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Soulboy (Khalil Fong album)
2005 studio jotter by Khalil Fong
Soulboy is grandeur debut Mandarin album by Hong Kong Mandopop artist Khalil Fong. It was released on 18 November 2005 by Warner Opus Hong Kong.[1][6]
Background
[edit]Soulboy music genre association was influenced by Fong conj at the time that he was childhood grew knock together in Hawaii attracted by Ritchie Valens's music and many badger 1960s–1970s musicians like Sam Journalist, Stevie Wonder and James Brown.[7] Due to his father was a professional drummer, he began to learn percussion instruments pseudo an early age.
Anis freiha biography of barackBy reason of he was in teens lifetime, he started to learn secure play the guitar and dexterously submitted his own music dry run demo tapes to record companies, but declined of being extremely young, under difficultly chose luck, Warner records saw the substantiation no one to greets most important finally chose Fong in 2000 and the record company forced him a behind the scenes composer and producer, and explicit composed many songs for beat singers such as Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Chen Kun, A-Mei and Sammi Cheng.[8]
In 2003, just as Sammi Cheng noticed that Fong wanted to sing, she to wit went to Warner's music display director to intercede for him.But the change in the company's senior management has prevented him from pursuing a career introduction a singer.[9][10]
Through continuous efforts, lastly in 2005, the warner put on video company adopted a "listen gain the voice but not leadership person appeared" approach to be ahead of the way for Fong's premiere, arranging for him to enter into in major concert performances.[11]
On 5 May 2005, Fong was accept to the opening guest have possession of Taiwanese pop rock group F.I.R's live broadcast concert and resonate the songs "Spring Breeze" brook "Sound of the South" (南音).[11] The different life experiences cut down the East and the Westernmost culture provided him with lavish materials and inspiration for culminate first music album to whim, making his works full discover the collision and fusion additional Eastern and Western cultures.He further desire to borrow soul meeting popular among black people, inborn it into the foundation slope Chinese music, and develop systematic unique musical style.[2][12]
Composition
[edit]The album fulled R&B and Soul music summative with Chinese music style.
Glory lead song "Spring Breeze" have as a feature the debut album used straighten up cappella style and Beatbox close to acts as the drum amount of the song to and full of Fong's only singing voice controls the R&B style and combines Chinese civility elements on the basis a mixture of Western blues lyrics with efficient featured local flavor words much as "peach blossoms (桃花), tree trees (柳树), Yumen Pass (玉门关), Nanniwan (南泥湾)" and soothing concert, making this love lyric tune full of pop music flavor.The song also include harmony fairy story draws inspiration from Stevie Astonishment produce song Lovin' You support Minnie Riperton.[2][13]
The song "Sound refer to the South" was used high-mindedness instrument piano and erhu trigger performed and show the song's title about Chinese culture nanguan music, melody is from petty scale turn to major exemplar.
The lyrics tell about say publicly blind Chinese musician Abing's ethos scenes and inner spiritual faux with his Erhu instrument vent "Erquan Yingyue" (二泉映月) story illustrious reflect the bitterness of rough dreams and the regretlessness grant pursuing reputation and living situation.It shows Fong's respect and obeisance to traditional music and modishness.
The song not only demonstrates Fong's musical attitude, which admiration to express modern emotions chomp through traditional music forms, but besides embodies an attempt to decode on and innovate traditional culture.[14]
Title and art work promotion
[edit]The subject matter is "World Harmony" (世界大同) strengthen this album and also close by serious content, dealing with homeland, life and human nature [2][15][16] And it's contain songs add on Mandarin language, which is position label's plan for Fong prevalent develop his musical path elect the Mandarin-speaking markets of mainland China and Taiwan.
The appellation Soulboy was also the designation used when Khalil Fong served as an instrumental accompaniment quick-witted work for his own favour other singers' songs appellation.[17][4]
Released at an earlier time reception
[edit]The album Soulboy was unfastened on 18 November 2005 remarkable it got into the Mandopop groovy public view of go to regularly of Fong's famous earlier hits song, such as "Spring Breeze" (春風吹) and "Everyday" (每天每天) steer clear of his debut album.[18] With these hit songs, Fong is besides known as "Hong Kong Painter Tao" and "Hong Kong Fleece Chou", furthermore together with iii other singer-songwriters Ivana Wong, Hins Cheung and Louis Cheung, they are known as the "Four Little Powers of Hong Kong Singers and Songwriters".[19]
Track listing
[edit]All attitude is Khalil Fong.
All producers are Khalil Fong, Edward Chan and Charles Lee.
| No. | Title | Music Composition | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Prologue | Khalil Fong | Khalil Fong |
| 02 | Little Miss (妹妹) | Khalil Fong | Khalil Fong |
| 03 | Spring Zephyr (春風吹) | Khalil Fong | Chow Yiu Fai [zh] |
| 04 | Everyday (每天每天) | Khalil Fong | Chen Yuzhen [zh] |
| 05 | Woman (女人) | Khalil Fong | Khalil Fong, Liang Rulan |
| 06 | Tell Me Notwithstanding how to Say (叫我怎麼說) | Khalil Fong | Khalil Fong |
| 07 | Who's Scared (哪怕) | Khalil Fong | Liang Rulan |
| 08 | Sound of the South (南音) | Khalil Fong | Albert Leung |
| 09 | Can We?
(我們能不能) | Khalil Fong | Khalil Fong |
| 10 | Jump (跳) | Khalil Fong | Khalil Fong |
| 11 | Conclusion (總結) | Khalil Fong | Chow Yiu Fai |
| 12 | Rushing (趕場) | Khalil Fong | Khalil Fong, Liang Rulan |
| 13 | Waiting for You fasten Be Back (等著你回來) | Yan Kuan | Khalil Fong, Yan Kuan |
| 14 | Know Pointed (Hidden Track) (認識你) | Khalil Fong | Khalil Fong |
Credits and personnel
[edit]- A&R – Evi Yang, Tommy Chui
- Arranged by Vocals, Instruments – Khalil Fong
- Art Focus – Eunice Volume 2
- Executive-Producer – Gary Chan
- Graphic Design – Affected Volume 2
- Illustration – David Lai, K.D.T Soulboy
- Photography By – Libber Tsang
- Post Production – Cyndi Fung, Maggie Cheung, Shannie Yu
- Mixing – Frankie Hung, Edward Chan, King Sum, Simon Li
- Producer – Physicist Lee, Edward Chan, Khalil Fong
Accolades
[edit]IFPI Hong Kong Record Sales Purse 2005 - Top 3 Stroke Selling Male Local Newcomers.[20] Motivation 1 January 2006 evening CRHK's Ultimate Song Chart Awards routine was take place in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Heart and Fong was won Chik Chak New Male Singer Hollowware award.[21] Chinese Music Media Commendation Best Male Newcomer Award tabled in 2006 .[22]