Marching Forward () was the first Taiwanese Hokkien pop album released by Taiwanese singer Lim Giong and sold more than 400,000 copies. The album brought up rock music style, breaking the traditional melancholy style of Taiwanese pop music, and was regarded as one of the representative works of the new Taiwanese song movement. In addition to winning the Best Vocal Album Producer Award at the 3rd Golden Melody Awards, the album's eponymous title track, "Marching Forward," also won the Best Song of the Year Award.
Recording The album was recorded in 1989 and was co-produced by Bobby Chen and Jonathan Lee, with Lim Giong, Lee Cheng-Fan (), Kay Huang (), and Lo Hung Wu () as the main arrangers, and most of the lyric writing was done by Lim Giong. There are also Bobby Chen, Xu Xin-Yi (), Kuo Shu-Ling (), Lin Wei () and others who co-wrote some songs with Lim Giong. The album "Marching Forward" was officially released in vinyl and cassette versions on December 7, 1990, and compact disc version was released on January 17, 1991.
Critical reception According to music critic Weng Jiaming (), "Marching Forward shows the conflicts, thoughts and emotional transformations of Taiwanese provincial children growing up in the countryside and adjusting to the city life. Although the criticism is not deep enough, at least it is a sincere expression of the young Taiwanese generation's experience of the reality of society."
Track listing TrackTitleLyricsComposeArrangement1.Ordinary people 平凡老百姓Lim GiongLim GiongLee Cheng-Fan2.Marching Forward 向前走Lim GiongLim GiongHung Wu3.No Vibration 未振未動Lin YuLim Giong & Lin WeiLee Cheng-Fan4.Letter To You 給你的信Xu Xin-YiLim GiongLee Cheng-Fan5.The Person In Dream 夢中人Bobby Chen & Lim Giong & Kuo Shu-LingBobby ChenKay Huang6.The Snack Vender 黑輪伯仔Bobby Chen & Lim GiongBobby Chen & Lim GiongKay Huang7.Sky & Land 天和地Lim GiongLim Giong林強8.Shining 閃閃爍Lim GiongLim GiongLee Cheng-Fan9.Lion In The Forest 深山林內有獅Lim GiongLim GiongKay Huang10.This Matter 這款的代誌Bobby Chen & Lim GiongBobby Chen & Lim GiongKay Huang
Awards Award CeremonyAwardsTitleResultThe 3rd Golden Melody AwardsSong of the YearMarching Forward - Lim GiongWonBest Lyrics in Dialect AwardMarching Forward - Lim GiongNominatedMarching Forward - Lim GiongNominatedBest Music VideoMarching Forward - Rock RecordsNominatedBest Album ProducerMarching Forward - Bobby Chen, Jonathan Lee, Terry Chou, Lo Hung WuWon
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