The Coming Ones
| The Coming Ones (恍如来者) | ||||
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| Released | July 3, 2012 | |||
| Language | Chinese | |||
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The Coming Ones (Chinese: 恍如來者; pinyin: Huǎngrú Láizhě) is the third album by Chinese singer-songwriter Sa Dingding.[1] Separate versions were released for the China and international markets.[2]
The Coming Ones includes traditional music from southwest China, as well as villagers of Xiaoshuijing singing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.[3][4] The album also includes music created in collaboration with Paul Oakenfold.[5][6][7] Some songs are accompanied by music played on ancient instruments.[8]
Some of the material on this album was reworked and included on the musician's later album Beyond Convention.[4]
Version differences[edit]
Several differences exist between the initial release and international release of the album. The cover of the original release features an image of Sa Dingding with an elderly Tibetan woman. The international version of the album only features the artist in a folded-hand gesture.
The international version also reorders most of the tracks and replaces the track "Zhen Zhi Yan" (真之言) with "Peacock" and removes the track "Xing Zhe Wu Jiang" (行者無疆).
Stylistic differences between albums also results in difference of track lengths.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "來者摩羯" | Sa Dingding | 04:58 |
| 2. | "如影隨形" | Ludwig van Beethoven, Sa Dingding | 4:19 |
| 3. | "塵埃在歌唱" | Sa Dingding | 3:59 |
| 4. | "恍如隔世" | Sa Dingding | 4:35 |
| 5. | "致尚愛" | Sa Dingding | 4:39 |
| 6. | "愛在2012" | Bo Peng | 3:27 |
| 7. | "轉山" | 3:01 | |
| 8. | "秋香月" | Sa Dingding | 04:16 |
| 9. | "真之言" | 05:44 | |
| 10. | "行者無疆" | Sa Dingding | 4:09 |
| 11. | "天籟之愛" | Sa Dingding | 4:02 |
Track listing (International release)[edit]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "天籟之愛" (The Holy Sound Of Love) | Sa Dingding | 3:55 |
| 2. | "如影隨形" (Something Like A Shadow Is Following You) | Ludwig van Beethoven, Sa Dingding | 4:16 |
| 3. | "來者摩羯" (Capricorn) | Sa Dingding | 05:18 |
| 4. | "雀神" (Peacock) | Sa Dingding | 4:49 |
| 5. | "秋鄉月" (The Fragrance Of The Autumn Moon) | Sa Dingding | 04:31 |
| 6. | "致尚愛" (Dedicated With Love) | Sa Dingding | 4:17 |
| 7. | "愛在2012" (The Love In 2012) | Bo Peng | 3:08 |
| 8. | "恍如隔世" (The Mystery Of Time) | Sa Dingding | 4:33 |
| 9. | "塵埃在歌唱" (The Fragments Are Singing) | Sa Dingding | 4:14 |
| 10. | "轉山" (Walking Around The Mountain (feat: Paul Oakenfold)) | Cang Yang Jia Cuo, Sa Dingding,Ian Green,Paul Oakenfold | 3:02 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Acclaimed singer who is a stranger in her own land". The Telegraph, Chen Nan, 21 Dec 2015
- ^ "Sa Dingding" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Time Out Hong Kong.
- ^ "The Coming Ones". WeltMusik Magazin,
- ^ a b "Sa Dingding: Beyond Convention" Archived 2016-11-09 at the Wayback Machine. Vantage Magazine, Coco Shen and Christoper Russell,
- ^ [ WIN! World Music Star Sa Dingding on Nexxus and Conrank"]. ThatsMags, By Andrew Chin, December 14, 2015
- ^ "Moved to tears". 2012-07-20 Chen Nan, China Daily
- ^ "What a Wonderful World". That's China's 2015 in Review, Dec 1, 2015
- ^ "Oriental beats: Nostalgic jaunt". Archived 2012-10-03 at the Wayback Machine New Straits Times, 17 September 2012 By Fong Leong Ming . recovered from the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- The Coming Ones, official site.
