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R&B artist and composer,

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, and was released on July 13, 2007. The album sold more than one million copies within the first month of release. The track "You Are a Song in My Heart" (), a duet with

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, won one of the "Top 10 Songs of the Year" at the 2008 HITO Radio Music Awards. The album was awarded one of the ''Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year'' at the 2007 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of

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About the album

Through this album, Leehom promotes the idea of global awareness in the environment and social awareness as well. In the title track, "Change Me" (), he sings that single individuals have the power to make a difference in the world and each difference can make the world a better place. The album was printed on recycled paper, contained minimal amount of plastics, and includes a page in the liner notes listing ten things ordinary listeners can do to save the environment. Some album editions also include limited edition Leehom's chopsticks with a small tote bag, encouraging listeners to use these reusable chopsticks instead of wasting the disposable wooden chopsticks found in many restaurants. Inspired by

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'', in which he played the role of Kuang Yu Min, Leehom composed "Falling Leaf Returns to Root" ().(Chinese) 入戲太深！王力宏被「鄺裕民」上身寫出『落葉歸根』 The composer of "Falling Leaf Returns to Root" is listed in his album as Kuang Yu Min instead of Leehom Wang. This album also features a duet with

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, "You Are the Song in My Heart", that sees Leehom singing in the Taiwanese dialect for the first time.

Track listing

# Intro* # "Change Myself" ( ''Gǎibìan Zìjǐ'') # "Falling Leaf Returns to Roots" ( ''Luòyèguīgēn'') # "Preface of Composed Work" ( ''Chùangzùo Qíanyán'')* # "Our Song" (, ''Wǒmen de Gē'') # "You're a Song in My Heart" (, ''Nǐ Shì Wǒ Xīnnèi de Yī Shǒugē'') (featuring

) # "Where's the Love" (, ''Aì Zaì Nǎlǐ'') # "Cockney Girl" # "Incomplete Melody" (, ''Bù Wánzhěng de Xúanlǜ'') # "Love's Praise" (, ''Aì de Gǔlì'') # "Long Live Chinese People" (, ''Húarén Wànsùi'') # "Saturday Midnight" (, ''Xīngqīliù de Shēnyè'') (*) track not included in the

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version.

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Change Me (Album) 2007 albums Wang Leehom albums Sony Music Taiwan albums