tonight we completed the most ethereal song in the album: the river of clouds 【云河】, this is absolutely my top-3 personal fave in this album. very few people know that this song is first sung by jenny tseng but it was tracy huang who first recorded it. teresa teng merely made it even more popular.
cher sing's arrangement for this song is heavenly. those who watched the concert can attest to it. the piano solo creates the atmosphere of being in the clouds, floating and swaying musically. winnie's vocals fully justify this wonderful arrangement.
we have heard feedback (from predominantly chinese music lovers who don't listen to jazz) that our arrangement is too avant garde for their tastes. they said: "the old teresa teng is better". avant garde or not, tay cher siang is already the hottest and most sought-after musician in malaysia today, at this very moment. although the maestro himself is not used to us promoting him and feeding him with flattery (he is really a humble and down-to-earth chap) but there is very little accidence that he would be one of the the most commercially successful musicians in malaysia in the next 2-3 years, along side mac chew, lewis pragasam, andy peterson.... bold words indeed but we won't be far wrong.
the artwork for winnie's album follows what we did with zyan's brasileiro: clean, simple and elegant and classy, of course (look the poster above!). looking at the first draft of artwork and listening to 9 of the songs recorded so far gives us a sense of quiet anticipation.we are excited but only in a very hidden corner of our hearts.
we are confident that it will create two extreme impressions (no middle grounds): those who like a totally fresh and westernized interpretation of teresa teng will love this to bits and will buy at least 10 copies to give it to their friends (we know who they are!). those who hang on to old values and out-dated musical ideas would not be so kind (we also know who they are!).
we are ready for whatever feedback the market throws at us. after all, who needs another teresa teng wannabe?
Leslie,
ReplyDeleteI love the cover of Winnie's album. Well done!
Al
hi al
ReplyDeletehelp us to promote in USA? haha.
sorry i forgot to reply on your comments on sandy's weakened vocals. i suppose the prime time for a singer is 30-40 year-old, once you are over that age, the vocal chord may change... with the exception of cai qin perhaps who gets better with age!
thanks for the nice words!
Hey Leslie,
ReplyDeleteI would do it, just send me the posters of Winnie's album and I will go post them on all the popular places that most Chinese people hang out here. Just make sure I get one that is signed by Winnie:) I would love to see you guys make it big and go international.
Al