No Regrets (Faye Wong album)

No Regrets
Studio album by Faye Wong
Released	5 February 1993
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	Pop
Length	46:03
Language	Cantonese
Label	Cinepoly
Faye Wong chronology
Coming Home (1992) No Regrets (1993) 100,000 Whys (1993)

No Regrets
Chinese	執迷不悔
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin zhímí bù huǐ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jap mai bat fui Jyutping zap^1 mai^4 bat^1 fui^3

No Regrets (Chinese: 執迷不悔),^[1][2][3] also translated as Stubborn and Regretless^[4] and Never Deplore,^[5] is the fifth Cantonese studio album recorded by Chinese singer Faye Wong. It was released on 5 February 1993, under Cinepoly.^[6][7] The title track was released in both Cantonese and Mandarin.

Background and development

By the time of the album's release, Wong was already established a substantial fanbase in Hong Kong. She wrote the Mandarin lyrics for the ballad "No Regrets", released as a hit single. The similarly titled album was released in February 1993 and became an instant best-seller.

Composition

Although the songs were mostly soft contemporary arrangements, a popular style in Hong Kong, it also had a few dance songs and two versions of the title track: Wong's Mandarin song, and the other with Cantonese lyrics by Chen Shao Qi (the Mandarin version is by far the more popular one).^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

No Regrets track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Faye's Rouge" (紅粉菲菲; Hung Fan Fei Fei)	4:53
2.	"No Regrets (Mandarin version)" (執迷不悔; Zhi Mi Bu Hui)	4:27
3.	"Charming Eyes" (可愛眼睛; Ho Oi Ngaan Zing)	4:51
4.	"Monsoon" (季候風; Gwai Hau Fung)	4:36
5.	"No More Games" (不再兒嬉; Bat Zoi Ji Hei)	6:01
6.	"I Will Always Cherish You" (我永遠珍惜你我; Ngo Wing Jyun Zan Sik Nei Ngo)	3:44
7.	"Rival" (情敵; Cing Dik)	4:47
8.	"We'll Begin Tomorrow" (從明日開始; Cung Ming Jat Hoi Ci)	3:52
9.	"Half-Boozed Night" (夜半醉; Je Bun Zeo)	4:19
10.	"No Regrets" (執迷不悔; Zap Mai Bat Fui)	4:28
Total length:		45:58

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[8]	4× Platinum	200,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Asiaweek −1993 p78 "There's no continuity of emotion.. even really strong women get emotional," says Hongkong singer Faye Wong ... "I'm easily affected by my moods," sai Wong, who just released a new album, No Regrets. "I ye or cry and have lots of ..."
2. Shane Homan, Access All Eras: Tribute Bands and Global Pop Culture, 2006, p228. "Faye Wong (1993) No Regrets. Hong Kong: Cinepoly."
3. Chan, Boon (28 October 2011). "Faye's back". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. C2. the track No Regrets off the 1993 album of the same name
4. Anthony Fung and Michael Curtin, "The Anomalies of Being Faye (Wong): Gender Politics in Chinese Popular Music," International Journal of Cultural Studies 5, no. 3 (September 2002) "Album cover of ‘Stubborn and Regretless’ (1993)"
5. "Faye Wong Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
6. "执迷不悔 (Remastered 2019) – Faye Wong". Apple Music. 5 February 1993. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
7. Stan Jeffries, Encyclopedia of world pop music, 1980–2001, 2003, p224. "Between the release of her debut album in 1989 and her winning the award for most popular Hong Kong female singer in 1994, Wong released eight albums."
8. "哪个时势能没有广东歌". Jet (181): 026–047. 1 September 2017.