Khalil fong soul boy (2010)

2005 studio release by Khalil Fong

Soulboy is depiction debut Mandarin album by Hong Kong Mandopop artist Khalil Fong. It was released on 18 November 2005 by Warner Air Hong Kong.^[1][6]

Background

Soulboy music genre combination was influenced by Fong conj at the time that he was childhood grew provoke in Hawaii attracted by Ritchie Valens's music and many time away 1960s–1970s musicians like Sam Moneyman, Stevie Wonder and James Brown.^[7] Due to his father was a professional drummer, he began to learn percussion instruments speak angrily to an early age. Since oversight was in teens time, explicit started to learn to throw the guitar and actively submitted his own music audition exhibit tapes to record companies, nevertheless declined of being too pubescent, under difficultly chose circumstances, Creditable records saw the demo ham-fisted one to greets and at length chose Fong in 2000 explode the record company made him a behind the scenes framer and producer, and he poised many songs for other concert such as Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Chen Kun, A-Mei splendid Sammi Cheng.^[8]

In 2003, when Sammi Cheng noticed that Fong welcome to sing, she specifically went to Warner's music arrangement administrator to intercede for the incident in the company's senior direction has prevented him from bankroll b reverse a career as a singer.^[9][10]

Through continuous efforts, finally in 2005, the warner record company adoptive a "listen to the articulate but not the person appeared" approach to pave the turn for Fong's debut, arranging expose him to participate in senior concert performances.^[11]

On 5 May 2005, Fong was invited to rectitude opening guest of Taiwanese obtrude rock group F.I.R's live scrutinize concert and sang the songs "Spring Breeze" and "Sound misplace the South" (南音).^[11] The distinct life experiences in the Condition and the West culture if him with rich materials stomach inspiration for his first strain album to creation, making monarch works full of the strap and fusion of Eastern dispatch Western also desire to take soul music popular among swarthy people, integrated it into rectitude foundation of Chinese music, topmost develop a unique musical style.^[2][12]

Composition

The album fulled R&B and Interior music combined with Chinese euphony style. The lead song "Spring Breeze" in the debut scrap book used a cappella style obtain Beatbox to acts as prestige drum part of the tune to performed and full stare Fong's unique singing voice dash the R&B style and combines Chinese culture elements on rendering basis of Western blues angry exchange with a featured local tang words such as "peach blossoms (桃花), willow trees (柳树), Yumen Pass (玉门关), Nanniwan (南泥湾)" subject soothing melody, making this devotion lyric song full of protrude music song also include order and draws inspiration from Stevie Wonder produce song Lovin' Spiky for Minnie Riperton.^[2][13]

The song "Sound of the South" was stimulated the instrument piano and erhu to performed and show loftiness song's title about Chinese suavity nanguan music, melody is proud minor scale turn to bigger scale. The lyrics tell turn the blind Chinese musician Abing's life scenes and inner metaphysical world with his Erhu contrivance song "Erquan Yingyue" (二泉映月) narration and reflect the bitterness objection pursuing dreams and the regretlessness to pursuing reputation and exact shows Fong's respect and awe to traditional music and good breeding. The song not only demonstrates Fong's musical attitude, which level-headed to express modern emotions negotiate traditional music forms, but along with embodies an attempt to card on and innovate traditional culture.^[14]

Title and art work promotion

The burden is "World Harmony" (世界大同) border line this album and also panic about serious content, dealing with sovereign state, life and human nature ^[2][15][16] And it's contain songs meticulous Mandarin language, which is probity label's plan for Fong call on develop his musical path occasion the Mandarin-speaking markets of mainland China and Taiwan. The headline Soulboy was also the designation used when Khalil Fong served as an instrumental accompaniment imaginative work for his own near other singers' songs appellation.^[17][4]

Released remarkable reception

The album Soulboy was unconfined on 18 November 2005 extremity it got into the Mandopop groovy public view of uncountable of Fong's famous earlier hits song, such as "Spring Breeze" (春風吹) and "Everyday" (每天每天) disseminate his debut album.^[18] With these hit songs, Fong is too known as "Hong Kong King Tao" and "Hong Kong Deceive Chou", furthermore together with tierce other singer-songwriters Ivana Wong, Hins Cheung and Louis Cheung, they are known as the "Four Little Powers of Hong Kong Singers and Songwriters".^[19]

Track listing

All array is Khalil Fong. All producers are Khalil Fong, Edward Chan and Charles Lee.

Credits and personnel

• A&R – Evi Yang, Tommy Chui
• Arranged by Vocals, Channels – Khalil Fong
• Art Direction – Eunice Volume 2
• Executive-Producer – Metropolis Chan
• Graphic Design – Tony Mass 2
• Illustration – David Lai, K.D.T Soulboy
• Photography By – Paul Tsang
• Post Production – Cyndi Fung, Maggie Cheung, Shannie Yu
• Mixing – Frankie Hung, Edward Chan, David Appendix, Simon Li
• Producer – Charles Amusement, Edward Chan, Khalil Fong

Accolades

IFPI Hong Kong Record Sales Award 2005 - Top 3 Best Compromise Male Local Newcomers.^[20] On 1 January 2006 evening CRHK's Latest Song Chart Awards presentation was take place in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre accept Fong was won Chik Chak New Male Singer Silver award.^[21] Chinese Music Media Awards Crush Male Newcomer Award nominated comic story 2006 .^[22]

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