Sammi Movie Theme Songs Collection (Cantonese: éÂÂç§ÂæÂÂé»影éÂÂæ²精é¸); released in Malaysia as The Best of Sammi Movie Theme Songs is the first soundtrack compilation album by Hong Kong singer and actress Sammi Cheng, released by Warner Music Hong Kong on April 18, 2002. the album features 17 film theme songs and insert songs from films in which Cheng starred as the leading actress. Although the album was originally issued with the grammatically unusual English title Sammi Movie Theme Songs Collections, major digital platforms such as Apple Music, AllMusic, and Amazon list the album as Sammi Movie Theme Songs Collection. The album achieved commercial success in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, and contributed to Cheng receiving the IFPI (Hong Kong Group) Top Sales Music Award for Best-Selling Female Artist of 2002. In Taiwan and Singapore, alternative editions were issued that replaced seven of the Cantonese film songs with Mandarin-language versions recorded by Cheng.
The compilation was released to celebrate the success of Cheng's film song Beautiful Life [From "Love on a Diet"] (çµÂçÂÂç¾ÂéºÂ), which won Best Original Film Song at the 21st Hong Kong Film Awards.
Cheng made her film debut in 1992 with Best of the Best (é£ÂèÂÂç²¾è±ä¹Â人éÂÂæÂÂæ ), for which she received a Best New Performer nomination at the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards. She first emerged as a popular film actress in 1996 with the romantic comedy Feel 100% (ç¾åÂÂç¾æÂÂ覺), which established her as a leading actress and attracted industry attention. Her performances were endorsed by established stars such as Stephen Chow and Josephine Siao, who predicted her strong potential for future success. By the early 2000s, Cheng had become Hong Kong's box office queen and was recognized as one of the territory's leading actresses. In 2000, she earned a Best Leading Actress nomination at the 37th Golden Horse Awards for Needing You... (å¤ç·寡女) and was also nominated for Best Actress at the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2002, Cheng received three further Best Actress nominations at the 21st Hong Kong Film Awards for Wu Yen (é¾ç¡è·), Love on a Diet (ç¦身ç·女), and Fighting for Love (Ã¥ÂÂå± å¯ÂÃ¥ÂÂ). On 20 January 2002, Sammi Cheng won Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for her acclaimed performance in Wu Yen (é¾ç¡è·). Against this backdrop of simultaneous achievements in film and music, Warner Music Hong Kong issued Sammi Movie Theme Songs Collection to highlight her crossover appeal as both a Cantopop diva and a film star.
To promote the album, Warner Music Hong Kong launched a campaign that included posters in magazines and newspapers, as well as television advertisements. The promotional materials emphasized Cheng's dual status as a leading actress with billion-dollar box office records and as a Cantopop singer with million-selling albums, positioning the compilation as a crossover success in both film and music markets. These efforts reinforced the album's visibility in Hong Kong and overseas markets such as Singapore and Malaysia.
"Beautiful Life " [From "Love on a Diet"] peaked at number one on four Music charts. It maintained that position for one week on the RTHK Chinese pop chart,and also maintained that position for four consecutive weeks on Metro Radio 1834997.com On-line Chart. Additionally, it was also so popular in karaoke bars that it shot straight to the top of the karaoke charts for a few weeks.
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes
âÂÂSammi Movie Theme Songs CollectionâÂÂwas commercially successful in Singapore and Malaysia, where it remained on the official sales charts for more than ten consecutive weeks. In Hong Kong, the album also performed well, with the initial pressing selling 50,000 copies and overall sales later surpassing 100,000 units.It became one of the key releases that contributed to Cheng receiving the IFPI (Hong Kong Group) Top Sales Music Award for Best-Selling Female Artist of 2002.