elisa (chan kit ling) had a memorable duet with leslie cheung in the early 80s. herself a diva of sorts, it has been a long while since she released a commercial cd.

i am asking my fellow blogger here to hunt it down in tiny dot.

i used to have this brilliant idea of starting a recording label that specializes in audiophile recordings for over-the-prime singers (elisa being one). i actually got started, i don't mind telling you here. i wanted to do an audiophile cover version of local diva sheila majid's songs and give it a jazzy, bossa arrangement. i engaged a very talented local producer, hardesh singh and the project did kick off well. we shortlisted some good local singers. but half way we found out that royalty for sheila's songs is way to high for us to stomach and WEA (warner) is too slow in responding to our requests for licensing permit. so the project was stalled and that was that. that was my closest bid to fame and fortune :-)

deep inside me, i wanted to own a recording label, never mind whether it is audiophile recordings or not. so please don't be suprised if i make it happen within the next couple of years. those who know me know that i am a creator. i can make things happen.

back to elisa's album, the cover is cool, isn't it?

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