Most Beloved

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{{Infobox album
| name = Most Beloved
| type = studio
| artist = [[Leslie Cheung]]
| cover = LeslieCheung1995DearlyLoveLeslie.JPG
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1995|7|7|df=yes}}
| recorded = 1995
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length =
| language = {{hlist|[[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]|[[Cantonese]]|[[English language|English]]}}
| label = [[Rock Records]]
| producer =
| chronology = [[Leslie Cheung]]
| prev_title = Dreaming
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = [[Red (Leslie Cheung album)|Red]]
| next_year = 1996
}}

'''''Most Beloved''''' or '''''Beloved''''' ({{zh|t=寵愛}}) is an album by [[Leslie Cheung]] released in 1995 after a long personal struggle between deciding to make a comeback or to make good his retirement vow. It was also his first album with [[Rock Records]].

It marked the milestone of another chapter of Leslie Cheung's career as it was his first album after supposedly retiring from the music world six years ago at the height of his career.

==Track listing==
#"A Thousand Dreams of You" – 3:31
#深情相擁 "Endless Embrace" (duet with [[Winnie Hsin]]) – 3:35
#: Theme song from the film, ''[[The Phantom Lover]]''
#夜半歌聲 "Midnight Singer" – 3:19
#: Main theme song from the film, ''[[The Phantom Lover]]''
#今生今世 "In This Lifetime" – 4:23
#: Theme song from the film, ''[[He's a Woman, She's a Man]]''
#當愛已成往事 "Bygone Love" – 5:02
#: Ending theme song from the film, ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]''; originally sung by [[Sandy Lam]] and [[Jonathan Lee (musician)|Jonathan Lee]]
#一輩子失去了妳 "Losing You Forever" – 4:21
#: Theme song from the film, ''[[The Phantom Lover]]''
#追 "Chase" – 5:23
#: Theme song from the film, ''[[He's a Woman, She's a Man]]''
#眉來眼去 "Make Passes" – 4:04
#: Theme song from the film, ''[[He's a Woman, She's a Man]]''
#紅顏白髮 "The White-Haired Beauty" – 3:25
#: Theme song from the film, ''[[The Bride with White Hair]]''
#何去何從之阿飛正傳 "Choice" – 3:14
#: Theme song from the film ''[[Days of Being Wild]]''

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Chart (1995)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row" | Hong Kong Albums ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hits of the World Charts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xAsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=leslie+cheung+ifpi+hong+kong+group+1995&pg=PA41 |page=41 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=26 June 2024 |date=29 July 1995 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
| align="center" | 1
|}

==Sales and certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hong Kong|type=album|artist=Leslie Cheung|title=Most Beloved|number=6|award=Platinum|certref=<ref name="hk01">{{cite web |date=30 April 2017 |title=【冷知識】金唱片獎項門檻不斷下降軒仔08年奪白金後繼無人 |url=https://www.hk01.com/眾樂迷/87855/冷知識-金唱片獎項門檻不斷下降-軒仔08年奪白金後繼無人 |accessdate=13 September 2022 |publisher=[[HK01]] |lang=zh}}</ref>|salesamount=330,000|salesref=<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2014 |title=【蘋話當年】1989年張國榮專輯《Salute》成白金唱片 |trans-title=[Ping Talk about that year] Leslie Cheung's album "Salute" became a platinum record in 1989 |url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20140823/52816744 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106004519/http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20140823/52816744 |archive-date=6 January 2016 |access-date=25 June 2024 |website=Apple Media |language=zh}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|type=album|nocert=true|salesamount=500,000|salesref=<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2011 |title=홍콩 톱스타 故 장국영, 떠나기 전에 마지막 유언 "죽고 싶을 땐 뛰어내리는 게…" |url=http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=201103288925k |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924054156/http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=201103288925k |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=25 June 2024 |website=Hankyung |language=ko}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Asia|nocert=true|salesamount=2,000,000|salesref=<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2010 |title=回望滚石30年：兴衰，与华语乐坛同步(组图)_影音娱乐_新浪网 |trans-title=Looking back at the Rolling Stones' 30 years: rise and fall, in sync with the Chinese music scene (photos) |url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/y/m/p/2010-11-29/16253161862.shtml |access-date=25 June 2024 |website=Sina Entertainment |language=zh}}</ref>
}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Leslie Cheung albums]]
[[Category:1995 albums]]

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