Her first break in the music world was at the age of sixteen when her parents (with mixed feelings) entered her for a singing contest in Sydney. It was organized by TVB with the winner to be offered a recording contract with one of the big music companies in Hong Kong. She won the competition and was sent back to Hong Kong and met with the TVB producers who wanted her to sign with one of the music labels. After much deliberation she finally decided that it wasn’t right for her at that time and instead returned to Australia to study at University. She pretty much just settled back into life at Uni and put aside any dreams of a music career.
After graduating from University she returned to Hong Kong in 1997 to help run her family’s accounting business and gained CPA certification. Despite her relatively settled career Susan was thinking, “is that all there is in life”. One of the students who she was teaching piano was working for a Hong Kong independent label, and she asked the boss if they wanted a singer. Susan says “I really wanted to record the English songs that I loved. We agreed to make an album and I just went into the studio feeling really relaxed with no stress or pressure and had a fun time recording my ‘Close To You’ album.” When the album came out it in 2002 it was widely acclaimed and quickly became a favourite of music stores to play and the album was soon climbing up the sales charts in countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. The four album release’s since, ‘Close To You’ have also enjoyed wide critical and commercial success establishing Susan as probably the No.1 selling English language female singer of her genre throughout S.E.Asia.
In early 2007 Susan Wong signed a new recording agreement with Hong Kong based Evolution Limited and pre-production is currently underway for her new album that will be recorded in the USA in May. As Susan explains her motivation behind the new album, “Musically I wanted a new challenge and new musical chemistry to give me a different lift and to move on to another stage. Not everyone has opportunity to work with such high calibre musicians and producers like those I’m working with on the new album”.
Someone Like You (2007)
In early 2007, Susan Wong signed a new recording agreement with Hong Kong based Evolution Limited and released her first album under Evolution in August 2007.
The first release under this agreement, Someone Like You, was recorded in Nashville, USA and was quick to win critical and commercial success throughout S. E. Asia. The success of the SACD version in particular bore testament to the fine production, vocal performance and mastering by Grammy award winning engineer Doug Sax. The album was domestically released in Japan in September 2008.
511 (2008)
In Summer 2008 a newly invigorated Susan, began working on fresh ideas for her follow-up album. In September 2008 Susan travelled to Geneva, Switzerland to work on demos with producer Adrien Z. As Susan explained “He brought my music ideas to life. He was able to transform the songs I want to sing into the styling which I dare tried.” The album recording was completed in February/March 2009.
In her blog Susan said of the album; “I guess I took a "more hands on" approach with this album, more than any of the previous ones, as I felt the need to voice out my persona, be more individualistic and independent for my work.” Susan’s bossa nova inspired version of Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean received a lot of attention and radio play and the album sold widely across the region.
Step Into My Dreams (2009)
Inspired by the positive feedback to 511, Susan was anxious to start working on her next album and within months of the release of 511 she was forming ideas for new recordings, choosing to again work with producer Adrien Zerbini and arranger Ignacio Lamas. With songs for the albums mostly coming from the late 1960’s/early 1970’s Susan and her band worked on a relaxed, natural acoustic pop feel lead by Ignacio’s skilled guitar style. With some fine performances and some radically rearranged interpretations of well known classics the new album, Step Into My Dreams soon became Susan Wong’s bestselling title and a fan’s favorite.
‘Best Recording Yet’: My LIVE Stories (2013)
After 5 years, Susan Wong returned to Nashville in June 2012 to record her next masterpiece. This masterpiece called My LIVE Stories was recorded live over two days in the world famous Ocean Way Studios in Nashville, USA which Susan described was her ‘best recording yet’. With an ensemble of top notch session musicians and a first class recording environment inside a 100 year old converted church Susan performed a selection of her favourite songs from her previous albums along with new songs.
Highlights include the bossa nova influenced Billie Jean, the blues tinged Cry Me A River, an up tempo Perfect and a spine tingling performance of Desperado. The studio recording was filmed in full HD and released in DVD and Blu-ray formats in December 2012.
Tribute to Female Vocal: Woman In Love (2014) & SusanWongVEVO
From the time when My LIVE Stories was being recorded, the idea for Woman In Love was already in conception. 2 ½ years in the making, recorded over 8 studios in 3 continents – Woman In Love was released worldwide December 1st, 2014. Woman In Love is Susan’s tribute to great women singers before her who made their fame with sensuous and endearing love songs. The album features romantic love songs old and new from Olivia Newton-John’s I Honestly Love You, Barbra Streisand’s classic Woman in Love to Rihanna’s hit Stay and Adele’s Make You Feel My Love.
For Woman In Love, Susan crafted a rare original song Can’t You See (I’m Falling In Love) to be included in the album.
Susan took her rendition of Mary Macgregor’s Torn Between Two Lovers to the big screen where the music video was released in full HD live on SusanWongVEVO. Susan Wong’s VEVO channel now holds a dear collection of Susan Wong’s best and most popular music.
We're All Alone
Susan Wong Lyrics
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So cry no more
On the shore a dream will take us out to sea
Forever more forever more
Close your eyes and dream
And you can be with me
'Neath the waves through the caves of hours
We're all alone we're all alone
Close the window calm the light
And it will be alright
No need to bother now
Let it out let it all begin
Learn how to pretend
Once a story's told
It can't help but grow old
Roses do lovers too
So cast your seasons to the wind
And hold me dear oh hold me dear
Close the window calm the light
And it will be alright
No need to bother now
Let it out let it all begin
Let it out let it all begin
All's forgotten now
We're all alone oh we're all alone
Close the window calm the light
And it will be alright
No need to bother now
Let it out, let it all begin
Owe it to the wind my love.
Oh! Hold me dear...
The song "We're All Alone" by Susan Wong is a soothing and romantic ballad, which is full of intense emotions and feelings. The song begins with the soothing sound of rain, and the artist reassures the listener to cry no more. The line "On the shore a dream will take us out to sea" indicates that the artist is willing to take the listeners to a different path or dreamland along with her. This dreamland is a place where the troubles and worries of the listener can't follow them. With closed eyes and dreams, the artist takes the listeners below the waves and through the caves of hours that are long forgotten.
The chorus of the song is repeated multiple times throughout the song, which gives the impression of the artist trying to comfort her or her listener. The artist wants to avoid any outside interference and asks to close the window, calm down, and relax. She urges everyone to learn how to pretend and forget their troubles by living in a made-up world, and reminds us that everything we tell or hear will grow old and eventually forgotten.
In the end, she pleads with her loved one to hold her tight, to keep all those external disruptions at bay, and to let it all begin. The line "owe it to the wind my love" implies that love is free-flowing and has no inhibitions or limits.
Line by Line Meaning
Outside the rain begins and it may never end
The rain outside seems to be never-ending
So cry no more
Do not cry anymore as it will not change the situation
On the shore a dream will take us out to sea
Imagining being on the shore waiting for something dreamy to happen
Forever more forever more
This feeling will last forever
Close your eyes and dream
Shut your eyes and imagine
And you can be with me
We can be together in our dreams
'Neath the waves through the caves of hours
Visualizing ourselves underwater, exploring caves and cracks
Long forgotten now
Memories of the past are not relevant anymore
We're all alone we're all alone
We are only with ourselves at this moment
Close the window calm the light
Shut the window and dim the lights
And it will be alright
Things will be okay if we do that
No need to bother now
There is no need to worry or stress about anything now
Let it out let it all begin
Let your thoughts and emotions out and start anew
Learn how to pretend
Start pretending things are better than they seem
Once a story's told
Once something has been said or done
It can't help but grow old
It becomes old and outdated
Roses do lovers too
Just like roses, love can wilt away
So cast your seasons to the wind
Throw all your worries and doubts away
And hold me dear oh hold me dear
Hold me closely and lovingly
All's forgotten now
Everything from the past is forgotten now
No need to bother now
Nothing needs to be worried about anymore
Let it out let it all begin
Release your thoughts and feelings and start anew
Owe it to the wind my love.
Leave everything to fate
Oh! Hold me dear...
Oh! Hold me tightly and lovingly
Writer(s): William R. Royce Scaggs
Contributed by Grace W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mr. King
lindo!!!!!
Edwin De La Cruz
Que Bello canta Susan como un Angel. Es bueno para una bailada con una chica que esta bien buena
Firman Agussetiawan
❤
Egay Aspuria
youre simply elegant
KruNosLaV Lucky Star
so sad...and blue...and red...and green...and gray...and black....and white....and purple....and so sad ...
Yeri Daniel
^^
José Nascim
Brazil.
สุพจน์ ย้อมปัญญา
1709=8
Victor P.
meh