Grace & Charm is Hong Kong Cantopop singer Kelly Chen's Cantonese studio album. It was released on 22 December 2004 by Go East Entertainment with a VCD containing two music videos, "紙醉金迷" (Lost In Paradise) and "情人戰" (Lovers' War). The album features nine new Cantonese tracks and a Mandarin version of the track "完美關係" (Perfect Relationship).[1] The lead single of the album, "紙醉金迷" (Lost In Paradise) was the theme song for Chen's Lost In Paradise Live Concert Tour on 24 December 2004 at Hong Kong Coliseum.[2] Several songs from the album were used in promotional campaigns: "情人戰" (Lovers' War) was the theme song for Asia Game Show in 2004,[3] and "完美關係" (Perfect Relationship) was the promotional song for Hong Kong–based jeweler 3D Gold for which Chen is also the spokesperson.[4]

Grace & Charm
Studio album by
Released22 December 2004 (2004-12-22)
GenreCantopop Mandapop
LanguageCantonese
LabelGo East Entertainment
Kelly Chen chronology
Stylish Index
(2004)
Grace & Charm
(2004)
Eternal Sunshine
我是陽光的

(2005)

A second edition, Grace & Charm (2nd Edition) + Dae Jang Geum Soundtrack was released on 18 March 2005 with a bonus enhanced CD of original soundtrack of South Korean historical television drama Dae Jang Geum and its making of; and an audio visual CD (AVCD) that contains seven music videos and four audio tracks of the Cantonese version of the theme songs of Dae Jang Geum.[5]

The track, "希望" (Hope) won one of the Top 10 Hit Song Awards at the 2005 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards presented by Hong Kong television station TVB,[6] one of the Metro Radio Hit Songs at the 2005 Metro Radio Hit Awards presented by Hong Kong radio station Metro Info,[7] and won one of the Top 10 Gold Songs, as well as the first of three Worldwide Best Loved Cantonese Songs at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2005.[8]

Track listings

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  1. "紙醉金迷" (Lost In Paradise) – theme song for Kelly Chen Lost In Paradise Tour
  2. "情人戰" (Lovers' War) – theme song for 2004 Asia Game Show, Hong Kong
  3. "前世" (Previous Life)
  4. "紅絲帶" (Red Ribbon)
  5. "柴門文的女人" (Fumi's Woman)
  6. "完美關係" (Perfect Relationship)
  7. "幅射" (Radiation)
  8. "以退為進" (Retreat Then Forward)
  9. "小女人" (Little Woman)
  10. "完美關係" (Perfect Relationship) - Mandarin version

AVCD

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  1. "希望" (Hope) MV
  2. "前世" (Previous Life) MV
  3. "紅絲帶" (Red Ribbon) MV
  4. "完美關係" (Perfect Relationship) MV
  5. "紙醉金迷" (Prosperous Surroundings) MV
  6. "情人戰" (Lovers' War) MV
  7. "完美關係" (Perfect Relationship) MV – Mandarin version
  8. "希望" (Hope) – Kelly Chen – theme song of Dae Jang Geum
  9. "思念" (Thinking of You) – Kelly Chen – insert song of Dae Jang Geum
  10. "不配相擁" (Unworthy of Embracing) – Kelly Chen and Bowie Lam – insert song of Dae Jang Geum
  11. "思念" (Thinking of You) – Bowie Lam – insert song of Dae Jang Geum

CD 2 - Dae Jang Geum original soundtrack

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  1. "高原"
  2. "蒼龍"
  3. "何茫然" (Featuring Safina)
  4. "呼喚 (Onara) II"
  5. "空八一五"
  6. "蓮實"
  7. "德久"
  8. "Hamangyeon" (Featuring Safina)
  9. "APNA"
  10. "父女情"
  11. "悲"
  12. "短歌"
  13. "烟濤"
  14. "呼喚 I"
  15. "The Legend Becomes History"
  16. "子夜吳歌" (Techno version)
  17. "何茫然" (Instrumental)

References

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  1. ^ YesAsia.com Grace & Charm album info[unreliable source?] 22 December 2004. Retrieved 2011-06-04
  2. ^ (in Chinese) Xin Hua Net.com 陳慧琳《Grace & Charm》 白色女車神形象登場 1 April 2005. Retrieved 2011-06-04
  3. ^ (in Chinese) Kelly Concerto Club Kelly As The Warrior 1 December 2004. Retrieved 2011-06-14 Archived December 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ (in Chinese) Kelly Concerto Club Kelly's 4 Seasons 1 December 2004. Retrieved 2011-06-14 Archived April 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ YesAsia.com Grace & Charm (2nd Edition) + Dae Jang Geum Soundtrack album info[unreliable source?] 18 March 2005. Retrieved 2011-06-04
  6. ^ (in Chinese) TVB 2005 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation (Top 10 Hit Song Awards) Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-06-05
  7. ^ (in Chinese) Sina.com 2005 Metro Radio Hit Awards winners list 26 December 2005. Retrieved 2011-06-05
  8. ^ (in Chinese) Sina.com 2005 TVB8 Awards Gold Songs winners list 3 December 2005. Retrieved 2011-09-01
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