December 30, 2003, the saddest day for Anita Mui's fans. At the age of 40, she said goodbye to the stage of her life and all the fans who liked her. In 2003, the darkest moment of Hong Kong's popularity, I just sent my brother away in April, and Amei also left in December, and the departure of the two made the "Tan Mei Zhang" era a past that will not come back, so that the ** years of "fairy fighting" can only stay in memory forever.
Time flies, and tomorrow is the day to commemorate Amei, and this year is the 20th anniversary of her departure. On this day, what I want to hear most is "Cherish the Reunion", in the last concert before her death, she wore a white wedding dress, and the last song she sang on the stage was this "Cherish the Reunion", which was also her farewell to the fans' "swan song of life".
From "Heart Debt" in 82 to "Cover Girl" in 90, she has published 12 Cantonese ** albums in Huaxing Company, and I have collected all the vinyl records, except for the "Beast Street" in 91. In order to pay tribute to this legendary singer who has dedicated her life to the stage, in this issue, I share these 12 vinyl records with you in full display, and on the eve of the 20th anniversary of her departure, I will remember this unique and versatile diva with friends who like her.
1. "Heart Debt".
Released: October 1982.
Producer: Li Xiaotian.
Photo: Yang Fan.
In 82, Anita Mui participated in the first "Rookie Singing Contest" co-organized by TVB and Huaxing Records, and won the championship with a cover of Xu Xiaofeng's "Season of the Wind". After the game, she signed with Huaxing Records and soon published the "Heart Debt" record, which is a compilation album in which Amei's songs are included on the A side, and the B side is sung by Lin Li, Hu Weikang and Jiang Qinglong, who later formed the Hong Kong version of the "Little Tigers". Of the 6 songs she sang, to be honest, there were very few that left an impression, and in addition to the title song "Heart Debt", I still remember "Day and Night Remembering Me" from Yamaguchi Momoe's "I Came From Yokosuka".
2. Release time of "Red": June 1983.
Producer: Li Xiaotian.
Image and costume design: Liu Peiji.
Cover concept and design: Alan Chan Photographer: Kwong Wai Chuen.
Double Top Ten "Annual Golden Songs" Quarterly Golden Songs: Red Doubts Hand over my heart, red impact.
In 83, she participated in the Tokyo ** Festival, won two awards, the "Asia Special Award" and the "Tokyo TV Awards", and began to become an eye-catching new star. Released in the same year, he benefited from the hit of the "Blood Suspicion" (mainland translation) TV series by Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura, and was selected as the annual golden song of the "Double Top Ten" for the first time. Maybe because of the deeper influence of the introduction of TV series from the mainland, I don't have much feeling about her two series songs. On the contrary, I prefer another song of ** - "Give My Heart", which is the award-winning song she participated in the Tokyo ** Festival in Japan, but she sang the Japanese version of "Before the Kiss" at the time. In this song, Brother Xuan abandoned the Chinese melodic style that he was good at, and instead borrowed the style and melody of Japanese songs, and indeed wrote a new idea, no wonder it was a big hit in Tokyo and Hong Kong.
3. "Flying Stage".
Released: May 1984.
Producer: Li Xiaotian.
Image and costume design: Liu Peiji.
Cover concept and design: Alan Chan Photographer: Kwong Wai Chuen.
Quarterly hits: Leap to the stage.
Since the last **, the addition of Liu Peiji and Chen Youjian has helped Amei open the road of "change", and each record cover is eye-catching. "Flying Stage" is her first double-open cover, which matches the theme of ** very well. In addition, she did not give posters to vinyl records like many Hong Kong stars back then, but directly printed the posters on the inside and outside of the envelope, she did not send posters, but gave two copies as soon as she gave them.
*In addition to the title song "Flying Stage", there are two other songs that I don't think you can miss. The first "Lost Love" is adapted from Ouyang Feifei's original Japanese song "Love Is Over", which is the hottest adaptation song of the year, Ouyang Feifei's "Lost Love" (Chinese), Zhen Ni's "Lonely Again" (Cantonese), and Amei's are all very popular golden songs, and everyone's interpretation has its own characteristics. The second song is "Don't Escape" by Li Xiaotian and Peter Li, I also like the melody and rhythm of this song, Amei sings it easily and calmly, and people can't help but follow the "dance to the song".
Fourth, "Anita Mui".
Released: January 1985.
Producer: Li Xiaotian.
Styling and costume design: Liu Peiji.
Concept and art direction: Liu Peiji, Wang Jilin.
Photography: Wang Jilin, He Yangqian.
Double Top 10 "Golden Songs of the Year" Seasonal Golden Songs: Like Water (1984), Manzhu Shahua Dream Embrace.
In my impression, I started to pay attention to and like her from this **, the first thing that attracted me was the record cover, silhouette design, neutral shape and jacket sunglasses, which became her first classic iconic image.
*The best ones are the first three songs, "Dream Embrace" is adapted from "Careless Whisper" by the Mighty Band, many people have adapted it, but I like only Cai Guoquan's "Heartless Whisper" and Ah Mei's. "Manzhu Sahua" is adapted from the song of the same name by Yamaguchi Baihui, you can go to the original version of Baihui to listen to it, the style is not the same, and now I may prefer the rock version of Baihui. "The Year of the Flowing Water" is newly recorded, but in comparison, I still prefer the movie version recorded in '84.
5. "Bad Girl".
Released: January 1986.
Producer: Li Xiaotian.
Styling and costume design: Liu Peiji.
Cover concept and design: Alan Chan Photographer: Wong Cho Kiu.
Double Top 10" Golden Song of the Year: Bad Girl, Dream Companion.
Transitioning from the neutral image of "Manzhu Shahua" to "Bad Girl", Ah Mei does not make people feel disobedient at all, and feels that everything is so natural. The silhouette design of the previous one is not too enjoyable, this time the cover is directly hollowed out, and the photo of the lyrics page is used to nest the blank of the envelope, the Amei team of Huaxing Company is really amazing, such a creativity, such a design, although more than 30 years have passed, it still makes people have to be amazed by it.
* The 3 hottest songs - "Bad Girl", "Dream Companion" and "Iceberg Fire", no need to introduce much, everyone is too familiar with it, many of Amei's songs in this period, whether it is arrangement, orchestration, accompaniment or singing, are together with the principal and brother of the same period, to the fans who are crazy chasing them, and it is a good interpretation of what is called cantopop that represents the fashion trend. In addition to these 3 songs, the closing song of **, Amei's confession of "Walking Alone", cannot be missed.
6. "Anita Mui".
Released: October 1986.
Producer: Li Xiaotian.
Image and art direction: Liu Peiji.
Photography and Art Design: Sun Shuxing, Li Yunyang.
Harmony: Grasshopper.
Double Top Ten "Golden Songs of the Year" Seasonal Golden Songs: Split the Iceberg, Love Will Be Demon Girl.
* There is no article that continues to make innovative designs on the envelope, but returns to the double-open design of "Flying Stage", the outer envelope is still a composite of two photos, but the integrated photo of the inner envelope is the biggest highlight. Although the cover image is classic enough, I still prefer her photo in the inner sleeve.
* The song still continues the "fast song" route, not only singing "splitting the iceberg" with Xu Zhi'an, but also seeing the grasshopper boy who "Zaza jumps" in the harmony list. In addition, the adaptation of "The Woman in the Scandal" by Masahiko Kondo, who had an emotional "entanglement" with her, from the song title to Lin Zhenqiang's lyrics, as well as Amei's singing, are worth savoring.
7. "Anita Mui".
Released: May 1987.
Producer: Li Xiaotian.
Art Director: Liu Peiji Photography: Kazutoku Tsukada.
Art Design: Li Yunyang, Chen Shufa.
Season's best songs: tango like fire, tears of decoration.
Since Liu Peiji joined, I was most dissatisfied with this cover, its design was a bit beyond my aesthetics. I don't know if Amei herself is not satisfied, this ** released two different cover versions for the first time, and the second version is normal, but it still seems to be insincere and not creative enough.
Although the cover is difficult to be satisfactorily satisfied, the selection and arrangement of ** tracks are very innovative, starting from the first "Overture - Give Me to You", to the last "delusional", just like listening to a concert of Amei, especially the second "cherish goodbye", which is the climax before encore.
8. "Anita Mui".
Released: December 1987.
Producer: Li Xiaotian.
Art Director: Liu Peiji Photography: Kazutoku Tsukada.
Art Design: Li Yunyang, Chen Shufa.
Double Top Ten "Golden Songs of the Year": Flaming Red Lips, Rouge Buckle.
Only a record was silent, Amei and Liu Peiji regained their skills, this time's ** clothing and avant-garde styling have once again become another classic symbol of her, although the clothing is suspected of copying Sister Na, but the ** atmosphere from the mysterious East exuded by wearing Amei still makes all fans who like her flock to her. What's even more rare is that this time a big poster is also attached, and she continues to give full play to the charm from the inside out.
The year is another peak of Amei's acting career, the song singing stands proudly in the music world, the fashion style is unique in the entertainment industry, and the outstanding performance of "Rouge Buckle" has made her one of the "actresses", which can be described as thousands of favors in her life, becoming the first absolute superstar who has set the trinity of "queen of songs, actresses and queens" since the opening of Hong Kong.
In addition to the usual fast songs, ** also selected a lot of autobiographical songs, such as "The First Half of Her Life", "Charm in the Bridge", "Return to the True Self" and "If I Were a Man", etc., standing at the peak of her career**, the loneliness and helplessness of the high place, perhaps only she is the most cold and self-aware. The "last time" at the end is that the principal helps her compose, you write the song, I sing, and the two superstars use this most professional form to express their sympathy for each other.
9. "Drunk in Dreams".
Issue date: August 1988.
Producer: Li Xiaotian.
Art Director: Liu Peiji Photography: Kazutoku Tsukada.
Art Design: Li Yunyang, Chen Shufa.
Double Top 10 "Annual Golden Songs" Seasonal Golden Songs: Stand by Me Drunk in Dreams.
Unlike many singers who like to use the title song to make ** names, Huaxing's Amei and her brother were very few, and they preferred to use their respective Chinese or English names to name **, I don't know if it was Li Xiaotian's creativity. This time, Amei not only uncharacteristically changed to the title song **, but also changed the avant-garde, fashion, and ** style of the past, and turned to a retro classical image, which is refreshing. This record was re-released in two cover versions, one is a more common color cover, and the other is a black and white version of Sister Mei leaning on the piano**;But the core label of the record is the same, which is a bit shrunk compared to the two covers and two sets of core labels of "Like Fire Tango".
*The 11 songs, with the exception of Li Xiaotian's original "Heart and Liver Baby", are all adapted from European and American pop songs. With the cover image, it is also a retro route, mainly slow songs, and the arrangement has the "Paramount" flavor of the old Shanghai Beach. In addition to Li Xiaotian, there are many local musicians from the Philippines who help accompany the production team behind the scenes, and the mixing and photography are completed in Japan, which shows the importance and dedication of Huaxing Company. In addition, ** was also introduced to the mainland for distribution for the first time through the Chinese singing Guangzhou, which was her first imported version of the record officially published in the mainland, and it also had a far-reaching impact on mainland fans.
10. "Lady".
Released: February 1989.
Image supervision: Liu Peiji Photo: Mao Zexi.
Art Director: Kinson Chan
Double Top 10 "Golden Songs of the Year" Seasonal Golden Songs: Lady Leopard in the Night.
Starting from the 85-year-old coat sister, after going through the changes of bad girls, demon girls, ** sisters, and classics, this time I changed to "Lady" and collected her records, which is really "listening" with my eyes** familiar double open envelope, a different image, so that every fan feels full of sincerity and novelty.
In addition to the image, the collaboration with the new producer is the biggest change in this **. is different from the era when Li Xiaotian was in charge alone, the addition of Lun Yongliang, Bobbida, Xu Riqin and Guo Xiaolin made the record present a lot of different flavors. It is estimated that she is the same as us, and her heart desires to cooperate with more different ** people and get out of the shackles of inertia. It can be said that the changes in the later part of Amei's singing career started with this **, and in many songs, we can hear the shadow of Amei's transformation later.
In addition, the lyrics page of the record also refers to the concept of Lin Zixiang's "Creation + Pop Song Collection", in the lyrics of each song, there is a group photo of Sister Mei and the composer, **In the selected photos, Guo Xiaolin on the upper left, Xu Riqin in the middle left, Lun Yongliang on the lower left, Li Xiaotian on the right, and Bobida on the right.
11. "In Brasil".
Released: September 1989.
Producer: Li Xiaotian.
Image supervision: Liu Peiji Photography: Jiang Jiahua.
Art Director: Kinson Chan
Double Top 10 "Golden Song of the Year: Sunset Song".
In Brasil", Amei's 13th recording** and 11th Cantonese**, is the audio version of Huaxing's special "Brazilian Heatwave Carnival" filmed for her in Brazil in cooperation with TVB. **The cover and some of the photos were also taken in Brazil, a cool version of "Summer Hot" with a full weight, the only thing I am not satisfied with is the photo selected with the poster.
This year, in addition to his brother's withdrawal, another topic in the music world was the "Thousand Nights" dispute between Chen Huixian and Anita Mui. The lyrics and arrangements of the two songs describe two different states of mind, which are very suitable for the singers, people with different encounters, at different stages, listening to these two songs, you will have different feelings. In my case, when I listened to it, I was not yet 18 years old, and I preferred Chen Huixian's expression. But after more than 30 years, I listened to it again, and I understood Anita Mui's helplessness better, and I also liked the artistic conception of Chen Shaoqi's lyrics "Sunset Song".
*Other songs are more like cool drinks suitable for drinking in the hot summer, no surprises, no disappointment, good but not brilliant, not many memory points, maybe this kind of song is more suitable for watching**, the only two I like are "May we get drunk together tonight" and "Go our separate way" two adapted songs.
12. "Cover Girl".
Released: March 1990.
Producer: Lun Yongliang.
Image Supervisor: Liu Peiji Photography: Jiang Jiahua.
Art Director: Chen Chaohong.
Top 10 Golden Songs of the Year "Golden Songs of the Year Seasonal Golden Songs: The Heart Is Still Cold Cover Girl, Ye Girl.
Three in a row are double-open covers, this one is the most creative, for the first time both inside and outside are used in a complete single photo, there is no previous sense of division, and the ** name is perfectly matched. Such an envelope is the best way to open a vinyl record, which not only reflects the design advantages of double opening, but also allows fans who like her to still be able to proudly say loudly: No matter how time and space change, only our Amei is the eternal "cover girl".
This ** is the first time that Li Xiaotian's name has not been seen in the behind-the-scenes list, and it is also the first time that Lun Yongliang has independently produced Amei's record. Not only has the producer changed, but we have also seen a lot of names that are both "familiar" and "unfamiliar" in the lyrics and songs, music and recording, etc., and the addition of these different types of ** people has brought a lot of "new meaning" to the record.
Unconsciously, I wrote a lot more, thank you to all the friends who read this article. 12 records from different periods, 12 different images of Anita Mui, we not only witnessed your legendary life, but also happier to have you with our youth, thank you for the surprise and touch, thank you for the classics and miracles you left behind, may you still be beautiful in heaven, still able to sing and laugh, and pay tribute to the goddess who will never grow old in our hearts!