Summer Romance

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Summer Romance
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Studio album by
Released21 August 1987
Genre Cantopop
Label Cinepoly
Producer
Leslie Cheung chronology
Admiration
(1987)
Summer Romance
(1987)
Virgin Snow
(1988)

Summer Romance is a Cantopop album by singer Leslie Cheung first released in 1987. It was an album that further boosted the pop star's huge popularity and celebrity power. It was awarded Best Selling Album in the Jade Solid Gold 1987 in Hong Kong. [1]

Contents

Its popular songs include "Don't Wanna Play Anymore" (拒絕再玩), "Sleepless Night" (無心睡眠) which won the Jade Solid Gold Award for Best Song in 1987, "Enduring Together" (共同渡過), "Enough" (夠了), and "A Chinese Ghost Story" (倩女幽魂) which is the main theme for the blockbuster film starring Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong.

Track listing

  1. "Don't Wanna Play Anymore" (拒絕再玩) – 3:35
  2. "Sleepless Night" (無心睡眠) – 3:08
  3. "Where Are You?" (你在何地) – 4:57
  4. "Invisible Lock" (無形鎖扣) – 4:18
  5. "Ecstasy" (妄想) – 4:02
  6. "Enduring Together" (共同渡過) – 4:23
  7. "Difficult Sentimentality" (情難自控) – 4:13
  8. "Enough" (夠了) – 3:53
  9. "Please Don't Misunderstand" (請勿越軌) – 3:30
  10. "A Chinese Ghost Story" (倩女幽魂) – 3:32

Personnel

Performers
Production

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