Anita Mui - Song's Daughter

Review Posted Date: July 22nd, 1995.
Reviewer: AC (Click reviewer's name to see a summary of his/her rating of other cds)
Singer: Anita Mui
Title: Song's Daughter

Company: Capital
Total # of Songs: 10
Number of Cover Version Songs: Information Unavailable
Release Date: Information Unavailable
Rating: 8.25/10 (under old rating)

Second cantonese album from Ah Mui since her un-retirement and probably the last Cantonese album that Anita will be doing under Capital. At first listen, it sounds much better than the first one. There are even a few semi fast songs. Really there are only 9 songs in the album. The first track is a music version of the title track.

1) Gor Gee Lui (Song's Daughter)
As mentioned already, this is a music version of the title track. It is compose by Dick Lee.

2) Oi Ngor Dic Ge Se Ngor (I am the one who love me)
Compose by the producer of this album. A slow song, probably the same type of song as "Where does love goes" from the last album "That's the way it is". The beginning of the song is much nicer than the chorus.

3) Oi Se Mu Yu Day (There Is No Place For Love)
Compose by Eric Moo and lyrics by Andy Lau. Arrange by Alex Dela Cruz. Great promotion power. Not as nice as some other songs Eric has written but still a nice enough song that it should be a hit.

4) Big Bad Girl
From the english title you can guess it must be a fast tempo song. Well, I won't see it is a fast song like her old stuff but still much more beat than the slow songs that Anita has been singing since her return to the music scene. Very pleased that Anita didn't totally abandoned her old style.

5) Cer Fung Yuc Seal (A Smile Meeting)
Compose and lyrics written by Wong Jim. Very mild manner music, nice contrast with last track. It really shows the diversity that Anita has.

6) Ming Din Don Ngor Sher Hey Ni (When I think of you tomorrow)
Another up tempo song. Still not the really fast tempo type song. Anita sings fast song in such a much "child" voice than the slow mature song. I don't mean she sounds like a kid but just that her performance is much looser.

7) Sum Chu Sit (Whole Heart Eclipse)
One of my favorite track in this album. Excellent performance. The background is filled with periodic bass to add to the deep sadness of the situation.

8) Oi Chin Tim Mud Ji (Sweet Love Debt)
The last up beat song. My least favorite of the three.

9) Duc Bu Dough Jum More Ho (Can't obtained is no good)
Compose by Anita's good friend Anthony Lun. Very nice song. I guess Anthony knows what song is suitable for Anita. I still like track 7 better but not by much.

10) Gor Gee Lui (Song's Daughter)
Compose by Dick Lee. Basically it is about Anita's singing career from her early age till now. Very touching lyrics, the first two verse is about her early life before she becomes famous. She then sings that the little girl is herself. The chorus is both written and performed beautifully
"Sing for you sing for you"
"Thanks for never leaving me"
"Tired? Messed up?"
"Thank you for bringing me up"
"If I can sing for you forever"
"Then I don't need anything else"
"Looking at you"
"I found love I found myself..."

Overall Comments: Being a Anita fan growing up I was slightly disappointed from her last Cantonese album. It was ok but nothing really spectacular. There are three really really nice song in this (7,9,10) album and the rest are all listenable. I will recommend listening to track 3,4,7,9 and 10 with high recommendation going to track 7,9 and 10.

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