Wanton Desires

Neko Zhang | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Well Go Records
• ASIN: B0002HDBMA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #533,051 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Yao Song

2. Open Sesame Wonton Prelude

3. Wanton Desires

4. Delirious

5. So in Love

6. Colors of Wind

7. Tangled

8. (Me No) Butterfly Girl

9. 3 Little Words

10. Friend

11. Dancing in the Same Dream

12. The Yao Song (Chinese Version)

Editorial Reviews

"Neko Zhang is using her seductive music to teach American fans that there¹s more to China than what you see on a restaurant menu"- NY Newsday July 4,2004. Neko has a silky smooth, exotic vocal style. The CD begins with "The Yao Song", an inspiring pop/dance tribute to the superstar basketball player. The title track follows, and suddenly we find Neko singing as a waitress in a Chinese restaurant. This satirical song written by Neko and producer Dean Bailin, shows how "things" in the US appear to this light-hearted, lovable waitress. Then comes the sexy and jazzy "Delirious", the gentle and funky "So In Love", and the listener starts to realize that whatever style of song, Neko makes it "uniquely" her own. "Wanton Desires" musically illustrates the modern, evolving relationship between peoples of Eastern and Western cultures. This is pop music for people of all ages, wherever they may come from.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music, gifted style!, November 3, 2004

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Jimmy Liu "Jimmy Liu" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wanton Desires (Audio CD)

"Colors of Wind" is my favorate, very romantic, very imaginative, and very philosophical (with kind of Zen spirit)! "Wanton Desires" is very creative, it brings the boring Chinese menu items to a song in such a fun and comfortable way, lively depicts many Chinese immigrants' life...The fact that we may have wonton every now and then seems to be a trivial thing, however, wanton is the very way of making a living for quite some people and their families, it has much more meaning than a simple food... Neko has a keen observation on the things around and has an intuitive inspiration from her experiences. Her voice is very special, somewhat similar to a famous Chinese singer named Deng LiJun, plus Neko has more Jazz , R&B, or even Chinese folksong elements. As far as "Yao Song", I like it, it keeps my spirit high ! Jimmy @ New York

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars VH1 Diva-To-Be, August 4, 2004

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musikmuse - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wanton Desires (Audio CD)

Rarely does one hear a debut album that could be followed up successfully in so many different directions. Neko can deliver a bouncy pop hook (Butterfly Girl and the Chinese version of the Yao Song), channel Karen Carpenter or early Olivia Newton John (So In Love, 3 Little Words, Friend) and -- my favorite -- adopt the smoky, sultry chanteuse (Tangled, Delirious). If you want to discover a new crossover artist before she goes into heavy rotation on VH1, buy this album now.

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice Effort..., September 18, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Wanton Desires (Audio CD)

I just heard Neko singing today. She can sing (did a great job with "God Bless America"), but this collection of songs does not show that. She tries to be unique and clever in terms of lyrical content ("You cause this Wanton Desire / to Dim Sum lights and Szechuan fire") but fails, appearing eccentric in lyrics and cliche in style. The music is lacking (except for the beautiful "Colors of the Wind"). Could have been much much better, but it was a nice effort so I'll be generous and give it two stars.