Cho Yong-Pil’s 12th album Sailing Sound, his first of the 1990’s, contains one of his
most-covered ballads, the sweeping and magnificent “I Wish It Could Be That Way
Now.” That song is only one of many highlights, however. The cheery pop of “Your
Scent Scattered” and the longing rocker “Sunflower” have hooks that stick in
your brain, as does the upbeat closer “Life Goes Round and Round.” The opening
track “Reunion in Memories” was the title song, and received new life years
later after being covered on the Korean variety show I Am a Singer. There are interesting changes of pace too, with the
haunting and mysterious “Ancient Palace,” a tribute to a historic castle that’s
now a run-down tourist attraction, and the genre-defying “Oh Tree,” which taps
into the human desire for groundedness. All in all, this album was a great
beginning to the new decade, and is one of Cho’s best start-to-finish listens.
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