Cho Yong-Pil’s phenomenal success in Korea made him the
first Korean rock artist to perform at Carnegie Hall, as is prominently
displayed by the front cover. Like Volume 1, some of the songs included were
themes to dramas, including the title song “Blessing (Candlelight),” and “Modern
History Figures.” Other songs of note include “Unexpected Goodbye,” which fuses
elements of both trot and disco and “I’ve Decided to Forget,” which has been
called a fusion of an adult pop song and a nursery rhyme. “Ganyangrok,” which
tells the story of a Joseon scholar in Japan, is also well-known, and the funky
“Let Me Meet” closes out the album with a twist.
Jigu Records hurried the release of this album as a follow-up to the bestselling Volume 1, and the tracks “Love Hasn’t Ended Yet” and “Sad Smile” from the first album are included again here.
Note: The CD version has a different track sequence, but since this album originally came out in the vinyl era, I’ve listed the track sequence from the vinyl version. The CD version doesn’t include the instrumental to “Bobbed Hair,” but it does include “Thoughts of Older Brother,” which wasn’t released on vinyl until Cho’s Volume 3. I have included a translation of “Thoughts of Older Brother” here.
Jigu Records hurried the release of this album as a follow-up to the bestselling Volume 1, and the tracks “Love Hasn’t Ended Yet” and “Sad Smile” from the first album are included again here.
Note: The CD version has a different track sequence, but since this album originally came out in the vinyl era, I’ve listed the track sequence from the vinyl version. The CD version doesn’t include the instrumental to “Bobbed Hair,” but it does include “Thoughts of Older Brother,” which wasn’t released on vinyl until Cho’s Volume 3. I have included a translation of “Thoughts of Older Brother” here.
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