Di-Dar

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Di-Dar

1995 studio album by Faye Wong


Di-Dar is the ninth Cantonese studio album by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong, released on December 22, 1995, through Cinepoly. The album marked a shift from Wong's earlier style as she incorporated British psychedelic rock and ragga into her work, showcasing her evolving alternative musical influences.[1] Di-dar featured compositions by Wong with arrangements by her then-husband Dou Wei, production by Zhang Yadong and lyrics by Lin Xi.[2]

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The album was both a critical and commercial success, selling 1.5 million copies across Asia;[1] with its title track "Di-dar" and "Ambiguous" (曖昧) becoming well-known songs.[3] Di-dar peaked at number one in Hong Kong according to the IFPI and Billboard magazine.[4]

Critical reception

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Di-Dar ranked at number 27 in Ming Pao Weekly's list of "40 Classic Cantopop Albums of the Last 40 Years" published in October 2008. Music journalist Fung Lai-Chee described it as "the best psychedelic and best-selling avant-garde work in Cantonese pop, with songs that are self-centred, ignoring market and others' work. Abstruse, obscure and mysterious."

In a 2023 review of four reissued Wong albums (Please Myself to Fuzao) by Pitchfork, Michael Hong called it Wong's "finest Cantonese album" and "more atmospheric, almost psychedelic" than her previous work.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Di-Dar" – 2:21
  2. "假期" (Gaa Kei) – Vacation – 3:55
  3. "迷路" (Mai Lou) – Stray – 5:05
  4. "曖昧" (Oi Mui) – Ambiguous – 4:43
  5. "或者" (Waak Ze) – Maybe – 4:29
  6. "我想" (Ngo Seung) – I Think – 3:38
  7. "享受" (Hoeng Sau) – Enjoyment – 5:10
  8. "一半" (Yat Bun) – One Half – 4:27
  9. "無題" (Mou Tai) – (Untitled) – 4:21
  10. "流星" (Liu Xing) – Comet – 4:40

Japanese edition bonus track

  1. "一人分飾兩角" (Yat Yun Fun Sik Leung Gok) – One Person Playing Two Roles – 4:45

Charts

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Sales

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Release history

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References

  1. Lee, Alan (February 20, 2016). "What's really killing Cantopop". EJ Insight. Hong Kong Economic Journal. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. Chow, Vivienne (October 7, 2013). "Faye Wong and the love songs that are the story of her life". South China Morning Post. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. Zhu, Yaowei (January 2017). Hong Kong cantopop : a concise history. Hong Kong. ISBN 978-9888390588. OCLC 962015863.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "Billboard Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 108. New York, N.Y.: Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 20, 1996. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "Hits of the World Charts". Billboard. February 3, 1996. Retrieved April 5, 2024 via Google Books.



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