Hins Cheung
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Xiao Wang Shu)
Even though the Guangzhou born singer Hins Cheung has based his singing career in Hong Kong ever since his second album, he sings mostly Mandarin instead of Cantonese song. “The Book of Laughter and Forgetting”, a title borrowed from the book by Milan Kundera is his first ever Cantonese album.
Unlike his previous albums, there are quite a few HK pop style songs in this album, including the first single, “馀震/Yu Zhan”. I love it immediately when I heard the song, even before I got the album. “笑忘书/Siu Mong Shue”, a lovely ballad and the only song composed by Hins himself, is also my favorite song in the album. It’s quite a melancholic song especially the lyrics describes the loneliness and emptiness of city folk. I totally love the melody and the lyrics that I can’t help but play it again and again in my room.
Other than his signature power ballads, there are also upbeat songs like “两座位跑车/Leong Zho Wai Pao Che” and “不能不见/But Nang But Kin”. The former reminds me of Daniel Chan for some reason. Track 2 “骚灵情歌/Sou Ling Ching Goh”, a soul ballad, is another of my favorites. I think Hins is good in singing this type of songs.
The album also includes “遇见神/Yu Kin Sun/Meeting God”, a church song recorded by Hins last year.
Track list:
1. 馀震/Yu Zhan [After-Shock]
2. 骚灵情歌/Sou Ling Ching Goh [Soul Ballad]
3. 两座位跑车/Leong Zho Wai Pao Che [Two-Seat Race Car]
4. 笑忘书/Siu Mong Shue [The Book of Laughter and Forgetting]
5. 无需要太多/Mou Soei Yiu Tai Doh [Don’t Need Too Much]
6. 老了十岁/Lou Liu Sap Soei [Ten Years Older]
7. 病况/Bang Fong [Sick Condition]
8. 第二次爱你/Dai Yee Chi Ngoi Nei [Second Time Loving You]
9. 不能不见/But Nang But Kin [Must See]
10. 从何唱起/Cong Hor Cheong Hei [How To Start Singing?]
11. 遇见神/Yu Kin Sun [Meeting God]
Recommended tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11
Written by ~Jessy~ on Nov 29, 2006
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9 Comments, Join the discussion
Steve
Nice review.
How do you compare it with his previous album? Do you reckon it’s better?
Nov 29th, 2006
~Jessy~
I prefer this album compared to his previous Mandarin one.
Nov 29th, 2006
Niki
This is Hins’ first cantonese albumn and I believe this is really a wonderful one. His voices seem to be more mature, more loving and touching while singing love songs.
Dec 4th, 2006
~Jessy~
Hi Niki,
I’m so happy when I knew he was going to release a Cantonese album.
His voice is just fantastic!
Dec 4th, 2006
fiza
hey jesse..
well,wat a consice comment..i agree wif most of the comment..i dunno cantonese,and i used to pray to god tat hins will never produce canto album =P,but,this is album is just great..juz it takes some time for me to memoize and uderstand the songs.i like ’sou ling ching goh’ the most,it’s juz touching..
Dec 20th, 2006
~Jessy~
Hi Fiza,
Hins sings love songs the best.
Glad that you like the album like me. ^^
Dec 20th, 2006
fiza
yeah,he sings love songs the best..i lyk all his albums,they’re juz worth buying =)..some of my frens asked me how can i survive listening to hins’s songs cuz most of his songs are the slow ones..i think all the songs are suit wif my feelings and my mood..=)in ‘my way’ album,i lyk ‘ming liao’ the most…whenever i feel lyk crying,i’ll listen to tat song and i’ll cry rite away =P..hv u heard the canto version of ‘ming liao’,called ‘chu mo xin tiao’?…i lyk tat version too..and the ‘yi zhi deng dai’ song..it juz sounds great!!=D
Dec 23rd, 2006
~Jessy~
Fiza: It’s the same for me… hehe. I can listen to his songs again and again. “Ming Liao” is a nice and unique song.
Dec 28th, 2006
cyndi chen
hi, everybody…nice 2 meet you all in here. as a Hins’ addict, just want to say tat there’s a Hins’ Fans club in FS. Can u add pliz?? hinscheungfc@yahoo.com Hopefully this new account can become bigger n bigger. Thx b4. ^^v peace…
Aug 30th, 2007
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