''Red'' is the fourteenth Cantonese-language studio album (twentieth overall) by Hong Kong singer

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. It was released by Rock Records on November 26, 1996. The album received a platinum certification from the

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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

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, and

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, producing a distinct music style from Cheung's earlier albums. The lyrics of all the songs were penned by lyricist,

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. ''Red'' is the only such album published by Cheung. The album also featured Cheung's first collaboration with C.Y. Kong.

Track listing

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

Credits and personnel

Musicians

*Leslie Cheung –

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*Adrian Chan – background vocals,

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

*Alex San –

grand piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

*Melchior Sarreal –

drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a ...

*Miguel S. Ignot-

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*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 tudio S&R Geen, Randy ang Lou Bryan Choy von 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

Background

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Sales and certifications

References