Heibao (Chinese: 黑豹) is the self-titled debut album by seminal Chinese rock band Black Panther, released August 1991 in Hong Kong on Kinn's Management Ltd. and December 1, 1992 in China and Taiwan on Magic Stone Records.
The album spawned two hits; the opening track "Shameful" became the group's best-known song,[1][2][3][4][5][6] while the power ballad "Don't Break My Heart", topped the Hong Kong charts for three weeks upon its release.[7] Black Panther were soon signed by Taiwanese record label Rock Records, which was then establishing a rock market in China via its mainland subsidiary, Magic Stone.[8] The Magic Stone edition of the record was released in China and Taiwan in December 1992. The album sold 1.5 million copies, making it one of the bestselling Chinese rock albums of all time.[9]
In 1992, lead vocalist Dou Wei left the band to pursue an influential solo career.[10]
^Kevin Latham Pop Culture China!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle 2007 1851095829 p.349 "Cui was not alone, however, and other early 1990s rock bands wrote similarly provocative lyrics. An early 1990s Black Panthers song, “No Place to Hide,” lamented: I don't believe anymore, don't believe in any reasoning . . . I don't look back ."
^Lu Lengtao, Li Yang 陆凌涛, 李洋 吶喊: 为了中国曾经的搖滾 2003 " 如果说崔健的《-无所有》是一种状态,那么黑豹乐队的成名之作《无地自容》也可以说是另一种状态。冇人说自从有了《一无所有》,中国摇滚就不再一无所有了,也有人说自从有了《无地自容》,中国摇滚乐才真正在文化市场上占有了一席之地,所以这两首中 ...