Newest Album 2010

The 18 Martial Arts
Track List : 

01. Dragon Dance
02. 杜 U ♥ Me - Du U Love Me
03. 十八般武艺 - Shi Ba Ban Wu Yi
04. 你不知道的事 - Ni Bu Zhi Dao De Shi
05. 伯牙绝弦 - Bai Ya Jue Xian
06. 柴米油盐酱醋茶 - Chai Mi You Yan Jiang Cu Cha
07. 美 - Mei
08. 需要人陪 - Xu Yao Ren Pei
09. 天涯海角 - Tian Ya Hai Jiao
10. 你不知道的事 (宋晓青版本) - Ni Bu Zhi Dao De Shi (Song Xiao Qing Ban Ben)
11. 自己人 - Zi Ji Ren

Some of the titles require some explaining, so I shall do my best to do so: Track two is a play on words. “杜” usually means “to stop” or “to prevent,” but in this case, it’s used for the sound it makes, which is “du.” The resulting title is “Du U ♥ Me.” Track five mentions Bo Ya. Bo Ya was an ancient Chinese “qin” musician who had a best friend named Zi Qi. Zi Qi enjoyed listening to Bo Ya play the qin wherever they went, but when Zi Qi died, Bo Ya cut the strings on his qin and never played again. Lastly, track six is a Chinese idiom, roughly translating to “the daily necessities.”

Now, I bet you’re all dying to know why the album is seeing an early release, right? Well, as you might have guessed, the full album has indeed been leaked onto the internet. Some rascal somewhere in the world has gotten their grimy hands on a copy! In order to avoid sales loss, Leehom announced on his Facebook page that the album would be released one day earlier than anticipated.

I would now just like to take a brief minute now to comment about the leaked material: I have little against putting up an album for download after it has been released, because, frankly, some people can’t afford to buy albums all the time. Doing so even before it has been officially released, however, is just wrong. This is an affront to the artists with actual talent who pour their hearts and souls into making something like this. You may think, “Oh, well he makes a lot of money anyway,” but to people like Leehom, it’s not about the money. To see your diligent work just handed out without your knowing or permission is one of the worst feelings ever.

                                                       07. 美

04. 你不知道的事

05. 伯牙绝弦