In retrospective, Drifting struck the fine balance between commercial success and artistic achievement. In light of the groundbreaking City Project trilogy, SL rose to superstardom in the HK pop music scene. Her next album became the centre of interest and generated many an expectation. Everyone was asking merely the same question: how on earth would SL surpass her achievement in pop music and bring more pleasant surprises to her fans? Deliver she did. In fact, Drifting built upon the experimental unison of oriental and occidental music elements found in Paradise in my heart, and carried it one step further in this album. In Dreamer I and II, Dick Lee created a masterpiece marrying traditional Chinese instruments such as er-hu and flute, with symphonic instruments such as grand piano and strings. And yet, the album also includes other genres of pop music, including R&B (Love and Life), funk (Mercy), hip house (Crazy for You), ballad (And So It Goes, Thanks For Your Love), duet (You are the One I am waiting for) and acoustic/piano ballad (Drifting). This album highlights yet another big leap forward in SL's vocal technique and performance, may that be a much broader and higher vocal range, or a more diverse and adaptable delivery that precisely nails down the genre of music in question. Drifting, like a black and white movie, is truly a timeless classic that remains evergreen and refreshing. ____________________
executive producer: Clarence Hui
producers: Clarence Hui (1-10), Dick Lee (1,8,10,11), Alex Baboo 楊振龍 (6), Makoto Kubota (11)
image direction: Clarence Hui guest appearance: Dick Lee, Danny Chan
fashion co-ordination: Edith So
photographer: Green Hornet 青蜂俠
art: Kinson Chan
graphic production: Ming
hair design: Kim Robinson (Le Salon)
location hair stylist: Andrew Yang (Le Salon)
make up: Stephanie Patrimonio (Escape Couleur)
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