Just like her previous release "Sandy's", all the songs here are produced by Jim Lee and arranged by Liu Zhi Yuan (with the exception of one).  The tracks contain a mix of R&B, ballads, techno dance and slow rock.

The first single "Better Man" is the Chinese and feminine version of the Robbie Williams hit of the same name.  The second single "Fly Away" is a radio-friendly mid-tempo work written by Wang Yi Ping.

While I enjoy all the ten vocal tracks here, there are a few that stand out among them : "Waiting For You To Say Love Me" is my personal fave track, Sandy's falsettos and perfect interpretation already made me go weak on my knees after the first round of listening; Jae Chong's brilliant music arrangement of his own work "You Can't Have It Back" is a groovy and catchy techno dance number which lets many listeners reminisce the old Sandy during her music days in Hong Kong; the only Cantonese R&B track "Lonely Shooting Stars" also merits a mention; and "Reunited" (composed by Chen Guo Hua and written by Yao Qian) is another breathless R&B ballad that begs infinite listening.

The album also features four interlude tracks which capture the sounds of four places that Sandy has travelled the most for her work and leisure : Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan.  However I thought they are quite redundant as I prefer to listen to her vocal pieces sequentially without any interruption.

I'm already looking forward to the Singapore leg of her scheduled 2001 world-wide concert.  Guess I just can't get enough of Sandy.

Fly Away  遠走高飛  --------  

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Firstly, the album was recorded in three places, namely Taipei, Singapore and the USA.  The three tracks, "One Night Love", "Wonder Why" and "No Other Way", that were recorded in the States, were written and produced in full by R&B prodigy David Tao.  

"One Night Love" happens to be the first track  from the album (all ten are to be promoted as singles) to be plugged on radio and television.  A relaxing beat and comfortable rhythm makes the song an instant hit from David Tao.   A Mei’s singing was pared down to make the song feel soft and gave me a somewhat ‘come hither’ feeling.  The lyrics were well-written, describing the female side of a romantic and memorable one night stand. The track sounds like a David Tao song just that it’s done by a female voice.  Why, he even did the back-up vocals!

Another memorable track is "Regardless" which was already recorded three years ago together with her late mentor, Zhang Yu Sheng.  A rather alternative and metallic track which has A Mei half-screeching towards the ending.  The lyrics are simple yet profound and the arrangement is fantastic, making up of fusion beats and electric strings (played by Zhang Yu Sheng, no less!).  It took three years to release as it was recorded just to make the song come alive.   A Mei explains in the accompanying VCD that in the subsequent three years, she had tried to persuade producers to include the track in her albums.  But her requests were rejected as they felt the song was too “forward” for the general listener.  However, the song managed to bowl the current producers over and they even titled the album after it.

All the ten tracks are to be heard at least twice over as different producers worked on them.  Other producers include Huang Yi, David Huang, Sky Wu and Yuan Wei Ren.  Composers and lyricists include the husband-wife team Phil Chang and Shi Yi Lang (for their track "Before It’s Too Late", Sky Wu and Yao Qian (for "Racing") ........ It makes the album one to sample even if you’re not an A Mei fan as the contributors are of famed backgrounds.

(By Casper Heng)

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Being her sixth album, all the songs (with the exception of one) are written and produced by Sandee herself.  Unlike her previous albums which touch on other real-life issues, her current offering centres mainly on the popular theme "love".  The songs are a mix of techno, dance, new-age and ballads.

The album title is a combination of the names of her first two catchy and light-tempo singles, "Perfect" and "Moaning".  She also sang a track "Couple On The Car" which features the vocals of Hong Kong singer Anthony Wong (or Huang Yao Ming).  Another note-worthy mention is that she broke her previous album tradition in that she performed a work written by other people this time round, "What Are You Troubled About, Love" is the composition of the late rock singer Xue Yue.

A final note : instead of adopting her own drawings on the album cover as in the past, Sandee has finally used her own picture on the cover.  

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Some background info : they are Taiwanese-born guys who later went over to the States for their studies, their average age is around twenty one years old, B.A.D. stands for the first letter of their names, Ben Pai, Alex Tien and Danny Huang (refer below for their pics), and they formed the group together after knowing one another through singing competitions held in L.A.

From Left : Alex, Ben, Danny

Their debut album is helmed by Wang Zhi Ping, Xiao Gang, Huang Yi and current hot property Jae Chong.  Varied music styles can be found including dance, R&B, ballads, hip-hop and new-age folk.

The first single cum title track "Not Quiet" is a pulsating dance track composed by Jae Chong.  The track allows B.A.D. to show off their groovy dance moves.  The second single "Love Have You" is a radio-friendly mid-tempo number.

The first batch of limited edition CDs comes bundled with a calender for the coming year.

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