Sandy (third album)
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"Sandy" is the third album by Sandy Lam
, released under CBS Records
in 1987. This album serves as a breakthrough album for Sandy, in terms of content, style and commercial success. Like Janet Jackson
's Control
and Bobby Brown
's Don't Be Cruel
, this studio album
was crafted by a different producer and surprised the audience with a different sound. Like many of Sandy's other albums, this was a milestone for herself and the music industry.
2. East and West (東方西方)
3. Lost (迷亂)
4. Love's Diary (純情筆記)
5. Unexpectable Meeting (邂逅)
6. Passion (激情)
7. Tough Heroine (獨行少女)
8. Love Sparks (情愛火花)
9. Mind Made Up (決絕)
10. Nightwing (夜行人)
EP
" CBS record 1987
Passion (extended mix)--Released under "Sandy Remix
EP
" CBS record 1987
, Sandy decided to collaborate with choreographer Clarence Hui. Clarence and Sandy turned out to be co-producers of this album and has taken considerable amount of control since this album. Sandy was very serious and progressive since the making of this album.
Agreeable that a Japanese idol image does not play in Lam's favour, she project her image as a mature girl seeking for love in her third album. Of course, under the influence of producer Fung, this change was not definite but obvious. Lyrical content of all songs were considerably more adult contemporary. This is most notable through lead single, "Passion", which was a cover of American new wave
band Berlin
's one hit wonder, Take My Breath Away
. Producer Fung and CBS Records
had concerns for Sandy and Clarence choosing this song as a lead single because of the contrasting style to her past albums.
In this album, Clarence Hui invited the help of celebrity photographer and artist Idris Mootee famous in LA, who brought a contemporary modernist style to the album and later handled a stack of Sandy's album's photography. In addition to the change in image for commercial recognition, she laid out a set of long curly hair, which was her signature look at the time. In the music video of "Passion", choreographer/co-producer Clarence Hui taught Sandy signature moves to be used on the video and live on stage. The result was extremely popular among the audiences. Since this album has very different concept to most Hong Kong albums in 1987 and resulted in Sandy's first success, she garnered a handful of fans, who probably demands high musical and conceptual expectations from Sandy Lam because of the alternative style from this album.
and Lam Shan Shan's albums, therefore, resulted in a very competitive battle. Although the acts of the two contemporaries were released on a Thursday and "Sandy" was released on Friday, Sandy successfully took the lead while the other two albums flopped. Chan and Lam definitely owned a higher status than Sandy in the musical industry before their release in 1987. Despite this, Chan and Lam were classic examples that can represent the easy success by using the Japanese idol formula before 1987. At last, "Sandy" went double platinum (100,000 copies). At that time, Clarence Hui was the choreographer of all three singers.
Singles included "Passion", which made the way to #1 in the RTHK charts, which the success continued when "Tough Heroine" and "Mind Made Up' hit the charts fairly well. "Dumped of love", "East and West" and "Nightwing" received airplay on different charts and radio stations. "Passion" also garnered Sandy's first Jade Solid Gold
season award. The classic music video of "Passion", choreographed by Hui, won the Best Short Form Video at the Jade Solid Gold
finals. This album was praised by reviews and earned Sandy a status in the musical industry.
. Lead single "Passion"'s lyrics were written by Richard Lam
. Instead of coping with the record company and writing a concept similar to "Heartbreak Alley" from her last album, which was about the strong emotions from breaking up, he ran the risk of writing an extremely detailed romantic theme where a couple had just met their partner. This adult contemporary style was very different from most of the other songs. In addition, track 10 nightwing's lyrics were co-wrote by Sandy and May Leung, another DJ and friend of Sandy.
Sandy Lam
Sandy Lam, also known as Lam Yik Lin, is a Cantopop singer who sings in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Japanese.-Career:...
, released under CBS Records
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
in 1987. This album serves as a breakthrough album for Sandy, in terms of content, style and commercial success. Like Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
's Control
Control (Janet Jackson album)
Control is the third studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on February 6, 1986 by A&M Records. Her collaborations with songwriters and record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis resulted in an unconventional sound: a fusion of rhythm and blues, funk, disco, rap vocals,...
and Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a...
's Don't Be Cruel
Don't Be Cruel (album)
Don't Be Cruel is the second album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released in 1988 on MCA Records. It includes four hit singles "Don't Be Cruel", "My Prerogative", "Roni" and "Every Little Step." All were #1 R&B singles except "Roni," which peaked at #2, while "My Prerogative" became Brown's...
, this studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
was crafted by a different producer and surprised the audience with a different sound. Like many of Sandy's other albums, this was a milestone for herself and the music industry.
Track listing
1. Dumped of Love (愛的廢墟)2. East and West (東方西方)
3. Lost (迷亂)
4. Love's Diary (純情筆記)
5. Unexpectable Meeting (邂逅)
6. Passion (激情)
7. Tough Heroine (獨行少女)
8. Love Sparks (情愛火花)
9. Mind Made Up (決絕)
10. Nightwing (夜行人)
Alternative versions
Tough Heroine (extended mix) --Released under "Sandy RemixRemix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
" CBS record 1987
Passion (extended mix)--Released under "Sandy Remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
" CBS record 1987
Conceptual Aspect
After the mild success of Sandy Lam's last albumAnger (album)
Anger is the second album by Sandy Lam, released under CBS Records in 1986. This album performed poorly in terms of album sales and chart performance. Despite this, Sandy attracted a group of male teenager audiences.-Track listing:1. Anger...
, Sandy decided to collaborate with choreographer Clarence Hui. Clarence and Sandy turned out to be co-producers of this album and has taken considerable amount of control since this album. Sandy was very serious and progressive since the making of this album.
Agreeable that a Japanese idol image does not play in Lam's favour, she project her image as a mature girl seeking for love in her third album. Of course, under the influence of producer Fung, this change was not definite but obvious. Lyrical content of all songs were considerably more adult contemporary. This is most notable through lead single, "Passion", which was a cover of American new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Berlin
Berlin (band)
Berlin is an American New Wave/Synthpop band. The group was formed in Los Angeles in 1978 by John Crawford . The band contained Crawford, Terri Nunn , David Diamond , Ric Olsen , Matt Reid and Rod Learned . Learned left during the first EU tour and was replaced by Rob Brill...
's one hit wonder, Take My Breath Away
Take My Breath Away
American pop singer Jessica Simpson covered "Take My Breath Away" and released it as the third single from the album In This Skin in 2004. Her version was produced by Billy Mann. Simpson chose to cover this song because she felt that it was the theme song of her relationship with her then husband,...
. Producer Fung and CBS Records
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
had concerns for Sandy and Clarence choosing this song as a lead single because of the contrasting style to her past albums.
In this album, Clarence Hui invited the help of celebrity photographer and artist Idris Mootee famous in LA, who brought a contemporary modernist style to the album and later handled a stack of Sandy's album's photography. In addition to the change in image for commercial recognition, she laid out a set of long curly hair, which was her signature look at the time. In the music video of "Passion", choreographer/co-producer Clarence Hui taught Sandy signature moves to be used on the video and live on stage. The result was extremely popular among the audiences. Since this album has very different concept to most Hong Kong albums in 1987 and resulted in Sandy's first success, she garnered a handful of fans, who probably demands high musical and conceptual expectations from Sandy Lam because of the alternative style from this album.
Commercial Aspect
This album was released in the same week as two other female singers, Priscilla ChanPriscilla Chan
Priscilla Chan Wai-han is a female Cantopop singer in Hong Kong.-Background:Chan has a younger brother and sister. Her father is a retired senior officer of Hong Kong Immigration Service. She attended Marymount Secondary School in Happy Valley, Hong Kong...
and Lam Shan Shan's albums, therefore, resulted in a very competitive battle. Although the acts of the two contemporaries were released on a Thursday and "Sandy" was released on Friday, Sandy successfully took the lead while the other two albums flopped. Chan and Lam definitely owned a higher status than Sandy in the musical industry before their release in 1987. Despite this, Chan and Lam were classic examples that can represent the easy success by using the Japanese idol formula before 1987. At last, "Sandy" went double platinum (100,000 copies). At that time, Clarence Hui was the choreographer of all three singers.
Singles included "Passion", which made the way to #1 in the RTHK charts, which the success continued when "Tough Heroine" and "Mind Made Up' hit the charts fairly well. "Dumped of love", "East and West" and "Nightwing" received airplay on different charts and radio stations. "Passion" also garnered Sandy's first Jade Solid Gold
Jade Solid Gold
Jade Solid Gold is a music show on the TVB Jade television channel. It has been running since October 10, 1981.-TVB HD Jade:**Thursday at 6:00am to 6:30am**Thursday at 6:00pm to 6:30pm...
season award. The classic music video of "Passion", choreographed by Hui, won the Best Short Form Video at the Jade Solid Gold
Jade Solid Gold
Jade Solid Gold is a music show on the TVB Jade television channel. It has been running since October 10, 1981.-TVB HD Jade:**Thursday at 6:00am to 6:30am**Thursday at 6:00pm to 6:30pm...
finals. This album was praised by reviews and earned Sandy a status in the musical industry.
Musical Aspect
Like the other aspects, "Sandy" produced a very different sound to the previous albums. Sandy sung in obvious improved vocals. 3 songs were Euro/American covers and 3 songs were Japanese covers, with the rest written locally. From this point, it can be seen Euro/American songs were covered to introduce a western feel in this album, but balanced with Japanese cover songs to maintain commercial acceptance. Musicians were similar to previous albums, but they suited Sandy's style and created an American pop sound instead of J-popJ-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
. Lead single "Passion"'s lyrics were written by Richard Lam
Richard Lam
Richard Lam Chun-Keung was a Cantopop lyricist with several hundred Cantopop songs to his name, and a columnist for Apple Daily and Next Magazine in Hong Kong.- Career :...
. Instead of coping with the record company and writing a concept similar to "Heartbreak Alley" from her last album, which was about the strong emotions from breaking up, he ran the risk of writing an extremely detailed romantic theme where a couple had just met their partner. This adult contemporary style was very different from most of the other songs. In addition, track 10 nightwing's lyrics were co-wrote by Sandy and May Leung, another DJ and friend of Sandy.