''Heibao'' () is the self-titled debut album by seminal Chinese rock band

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, released August 1991 in

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on Kinn's Management Ltd. and December 1, 1992 in China and Taiwan on Magic Stone Records. The album spawned two hits; the opening track "Shameful" became the group's best-known song, while the

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"Don't Break My Heart", topped the Hong Kong charts for three weeks upon its release. Black Panther were soon signed by Taiwanese record label

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, which was then establishing a rock market in China via its mainland subsidiary, Magic Stone. The Magic Stone edition of the record was released in China and Taiwan in December 1992. The album sold 1.5 million copies, making it one of the bestselling Chinese rock albums of all time. In 1992, lead vocalist

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left the band to pursue an influential solo career.

Track listing

Personnel

Personnel from the

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listed as follows:

Black Panther

* Dou Wei - lead vocals * Li Tong - guitar, backing vocals * Wang Wenjie - bass, backing vocals * Zhao Mingyi - drums, backing vocals * Luan Shu - keyboards, backing vocals

Production

* Li Zhenquan - production, recording, mixing, mastering, additional arrangements

References

1992 debut albums Mandarin-language albums Black Panther (band) albums {{China-music-stub