Toy and Help Yourself
Toy and Help Yourself are two Cantonese extended plays (EPs) by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong when she was based in Hong Kong. In 1996, the last year of her recording contract with Cinepoly Records, Wong recorded ten original songs in Cantonese, all with lyrics by Lin Xi but composed by others such as Wong Ka Keung, Adrian Chan, and Chan Xiao Xia.
These songs were supposed to be released as an album in 1996 or 1997; however, Cinepoly decided to release the ten tracks separately on four occasions. Cinepoly later released eight of these songs in the two EPs entitled Toy and Help Yourself. The other two songs were included in later compilations.
Toy
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The five tracks on Toy would be Wong's most significant release of new Cantonese songs until her self-titled album in 2001.[3]
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Certifications
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Help Yourself
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Other songs
Cinepoly's first releases of their remaining original recordings by Faye Wong were as follows:
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- 'Unbelievable', on the 1997 compilation Not for Sale (菲賣品)
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- 'Scary', on the 2002 compilation Faye Best
Be Perfunctory
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References
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- ↑ zh:电视月刊 1999 "到(浮躁》,从(玩具〉、《王菲〉再到(菲买品〉,王菲一宜在音乐的世界里随意驰稗,也一直是乐坛关注的焦点,而且《浮 II 〉更是被人们视为突出 ..."
- ↑ zh:前哨 108-113 p105 2000 "但由於王菲工作忙經常飛往香港,兩人的愛情結晶《童〉便由脔唯又當爹又當娘(一人分飾兩角》地擔負。王菲回來時總也忘不了給孩子買超值的《玩具〉。一家人就這麼幸福地生活着。"
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- ↑ Dian shi yue kan 1998 "王菲会不会再拍电影呢? 答:目前金典音像又引进了王菲的《自便〉专辑,这是王菲在宝丽金所保留的珍藏作品。据王菲表示她今后的发展重点在国语欹坛上,至于电影方面,她也不排除有大显身手的可能性, ..."
- ↑ Fan spends 1 mln yuan to release Faye Wong's album, China.org.cn, October 29, 2015
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External links
- Wun Geui at douban.com Template:In lang
- Wun Geui at mojim.com Template:In lang
- Ji Bin at douban.com Template:In lang
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