A Movie | ||||
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Released | December 30, 1997 (Hong Kong) | |||
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Length | 45.2 minutes | |||
Producer | Mark Lui | |||
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A Movie (Film By Kelly Chen) is the fourth Cantonese studio album by Hong Kong singer Kelly Chen. It was released on December 20, 1997, through Go East Entertainment Company Ltd/ Polygram Recaords in Hong Kong. The album incorporates pop with elements of alternative, ragga and sentimental ballad. Chen wanted to shift from traditional HK-pop to alternative.
No. | Title | Music | Lyrics | Arranger | Music Supervisor |
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01 | I Want to Watch a Movie (我要看齣戲) | Mark Lui | 林夕 | Mark Lui | Mark Lui |
02 | Fragile Heart(心太軟) | 小蟲 | 陳少琪 | 方樹樑 | 方樹樑 |
03 | Tears Float Far Away (眼淚飄到很遠) | 單立文 | 單立文 | 單立文 | 單立文 |
04 | Expectation (期待) | Mark Lui | 周禮茂 | Mark Lui | Mark Lui |
05 | Lover Said (情人說)(Antohny Wong) | Mark Lui | 周禮茂 | Mark Lui | Mark Lui |
06 | Leaving (離開) | 單立文 | 單立文 | 單立文 | 單立文 |
07 | I Couldn't Say It Out (講不出口) | 黃尚偉 | 李敏 | 黃尚偉 | 黃尚偉 |
08 | Grasp (掌握) | 鮑比達 | 古倩敏 | 鮑比達 | 鮑比達 |
09 | The Woman's Charm (女人韻味) | 鮑比達 | 張美賢 | 鮑比達 | 鮑比達 |
10 | Way Back into Love (回情) | Mark Lui | 陳少琪 | Mark Lui | Mark Lui |
11 | A Movie (一齣戲) | Mark Lui | 林夕 | Mark Lui | Mark Lui |
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