Never Want to Give You Up

Never Want to Give You Up
Studio album by
Released29 May 1996
RecordedDecember 1995 – March 1996
Genre
Length40:28
LanguageCantonese
LabelWarner Music Hong Kong
ProducerAlvin Leong, Mahmood Rumjahn, Stanley Leung
Sammi Cheng chronology
Can't Let You Go
(1995)
Never Want to Give You Up
(1996)
Worth It
(1996)
Singles from Never Want to Give You Up
  1. "Beware of Woman"
  2. "Never Want to Give You Up"
  3. "Owe You Nothing"
  4. "Colour ... Scent"
  5. "Asking Me"
  6. "Disagreement"

Never Want to Give You Up (Cantonese: 放不低) is the ninth Cantonese studio album by Hong Kong singer Sammi Cheng. Released on 29 May 1996, by Warner Music Hong Kong,[1] the album features a mix of dance tracks and ballads. In Hong Kong, the album was a commercial success, achieving double platinum status shortly after its release.[2] After three months, it was certified triple platinum.[3] As of November 1996, the album sold 175,000 copies,[4] making it the best-selling Cantonese album by female artist that year.[5]

  1. ^ "Never Want To Give You Up". allmusic. 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ - 26 Oct 1996 - Page 50 " Her first two albums for the label in Cantonese, including her last, "Never Give It Up," did a tidy 100,000 each, says Warner VP of marketing David Gilchrist"
  3. ^ "After three months, Never Want to Give You Up successfully achieved triple platinum status". Nanyang Siang Pau. 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ "With album sales exceeding one million, Sammi Cheng aspires to be a chubby housewife.( Never Want To Give You Up achieved triple platinum status, with total sales 175,000 copies)". Lianhe Wanbao. 23 November 1996.
  5. ^ "Sales award". RTHK. 10 October 2024.