''Di-Dar'' is the ninth and last

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album by Hong Kong singer

Faye Wong Faye Wong ( zh, 王菲; born Xia Lin on 8 August 1969) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter. Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong. Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and her debut album '' Shirley Wong'' ( ...

, released in December 1995 through Cinepoly. The album marked a shift from Wong's earlier style as she incorporated British

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and

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into her work, showcasing her evolving alternative musical influences. ''Di-dar'' featured compositions by Wong with arrangements by her then-husband

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, production by

Zhang Yadong Zhang Yadong (张亚东, Shanxi, born 11 March 1969) is one of China's best-known record producers, known as "the golden producer". His mother was a Shanxi#Music, Shanxi Opera singer. He learned the cello from age 8 and began composing when he wa ...

and lyrics by

Lin Xi Albert Leung (born 7 December 1961, ) is a lyricist and writer based in Hong Kong. Education Leung attended all-boy secondary schools at Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College and La Salle College. He received a bachelor of arts in translation from th ...

. The album was both a critical and commercial success, selling 1.5 million copies across Asia; with its title track "Di-dar" and "Ambiguous" (曖昧) becoming well-known songs. ''Di-dar'' peaked at number one in Hong Kong according to the

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and ''

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'' magazine.

Critical reception

''Di-Dar'' ranked at number 27 in ''

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Weeklys list of "40 Classic

Cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") or HK-pop (short for "Hong Kong pop music") is a genre of pop music written in standard Chinese and sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production ...

Albums of the Last 40 Years" published in October 2008. Music journalist Fung Lai-Chee described it as "the best

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and best-selling

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work in Cantonese pop, with songs that are self-centred, ignoring market and others' work. Abstruse, obscure and mysterious."

Track listing

#''Di-Dar'' #假期 (Gaa Kei) – ''Vacation'' #迷路 (Mai Lou) – ''Stray'' #曖昧 (Ngoi Mui) – ''Ambiguous'' #或者 (Waak Ze) – ''Maybe'' #我想 (Ngo Seung) – ''I Think'' #享受 (Hoeng Sau) – ''Enjoyment'' #一半 (Yat Bun) – ''One Half'' #無題 (Mou Tai) – ''(Untitled)'' #流星 (Liu Xing) – ''Comet''

References

External links

* 1995 albums Faye Wong albums Cinepoly Records albums Cantopop albums {{HongKong-album-stub