon Serenade" is "The Continuation of Dreams" by the Japanese rock band Anzen Chitai, composed by Koji Tamaki. Karon's lyrics are known for their romantic and beautiful imagery, vividly depicting the night scene from the moon leaning against the deep night sky to the gentle evening breeze, and then to a pretty face. The lyricist's cinematic descriptions perfectly capture the night's beauty. The music video for "Half Moon Serenade" features May Lo as the female lead. This song was used as an insert song in the film "The Faithful Me," and the moment the melody begins is considered a classic moment of their on-screen romance. Jacky Cheung and May Lo's first collaboration in the film sparked a beautiful story in the entertainment industry, beginning a ten-year-long relationship.
  • The album "Amour" sold like hotcakes after its release, quickly surpassing quadruple platinum status. With PolyGram's strong promotion, Jacky Cheung rose to fame rapidly in just over a year, transforming from an unknown newcomer into a rising star, with momentum rivaling that of Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung.
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