The Secret of Tears
The Secret of Tears | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 January 2016[1] | |||
Genre | Cantopop | |||
Length | 40:18 | |||
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Jinny Ng chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Secret of Tears | ||||
The Secret of Tears is the third studio album from Hong Kong female singer-songwriter Jinny Ng released on 21 January 2016[1] along with 4 postcards. It includes 11 songs, with "The Beautiful Times", "The Secret of Tears" and "We Are All Hurt" as the lead singles as well as her original work, "Letting You Go".
Background
Jinny, in the interview of Billboard Radio China, tells that music likes a dairy which can records down and expresses feelings. She said, inspiration usually come when she was taking shower and that's how it works for "Letting You Go". For the lyrics, she was inspired by an online upload and is also relevant to her own experiences. The song delivers the message of letting go.
"Falling into You" is a song collaborated with Dominic Chu, a friend she known 6 years ago. The song tells how Jinny see love: giving all of herself to the one she loved, and cannot take it back even the relationship is not stable.
Sources come from an interview from Billboard Radio China. [5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers | Length |
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1. | "We Are All Hurt" | 3:42 | ||
2. | "The Secret of Tears" |
| 3:36 | |
3. | "Love" |
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| 3:21 |
4. | "The Beautiful Times" |
|
| 2:56 |
5. | "Letting You Go (Mandarin)" | Jinny Ng | Wei | 3:49 |
6. | "Falling into You" | Dominic Chu | Chu | 4:35 |
7. | "Tempted Heart" |
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| 3:17 |
8. | "A Reason To Leave You" |
|
| 4:34 |
9. | "The Promise (Mandarin)" |
| Lai | 3:21 |
10. | "Love (Mandarin Version)" |
| Wei | 3:21 |
11. | "The Secret of Tears (Mandarin Version)" |
| Wei | 3:36 |
Total length: | 40:18 |
Music videos
Date | Title | Director | Note |
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1 April 2015 | The Beautiful Times on YouTube | 1st single | |
11 May 2015 | The Secret of Tears on YouTube | JC.L | 2nd single |
19 November 2015 | We Are All Hurt on YouTube | 3rd single | |
5 April 2016 | Love on YouTube | ||
12 September 2016 | Tempted Heart on YouTube | ||
14 February 2018 | A Reason To Leave You on YouTube |
Chart performance
Album
Record Sales Chart | |
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HKRMA[6] | HMV[7][8] |
1 | 1 |
Singles
Year | Title | RTHK [9] |
997 [10] |
TVB [11] |
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2015 | The Beautiful Times | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The Secret of Tears | 1 | 1 | (1) | |
We Are All Hurt | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Other charted songs
Year | Title | RTHK [9] |
997 [10] |
TVB [11] |
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2016 | Love | 1 | – | 1 |
Tempted Heart | – | – | 3 | |
2018 | A Reason To Leave You | – | – | 3 |
Awards
Album
- 2016 IFPI Hong Kong Sales Awards – Top 10 Cantopop Albums[12]
The Beautiful Times
- 2015 Jade Solid Gold Songs Selection Part 1 – Winning Song[13]
The Secret of Tears
- 2015 Jade Solid Gold Songs Selection Part 1 – Winning Song[13]
- 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Soundtrack[14]
- 2015 Jade Solid Gold Best 10 Awards Presentation – Jade Solid Gold Best 10 Songs[15]
- 2015 Jade Solid Gold Best 10 Awards Presentation – Jade Solid Gold Best Song[15]
- 2015 Metro Hits Awards – Most Streamed Song[16]
- 2015 Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Concert – Top 10 Chinese Gold Songs[17]
- 2015 TVB8 Mandarin Music on Demand Awards Presentation – Top Mandarin Songs[18]
- 2015 TVB8 Mandarin Music on Demand Awards Presentation – Gold Songs[18]
We Are All Hurt
- 2015 Jade Solid Gold Songs Selection Part 2 – Winning Song[19]
- 2015 Jade Solid Gold Best 10 Awards Presentation – Jade Solid Gold Best 10 Songs[15]
Love
- 2016 Jade Solid Gold Songs Selection Part 1 – Winning Song
References
- ^ a b c "The Secret of Tears". iTunes Store.
- ^ "The Beautiful Times Single". iTunes Store.
- ^ "The Secret of Tears Single". iTunes Store.
- ^ "We Are All Hurt". iTunes Store.
- ^ "Jinny Ng: The Secret of Tears" (in Chinese). 4 February 2016.
- ^ "HKRMA Record Sales Chart".
- ^ HMV Charts
- ^ HMV Charts 2016-01-30
- ^ a b "RTHK Chinese Pop Chart" (in Chinese).
- ^ a b "Metro Radio Local Music Chart" (in Chinese).
- ^ a b "Jade Solid Gold" (in Chinese).
- ^ "2016 IFPI Hong Kong Sales Awards: Winner List". IFPI Hong Kong (in Chinese).
- ^ a b "2015 Jade Solid Gold Songs Selection Part 1" (in Chinese).
- ^ "2015 TVB Anniversary Awards: Winner List". tvb.com (in Chinese).
- ^ a b c "2015 Jade Solid Gold Best 10 Awards Presentation: Winner List". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 21 December 2015.
- ^ "2015 Metro Hits Awards: Winner List". Metro Radio (in Chinese).
- ^ "38th Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Concert: Winner List". RTHK (in Chinese).
- ^ a b "2015 TVB8 Mandarin Music on Demand Awards Presentation: Winner List". tvb.com (in Chinese).
- ^ "2015 Jade Solid Gold Songs Selection Part 2" (in Chinese).