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Made In Winter (2001)
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Lee Soo-young's third album moved away from the string-led sound of her first two records. Most critics were disappointed by the change, but the public responded very warmly.
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Overview
- Made In Winter is the third full-length album by Lee Soo-young
- Released December 2001
- The album was a deliberate attempt at a musical change for the singer
- Her debut and second albums were defined by highlighted string sessions
- This album uses string sessions too, but mixes them with arrangements that are neither monotonous nor uncomfortable
- The song Gil stood out as a dreamy track, clearly unlike her earlier songs
- Farewell Blues drew attention for its sharp shift in mood at the chorus
Background
- Most music critics expressed regret and some disappointment at the change
- Public reaction to the album was very good
- The album exists in first, second and third editions
- From the third edition on, an orchestral session version of Chalra-ri was added as a bonus track
- The first single, Geurigo Saranghae, is a folk rock song built on acoustic guitar and violin
- Geurigo Saranghae is praised for its strong chorus and charted in the upper ranks without reaching number one
- It is the only track on the album to use strings
- The second single, Chalra-ri, is a quiet song led by a soft backing and string sessions
- For single promotion, Chalra-ri was rearranged with an orchestral backing for wider appeal
- A new English lyric was inserted near the end of Chalra-ri
- Chalra-ri charted in the middle-to-upper range
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Made in winter | 0:20 |
| 2 | Farewell 블루스 | 5:02 |
| 3 | 그리고 사랑해 | 4:20 |
| 4 | 혼자맞는 겨울 | 4:35 |
| 5 | 차라리 | 4:25 |
| 6 | 아니기를 | 3:39 |
| 7 | 상처 | 4:48 |
| 8 | 사랑은 끝났어 | 4:27 |
| 9 | 길 | 4:14 |
| 10 | 돌아오면 | 4:11 |
| 11 | 그리고 사랑해 (acoustic piano instrumental version) | 4:21 |
| 12 | Farewell 블루스 (nylon guitar instrumental version) | 3:47 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Career
- Lee Soo-young (Korean: 이수영; born Lee Ji-yeon, 이지연 on April 12, 1979) is a South Korean ballad singer.
- She debuted in 1999 with the hit album I Believe and quickly gained popularity due to her strong singing skills.
- During the mid-2000s, she was one of South Korea's best-selling singers, selling more than 700,000 albums in 2004 alone despite a recession in the music industry at the time.
- In 2001, she sang the official Korean version of the Final Fantasy X song "Suteki Da Ne", titled "얼마나 좋을까" ("Eolmana Joheulkka").
- She released her seventh album, Grace, on January 21, 2006; it performed very well and shot straight to the top of the charts.
- The album's popularity led to a limited edition repackage of Grace, of which only 30,000 copies were produced.
Personal life
- She married her boyfriend of one year in October 2010 and has one son, born in July 2011.
Acting
- Appeared in the KBS2 TV series The Accidental Couple (2009) as Jo Seung-eun.
- Appeared in the film The Quiz Show Scandal (2010) as the radio singer.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Most music critics expressed regret and some disappointment at the musical change
- Public reaction was very good, in contrast to the critics
- Gil was noted as a dreamy departure from the singer's earlier songs
- Farewell Blues was praised for its sharp shift in mood at the chorus
- Geurigo Saranghae was praised for its strong chorus
Records
- Geurigo Saranghae, the first single, charted in the upper ranks but did not reach number one
- Chalra-ri, the second single, charted in the middle-to-upper range
- The album's first, second and third editions were released, with the third edition adding a bonus track
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Of all the tracks on the album, only the first single Geurigo Saranghae uses strings in a significant way
- The music video for Geurigo Saranghae stars actors Kim Seok-hoon, Lee Ga-heun and Song Ji-hyo
- The Geurigo Saranghae video was shot using film footage and takes a dramatized form
- The orchestral version of Chalra-ri, which was used during single promotion, has a new English lyric at its end
- The third edition's bonus track is the orchestral session version of Chalra-ri
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org