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| Released | November 2, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Cantopop | |||
| Label | Cinepoly | |||
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Shirley Wong is the debut album by Chinese Cantopop singer Faye Wong when she was based in Hong Kong, then using the stage name Shirley Wong. It was released in 1989 on the Cinepoly label. [1]
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