Skye - Never Say Goodbye (Hybrid SACD)
Skye Sirena - vocals
Sebastian Ho - guitar
Mei Sheum - keyboards
1 SACD, jewel box
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Groove Note
Original Label : Harmony
Recorded in Singapore
Engineered by Roger Montejano
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles
Originally released in 2020
Reissued in November 2023
Tracks:
- Failure At Love / Ai Qing Fei Chai
- Late Autumn / Qiu Yi Nong
- Silent / Mo
- The Lover / Quing Ren
- Knowingly / Ming Zhi Dao
- My Most Beloved Hurts Me The Most / Zui Ai Den Ren Shang Wo Zui Shen
- Be Braver / Yong Gan Yi Dian
- Never Say Goodbye / Yong Bu Shuo Zai Jian
- Late Autumn / Qiu Yi Nong / (Alternate Mix)
- Careless Whisper
Reviews :
“Just looking at the music people that Ying Tan invited to be a part of this production, honestly, the production cost is certainly not low. Recording engineer Roger Montejano is a professional member of the Grammy Recording Academy; he is also a teacher at Berkeley Music School that teaches all kinds of Pro Tools classes. Hence, this album places an emphasis on the use of 24bit/96kHz Pro Tools in the music production. Most importantly, the recording studio built in Singapore that uses a Neve 5088 mixing board ensures that the sound quality is guaranteed definitely. Other than that, Bernie Grundman, who is conferred upon the title of 'God Level Master' by fans, is in charge of the mastering. With this team, it is unnecessary for me to say more; readers can already gauge the level of sound quality.
Skye is a very professional female singer. She has a voice filled with power and with a full repertoire of singing techniques. She specializes in English and Mandarin songs. 9/10 of this album is Mandarin songs. I believe she chose to do the Cantonese song 'Qing Ren' by Beyond because she fell in love with songs by Beyond due to the influence of her 2 elder sisters when she was a child. To me, Skye is most attractive when she is singing live. Although we are unable to appreciate her explosive singing prowess in this album, but between these 2 songs, 'Never Say Goodbye' & 'Qiu Yi Nong,' we are still able to hear her deep skills.
Out of these 10 songs, I will not specially recommended any 2 songs. This is because each song has its own characteristic. For example, unexpectedly, the ending part of 'Qiu Yi Nong' turned out to have Japanese lyrics. There are many things where one has to experience for oneself to be able to truly appreciate the surprise. Listen to this album and believe in Skye & the team and enjoy the music!” Audio Technique