Lovers & Strangers [IMPORT]

Faye Wong

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 8, 1999
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Emi
• ASIN: B00003Q58G
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #516,984 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Up To The Brambles

2. Moon At That Moment

3. Hypnotize

4. Only Love Strangers

5. Century Of Lonliness

6. Butterfly

7. Passing Cloud

8. After The Beep

9. Overthrown

10. Spectacular

11. Watch The Field

12. Postman

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The Queen of Mandarin Pop Strikes Again and Includes Songs Written by the Cocteau Twins.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FayeWong-A Whole New Genre!, November 7, 2000

By	Seymour Lu (El Monte, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Faye has no doubt matured over the years! I'm unhappy about how Amazon describes her as the queen of mandarin pop. Faye's music is in reality a lot more alternative. Her music has been so fresh to so many people that critics find it hard to even label her songs as either "rock" or "techno". She seems to just mix everything in together to produce wonderful, yet different music. And of course, there's her voice. No one comes even close to her soft, high voice. Although, this isn't Faye's newest album (Her newest album is so unique I can't even describe it), it's still a good album. Track 1 is sorta a techno yet chinese opera feel-like song (if that's even possible), and track 10 is sorta dance-like, but accentuates her voice, and track 11 just blows your mind away, cuz its so unique. There's something for everyone in this CD. And truthfully only one song is "pop"-like, so if you like pop music, then this isn't the CD for you. Only critics and people who want to listen to something new should get this CD.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Faye Wong is Miss Thang, January 12, 2001

By A Customer

Can we say yummy. I have had this CD for awhile and I just whipped out last week to remind myself why I like the album so much. As I am typing I am listening to one of her greatest hits albums. I was introduced to Faye in 1993 by my best friend. I am so hooked to her. Her voice is fantastic. I don't speak a word of chinese yet I know most of her lyrics. This CD is hot. #1 is mindblowing. I have to say that # 7 and #8 are my favorites though. I also love #10 and #2. I can't wait to pick up her latest CD. This album is banging. Take it from this no chinese speaking Jamaican.

4.0 out of 5 stars Incoherence Stands In the Way of Making It a Perfect10, August 14, 2000

By	MaddKhameleon (Singapore: The City of Sin) - See all my reviews

She is undisputably the Queen of Hong Kong pop,in terms of her style, her music and her popularity. However,I guess most of the non-Chinese population are still very unfamiliar with her(with the exception of those gameheads who dig FFVIII) She used to cover songs by the Cranberries and Tori Amos just by changing the lyrics of the song without altering the arrangement(just like the boy bands)once in a while. Later, she began to cover Cocteau Twins songs, 2 songs from 'Four-Candle Cafe', same thing, she just sings with exactly the same arrangement as the original. So many of you out there must be wondering, how the heck did her album get 4/5 from me? Well, she changed, a la Madonna, she reinvented herself and became the indie Queen of Hong Kong, still selling really well. Just listen to her rendition of Cocteau's 'Rilkean Heart',which is called 'Reminiscence', or if you prefer, buy the 'Restless' album(a la Cocteau) and tell me the difference. YES! She sounds gorgeous. Her vocal skills improved tremendously, as a result of emulating Elizabeth Fraser, which is really hard to imagine for most singers. Her last album 'Chang You' was great, there are a couple of really really commercial songs that seem out of place as usual, still, Track1'Lovelife', Track2'Face' and Track 7'Whimsical' are truly worthy of your attention, take note of the operatic kinda falsetto she showcased on'Face'. 'Lovers&Stangers'is her offering in 1999, which is still incoherent as ever, yet, 2 songs stands out as the best tracks in the album which is already worthy of your money(I know imports are expensive but she IS good!)Track1'Up to the Brambles' and Track5'Centuries of Loneliness', the former is a rock song with a fully-orchestrated arrangement,with the complement of special vocal distortion treatment making it one of a kind. The latter is simply the centrepiece of this album, fully-orchestrated just like track1, with a Middle East touch ,she really sounds like a siren here, this is a perfect example of how she can sound like a combination of Tori Amos, Dolores O'Riordan and Elizabeth Fraser, in a good way, of course! The rest of the album displays a kind of tranquility, some of you out there might find most of the songs here commercial, yes, it is true. This album, just like the rest of her albums with the exception of the perfect'Restless', is flawed, but with songs like 'Centuries of Loneliness' it is already worthy of your money....