Red (Leslie Cheung album)

Red
Studio album by Leslie Cheung
Released	November 26, 1996 (1996-11-26)
Recorded	1996
Genre	Cantopop
Label	Rock Records
Producer	Leslie Cheung Alvin Leong
Leslie Cheung chronology
Most Beloved (1995) Red (1996) Printemps (1998)

Red is the fourteenth Cantonese-language studio album (twentieth overall) by Hong Kong singer Leslie Cheung. It was released by Rock Records on November 26, 1996.

The album received a platinum certification from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hong Kong (IFPI HK) and sold approximately 120,000 copies in the territory.

Background

The album was Cheung's second post-"retirement" album and incorporated multiple genres including smooth jazz, and trip hop, producing a distinct music style from Cheung's earlier albums.^[1]

The lyrics of all the songs were penned by lyricist, Albert Leung. Red is the only such album published by Cheung. The album also featured Cheung's first collaboration with C.Y. Kong.

Track listing

1. "Prologue [Red]" – 0:12
2. 偷情 "Love by Stealth" – 4:56
3. 有心人 "A Man of Intention" – 5:11
4. 還有誰 "Who Else?" – 3:24
5. 談情說愛 "Whispers of Love" – 3:52
6. 你我之間 "You and Me" – 4:10
7. 怨男 "Grieving Man" – 3:40
8. 怪你過份美麗 "Blamefully Beautiful" – 4:55
9. 不想擁抱我的人 "The One Who Doesn't Want to Hold Me" – 3:51
10. 意猶未盡 "Longing For More" – 3:42
11. 紅 "Red" – 4:42
12. Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – 3:35 (Japan version)
13. Holding Deeply" – (Mainland China version)

Credits and personnel

Musicians Leslie Cheung – vocals, background vocals Adrian Chan – background vocals, guitar Alex San – grand piano Melchior Sarreal – drum Miguel S. Ignot- saxophone Joey Tang – guitar Lam Chi Wang – bass Tulloch Sound Orchestra – Strings Albert – background vocals Nancy – background vocals Jacky – background vocals Isabella – background vocals Patrick Lui – background vocals May – background vocals

Production Producer: Leslie Cheung, Alvin Leong Recording/Mixing: Adrian Chan, John Lin, David Ling JR [Studio S&R], Geen, Randy [Tang Lou], Bryan Choy [Avon Studio] Programming: C.Y.Kong, Adrian Chan Music arranger: Alex San, C.Y. Kong Cover Design: Wing Shya of Double X Workshop Photography: Lawerce Ching Mastering Engineer: John Lin

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Hong Kong Albums (IFPI)[2]	2

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Hong Kong Albums (HKRMA)[3]	1

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[4]	Platinum	120,000^[citation needed]

References

1. "The loss still hurts – ten years on, Leslie Cheung is remembered". South China Morning Post. March 31, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
2. "Hits of the World Charts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 21, 1996. p. 41. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
3. "Made In Hong Kong Episode 810542". Made In Hong Kong (in Cantonese). April 15, 2022. RTHK. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2023. Written list of Top Ten Rankings
4. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1997". IFPI Hong Kong.