The Story of a Small Town

Love Songs of Island, Vol. 6: Small Town Story
Love Songs of Island, Vol. 6: Small Town Story
Soundtrack album by Teresa Teng
Released	March 23, 1979
Recorded	1978–79
Genre	Soundtrack; ballad;
Length	36:44
Language	Mandarin
Label	Polydor; Kolin;
Singles from Small Town Story
	"Small Town Story"; Released: March 23, 1979;

The Story of a Small Town
The Story of a Small Town
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Li Hsing
Written by	Liu Teng-shan; Chang Yung-hsiang
Produced by	Chen Ru-lin
Starring	Kenny Bee; Joan Lin; Ko Hsiang-ting; Lee Lieh; Chen Jun-jieh
Cinematography	Chen Kun-hou
Music by	Weng Ching-hsi
Distributed by	Hsiao Chung Productions
Release date	February 10, 1979 (Taiwan);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin

The Story of a Small Town (Chinese: 小城故事; pinyin: Xiǎochéng gùshì) is a 1979 Taiwanese film, produced by Hsiao Chung Productions (小眾電影公司). The film revolves around a family living in a small town. Kenny Bee plays the male family member who is released from prison and falls in love with a mute woman (Joan Lin). The film was remade as a TV series, featuring Yang Kuei-mei (楊貴媚) and Yin Xiaotian (印小天).^{[citation needed]}

Cast and crew

Cast

Kenny Bee
Joan Lin
Ko Hsiang-ting
Lee Lieh (李烈)
Chen Jun-jieh (陳俊傑), credited as Ou Di (歐弟)

Crew

Li Hsing, director and supervisor
Liu Teng-shan (劉登善), story
Chang Yung-hsiang, screenplay
Chen Kun-hou (陳坤厚), cinematography
Tsai Cheng-pin (蔡正彬), art director
Chih Hsueh-fu (支學福), director of lighting
Weng Ching-hsi (翁清溪), composer, credited as Tony Wong in this film and Tang Ni (湯尼) in other materials

Accolades

In the 16th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (1979), this film won the Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Joan Lin), and Best Child Star (Chen Jun-jie).


Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
1979	16th Golden Horse Awards	Best Feature Film	The Story of a Small Town	Won	^[1]
		Best Director	Li Hsing	Nominated
		Best Leading Actress	Joan Lin	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Chiang Ming	Nominated
		Best Child Star	Chen Jun-jie	Won
		Best Original Screenplay	Chang Yung-hsiang	Won
		Best Cinematography	Chen Kun-hou	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Tsai Cheng-pin	Nominated
		Best Film Score	Weng Ching-hsi	Nominated
		Best Sound Recording	Wang Jung-fang	Nominated

Original soundtrack

The Story of a Small Town (Chinese: 小城故事; pinyin: Xiǎochéng gùshì) soundtrack album was released by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng on March 23, 1979. Tracks 1, 6, 7, and 8 are theme songs from the film. With the exception of track 7, the names of these tracks are different for each release. The album was released by Kolin Records (歌林股份有限公司) in Taiwan and by Polydor Records in Hong Kong and overseas.

Polydor re-recorded the theme songs for its own edition and released this album as Love Songs of Island, Vol. 6: Small Town Story (島國之情歌第六集:小城故事; Dǎoguó zhī qínggē dì liù jí). Weng Ching-hsi (翁清溪) is credited as Tang Ni (湯尼) on this album.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Notes	Length
1.	"Moment of Silence" (默默的一刻)	Chuang Nu	Weng Ching-hsi	Sub-theme	2:13
2.	"On My Mind" (心事)	Suen Yi	Weng Ching-hsi		3:28
3.	"Poetry" (詩意)	Liu Chia-chang	Liu Chia-chang		3:00
4.	"A Piece of a Fallen Leaf" (一片落葉)	Chuang Nu	Takashi Miki		3:27
5.	"The September Story" (九月的故事)	Suen Hei	Inaba Akira		3:42
6.	"Precious Small Town" (小城多可爱)	Chuang Nu	Weng Ching-hsi	Sub-theme	2:11
Total length:					18:01

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Notes	Length
7.	"Small Town Story" (小城故事)	Chuang Nu	Weng Ching-hsi	Main theme	2:19
8.	"Quiet Lane" (静静的小路)	Chuang Nu	Weng Ching-hsi	Sub-theme	3:15
9.	"Me and You" (我和你)	Lin Huang-kuen	Minoru Endo	Cover of "Kitaguni no Haru" (1977) by Masao Sen	3:46
10.	"Free and at Leisure" (逍遙自在)	Lin Huang-kuen	Minoru Endo	Cover of "Gardenia Flowers" (1973) by Tetsuya Watari	3:28
11.	"Place of First Loves" (初戀的地方)	Suen Hei	Liu Chia-chang	Originally sung by Chiang Lei	2:27
12.	"Thinking of You" (想起你)	Lin Huang-kuen	Kimiaki Inomata		3:28
Total length:					18:43

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)^[2]	Platinum	50,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ 李行再任《小城故事》总监制 [Lee Hsing in The Story of a Small Town]. Fjta.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved November 8, 2014.
^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1980". IFPI Hong Kong.

External links

[1] 李行再任《小城故事》总监制 [Lee Hsing in The Story of a Small Town]. Fjta.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved November 8, 2014.

[Hong_KongTeresa_TengIsland_Love_Songs_Vol._6albumCertRef-2] "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1980". IFPI Hong Kong.

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