Walking On The Chinese Wall

Walking On The Chinese Wall

Single infobox |
Name = Walking On the Chinese Wall


Artist = Philip Bailey
from Album = Chinese Wall|
Released = USA: 1985 UK: 1985
Format = 7"
Recorded = 1984
Genre = Rock
Length = 5:105:02 (album version)
Label = Columbia/CBS
Producer = Phil Collins
Writer = Roxanne Seeman & Billie Hughes"Walking On The Chinese Wall" is a song written by Roxanne Seeman and Billie Hughes. Seeman and Hughes met just after she returned from China and he returned from Japan. Feeling inspired by the East, Hughes asked Seeman to write something "Chinese" for a new piece he had composed. Having walked on the Northern Gate of The Great Wall, outside of Beijing, Seeman wrote these lyrics. Drawing from her studies of Chinese arts and literature, Seeman makes references including the I Ching ("Book of Changes") and Dream of the Red Chamber (one of the Chinese Four Great Classical Novels).

The song appeared on Bailey's 1984 solo album "Chinese Wall".

Video

The video for this song was directed by Duncan Gibbons. It was filmed in Southern California.

Chart performance

Televised Live Performances

*American Bandstand (1985)
*Black Gold Awards (1986)
* Solid Gold (1985)
*The Today Show (1985)

A clip from Bailey's live performance in American Bandstand appeared in Dick Clark's American Bandstand's 33-1/3 Celebration.

Television Performances

*Dick Clark's "Summer Rock 'n Roll"
*ESPN Beach Special
*Fantastico Brazil

Other Versions

*The "Young Talent Team" from the Australian television variety program, "Young Talent Time" recorded a cover version on their "Young Talent Team Now and Then 15th Anniversary Album."
*The Italian dance artist Indiana released a Spanish version produced by Christiano Malgioglio in the summer of 1992.
*The Eurodance group Double You included a dance version of "Walking On The Chinese Wall" on their hit 1990's album.

References

*http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=2844&model.vnuAlbumId=1990
*http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0406527/
*http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770706/soundtrack
*http://www.noanoamusic.com/discography.html
*http://www.billiehughes.com


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