The following is the discography of Chinese singer-songwriter and musician Cui Jian. Since the release of Contemporary European and American Popular Jazz Disco in 1984, Cui has produced and taken part in recording a prolific number of albums. Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March is officially considered to be the first solo album by him. Until 2002, Cui has sold 12 million officially counted genuine copies. However, at least 80 percent of tapes containing his music in China are pirated copies. It is estimated that his total album sales have reached approximately 100 million copies when the bootleg recordings are included.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details CertificationsContemporary European and American Popular Jazz Disco () Released: 1984
Label: China Audio & Video PublishingI'll Tell You in My Dream () Released: 1985 Label: CRC, KingReturning Wanderer () Released: 1986 Label: Shenzhen Audio and Video, BMG, RockRock 'n' Roll on the New Long March() Released: April 1989 Label: Beyoung, Jingwen, Coden, EMI: Platinum RIT: 2x PlatinumSolution () Released: February 1991 Label: Jingwen, East West, EMI, Coden, UFOBalls Under the Red Flag () Released: August 1994 Label: Jingwen, East West, EMIThe Power of the Powerless () Released: April 1998 Label: Jingwen, East West, EMIShow You Colour () Released: March 23, 2005 Label: Jingwen, East WestFrozen Light () Released: December 25, 2015 Label: Sony MusicA Flying Dog () Released: August 27, 2021 Label: Zhengdong, UMG
As Seven-Player Band TitleAlbum details With Seven-Player Band ()Released: 1987 Labels: China Travel & Tourism Press Formats: LP
Remix albums Title Details Notes A Revolution Re-mixed. The Disordered Sound Of Cui Jian(, literally "Electronic Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March") Released: June 20, 2007 Label: East West Format: CD, vinyl record Collaborated with DJ Hyper, Hybrid, and Sugar Daddy.
Split albums YearAlbum details Wang Hong Cui Jian ()(with )Released: 1990 Labels: Jingwen Formats: LP
Live albums TitleAlbum details Cui Jian Beijing ConcertReleased: 1993 Labels: Jingwen Formats: LP
Box sets Title Album details Serve the PeopleReleased: 2011 Labels: Jingwen Formats: CD
Soundtrack albums Year Album Notes Ref.1986 The Legend of Shireet () Performing the theme song "Injured Eagle" (). Paint A Rainbow () 1988 Please Take Care () Performing the theme song "The Moment of Love" (). 1990 Island of Fire () 1993 Beijing Bastards () 2000 Devils on the Doorstep () 2001 Roots and Branches ()
Compilation albums YearAlbum details Best of Cui Jian: 1986–1996Released: 1996 Labels: East West Formats: CD Cui Jian Best AlbumReleased: 1997 Labels: Woongjin Music Formats: CD Cui Jian: The Beginning 1986-1998Released: 2003 Labels: Bailong Music Formats: CD Best Of Cui Jian 1986-1996Released: June 5, 2006 Labels: EMI Formats: CD The 3rd Sound of ChinaReleased: April 16, 2013 Labels: East West Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album CHN TME "Far away"() 1989 — Returning Wanderer "Fake Monk"() 1989 — Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March "Piece of Red Cloth"() 1991 — Solution "Wild on the Snow"() — "Last Shot"() — Island of Fire Movie Soundtrack Sampler "I Have Nothing"() 2006 — Wang Hong Cui Jian "A Flying Dog"() 2021 3 A Flying Dog
Video albums Year Video details Notes Cui Jian ConcertReleased: 1997 Distributor: Beiying Format: VCD Cui Jian Chinese Rock ConcertReleased: 2000 Distributor: New Era Video Format: VCD Cui Jian Super LiveReleased: November 2007 Distributor: East West Format: VCD, DVD-5 Rock Symphony Live ConcertReleased: August 23, 2017 Distributor: Sony Music Format: DVD, CD Includes the full recordings of the 2010 Rock Symphony Live Concert.
Music videos
Year Music video Director 1991 "Piece of Red Cloth" Zhang Yuan "Wild on the Snow" "Last Shot"1994 "Flying"1995 "Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March"2005 "Mr. Red" Lao Jiang 2015 "Outside Girl"Cui Jian "No Turning Back" 2021 "A Flying Dog" "The B-Side of Time"
Other album appearances Year Song(s) Album Notes Ref.1985 "Happy Night" () Sun of Love () "I Can Not Tell You" ()It's Stii Raining Heavily () "Meet and Separate" () "Hui" ()Light The Sun () "Dance of Youth" () Cover from Lo Ta-yu. "Step Around The World" ()Foreign Country Music () "Left and Right" () "Busy" () "Upper Class Girl" () Sings in English. "Monologue of the Heart" () () 1986 "Filling the World with Love" ()Filling the World with Love () Participate in the choir."Nothing to My Name" () Live version.Nationwide 100 Star Singers Collection, Vol. 1 () First studio version of "Nothing to My Name". "It's Not That I Don't Understand" () "No" ()Five Color Spectrum () "Smile To the World" () "Only Love" ()Your Eyes () Sings with female singer Yu Jiayi. "You'll Come Back Today" () "Your Eyes" () "Desert of Love" ()Smile of the World () "Say Goodbye" () 1987 "Last Shot" () Nameless Highland: China Red Singing Stars Golden Song Collection, Vol. 1 () "We All Love Disco" ()Ah-Ge, Chase () "Where" () "Ah-Ge, Chase" () "Joy and Freedom" () "Dance, Sing" () "Still Love You" () Local Customs and Practices () Sings in English. "Fear" () "Filling the World with Love" () Cui Jian, Hu Xiaoqing, Li Fangfang, and Yao Lin sing together.1988 "Child's Dream" () Dream Lover () "Speechless" ()Star Singers Pop Chart () "Legend of Love" () Sings with female singer Hu Xiaoqing. 1989 "Mo Li Hua" () Fate Card () Cui Jian, Yang Leqiang, and Wen Bo sing together. 1993 ""OCTOBER" The 4th Year of One Hundred Years of Solitute 1987" () Noise/Zuni () 1997 "Get Over That Day" () Born on July 1 () 2023 "Tea in the Sahara" Police Beyond Borders Cover from The Police.
Cui as an accompanist Year Artist Title Songs Notes 1993 Chen Jing Red Rope Released: 1993 Label: Great Earth RecordsAll nine songs (harmonica, trumpet) 1995 Zang Tianshuo My Ten Years Released: 1995 Label: Shanghai Audiovisual Company"Compatibility" (trumpet) 1996 Liu Yuan Dreaming of Peach Blossom Released: May 1996 Label: Rock Records"Yesterday" (trumpet), "Improvising Hour" (harmonica), "Jazz" (trumpet) Liu Yuan's debut album. Cui was involved in the composition of "Improvising Hour" and appeared in its music video. Zhou Ren Extortion Released: 1996 Label: China Fire"Dizzy" (trumpet) 1997 Zi Yue Vol.1 Released: April 1997 Label: Jingwen All nine songs (director, keyboard, mixing) 1999 Rock'n Roll Classics China the 20th Century 1 Released: 1999 Label: Jingwen "In Front of the Thing" (keyboard, trumpet, backing vocal) Rock'n Roll Classics China the 20th Century 2 Released: 1999 Label: Jingwen "Relatively" (keyboard) 69 Wuliao Contingent Released: August 1999 Label: Jingwen "10000 Years Punk" (trumpet solo) 2012 Luo Ning Unknown Journey Released: September 2012 Label: Rhymoi Music "Unknown Journey" (trumpet) 2021 The Continuation of the Breath Released: April 2021 Label: self-issued "The Continuation of the Breath" (trumpet)
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