Wind is chilly

Richard Lam's lyric manuscript of the song Wind is chilly, written circa between 1980 and 1981.
The song Wind is chilly, written by Richard Lam and sung by Elisa Chan, was first released in the album Starry night, stardust (1982). Platinum elevator and His gaze, also written by Richard Lam, were included in the same album. The song Wind is chilly is adapted from violin music Melancholy morning. According to an article by Wong Chi Wah, Richard Lam had discussed with Anders Nelsson about Chinese lyric writing. Richard then started to go to Ander Nelsson's studio every Saturday and learn to write lyrics using tunes from some Swedish songs and English songs. The lyrics of Wind is chilly was meant to be a practice work from that period and was not written for an actual production.

Date c.1980-1981
Singer Elisa Chan
Composer Bob Canaris, Helmut Zacharias
Material Type Print
Collection Memories of Renowned Lyricist: Richard Lam Chun Keung´s Manuscripts
Source Hong Kong Central Library
Repository Hong Kong Central Library
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Richard Lam's family
Accession No. lcs-richard-0017b
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