Dim Gaai (Cantonese 點解 Why) is the second

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singer

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, released in November 1987.

Background information

Upon the success of her debut album, the

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'', her label, Current Records, followed-up with this album in the winter of 1987. The album followed a different route of the debut album, where most of the songs were composed by local or Chinese

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. This album featured many covers of European and American songs, including the title track. Three of the cover songs were released as singles.Muzikland - Prudence Liew: Why album review
Retrieved October 17, 2009 These covers were often treated with a strong dance beat reminiscent of her signature song from the previous album, " The Last Night".

Covers

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" by

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in 1967. *Track 8: "失戀Cafe" is a cover of "In The Night" by Spanish dance act Daydream *Track 9: "點解" is a cover of " What Have I Done to Deserve This? by

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featuring

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in 1987.

Reception and reissues

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'' fared so well with critics, having won several Best Album of the Year awards, this follow-up album was often compared to it. Critics often thought this album to be of lesser quality when compared to the debut album as this album is too "

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" and contained too many covers. Although this album failed to achieve the critical acclaim of her previous album, it still sold fairly well in Hong Kong and was certified

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http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go9e.php Hong Kong IFPI sales certification - 1988 by the Hong Kong

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in early 1988. Due to the long-term success of the album,

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(and later

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) have re-issued the album several times as part of their "The Legendary Collection" in 2005 and "Pure Gold Series" in 2009http://www.yesasia.com/us/why-pure-gold-series/1020063289-0-0-0-en/info.html Yesasia.com listing for Why (Pure Gold Series).

Track listings

References

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