Heibao (album)
Heibao (Chinese: 黑豹) is the self-titled debut album by seminal Chinese rock band Black Panther, released August 1991 in Hong Kong on Kinn's Management Ltd. and December 1, 1992 in China and Taiwan on Magic Stone Records.
Heibao 黑豹 | ||||
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Released | August 1991 (Hong Kong) December 1, 1992 (China, Taiwan) | |||
Genre | Pop rock, hard rock, glam metal | |||
Label | Kinn's Management Ltd. Magic Stone Records | |||
Producer | Li Zhenquan | |||
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The album spawned two hits; the opening track "Shameful" became the group's best-known song,[1][2][3][4][5][6] while the power ballad "Don't Break My Heart", topped the Hong Kong charts for three weeks upon its release.[7] Black Panther were soon signed by Taiwanese record label Rock Records, which was then establishing a rock market in China via its mainland subsidiary, Magic Stone.[8] The Magic Stone edition of the record was released in China and Taiwan in December 1992. The album sold 1.5 million copies, making it one of the bestselling Chinese rock albums of all time.[9]
In 1992, lead vocalist Dou Wei left the band to pursue an influential solo career.[10]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Dou Wei, except where noted
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "无地自容" (Shameful) | Li Tong | 5:39 | |
2. | "Take Care" | Huang Xiaomao | Dou Wei | 6:05 |
3. | "体会" (Experience) | Li Tong | Li Tong | 4:45 |
4. | "别来纠缠我" (Don't Chase After Me) | Dou Wei | 4:45 | |
5. | "靠近我" (Stay Close to Me) | Wang Wenjie | 6:09 | |
6. | "Don’t Break My Heart" | Dou Wei | 5:16 | |
7. | "脸谱" (Mask) | Li Tong | Li Tong | 4:54 |
8. | "怕你为自己流泪" (Please Don't Cry) | Dou Wei | 4:51 | |
9. | "眼光里" (In Your Eyes) | Huang Xiaomao | Wang Wenjie | 4:40 |
10. | "别去糟蹋" (Don't Go to Waste) | Li Tong | 7:28 |
Personnel
Personnel from the liner notes listed as follows:[9]
Black Panther
- Dou Wei - lead vocals
- Li Tong - guitar, backing vocals
- Wang Wenjie - bass, backing vocals
- Zhao Mingyi - drums, backing vocals
- Luan Shu - keyboards, backing vocals
Production
- Li Zhenquan - production, recording, mixing, mastering, additional arrangements
References
- Kevin Latham Pop Culture China!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle 2007 1851095829 p.349 "Cui was not alone, however, and other early 1990s rock bands wrote similarly provocative lyrics. An early 1990s Black Panthers song, “No Place to Hide,” lamented: I don't believe anymore, don't believe in any reasoning . . . I don't look back ."
- Lu Lengtao, Li Yang 陆凌涛, 李洋 吶喊: 为了中国曾经的搖滾 2003 " 如果说崔健的《-无所有》是一种状态,那么黑豹乐队的成名之作《无地自容》也可以说是另一种状态。冇人说自从有了《一无所有》,中国摇滚就不再一无所有了,也有人说自从有了《无地自容》,中国摇滚乐才真正在文化市场上占有了一席之地,所以这两首中 ...
- Jiang Tao 蔣濤 戀愛得自由 9865871688 - Page 389 "儘管如此「黑豹」的「不是我不相信」一歌成為北京各種樂隊都喜受的最蜜的一首甜歌:也許是我不懂的事太多也許是我錯也許一切已是慢慢地錯過也許不必再說從未想過你我會怎樣結束心中沒有把握只是記得你我 ... 他們第一個專輯可能叫《無地自容》。"
- Zhou You 周游 北京摇滾部落 (Beijing Rock Tribe) 1994 p38 "从无地自容走..不再相信相信什么道理人们已是如此冷漠不再回忆回忆什么过去现在不是从前的我曾感到过寂寞'也曾被人冷落却从未有感觉"我无地自容"黑豹"成立之初,因生活动荡,人员变更频繁而未有大成。丁武离"黑豹"组"唐朝" ,窦唯离"黑豹"组..."
- Xue Li 雪季 摇滚梦寻: 中国摇滚乐实录 1993 p46 "郭四按他的意思转告了主办单位,主办单位认为预算已满,绝不能再增加开支,这使"唐朝"痛失良机,经过卧薪尝胆的"黑豹" ,已经有了《无地自容》、 、《脸谱》几首作品,演出吋一下凸了出来,它那优美的旋律和表演时的疯狂,使观众完全忘却了 ..."
- Huang Chunhua 黄春华 我是坏生我怕谁 753246363X 2005 Page 51 "台上正在唱黑豹乐队的《无地自容》,在原声乐器的伴栽是坏生栽怕谁
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- Li, Li (December 21, 2006). "Chinese Rock Grows Up". Beijing Review.