Dai

Dai may refer to:

Names

Acronyms

Dai (surname)

Dai is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written with the Chinese character 戴. It is romanized as Tai in Wade-Giles and in Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation. Dai is the 96th most common surname in China, according to a report on the household registrations released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on April 24, 2007.

Notable people

Business

Academia and literature

Dai (Warring States period)

Dai (Chinese: 代; pinyin: Dài) was a short-lived state from 227 BC to 222 BC during the Warring States period. Prince Zhao Jia, older brother of King Youmiu of Zhao, fled with the remnant forces to the former location of Dai after the Conquest of Zhao and proclaimed himself "King of Dai". It was conquered in the year 222 BC by Qin.

References

Yours (Nathaniel album)

"Yours" is the debut studio album from Australian singer-song writer, Nathaniel Willemse. It was released in Australia on 23 October 2015 and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA Charts.

Themes

Producer David Musumeci of DNA Songs explains, "From the moment we signed Nathaniel we knew we wanted to make a record with great emotional depth that would take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions as you run through it, and we think we've achieved that with Yours. Nathaniel is a true talent and we hope the people enjoy listening to this album as much as we loved making it."

Willemse said of the album’s theme “The album covers the themes of love, relationships and break-ups, but it also covers being yourself, and being inspired and confident enough to make the right choices in life… For me, all these songs have their own particular story and sound.”

Review

Marcus Floyd of Renowned For Sound gave the album 4.5 out of 5 saying, “’’Yours’’ is jam packed with influences from various genres like synth-pop, funk and soul: a decent mix for a popular artist of today that’s for sure.” Adding “Nathaniel’s vocal game is one of the strongest to grace radio, his knack for writing and delivering pop music is astounding, and his overall sound is addictive. Yours is one of the most decent debut albums brought out by a modern pop star that you’ll find.” Cameron Adams from The Herald Sun gave the album 3.5 out of 5 and said the album was "solid". He added this is "how to do commercial soul with style".

Yours (Quiéreme Mucho)

"Quiéreme mucho" is a criolla-bolero composed between 1915 and 1917 by Gonzalo Roig with lyrics by Augustin Rodriguez. It was first recorded in 1922 by singer Tito Schipa. In 1931, the English version, "Yours", was published in the United States. It featured lyrics in English written by Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr. Both versions have been extensively recorded and arranged by different musicians, becoming Latin music standard.

Recorded versions

Hit versions of "Yours" have been recorded by the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Vera Lynn, and Dick Contino. In other languages, Cliff Richard and Julio Iglesias have also had hits.

Yours (song)

"Yours" is a song recorded by contemporary Christian singer and songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman. Written by Chapman and Jonas Myris and produced by Chapman and Matt Bronleewe, it was included as the fourth track on Chapman's 2007 studio album This Moment; a radio edit of the song containing a new verse was released as the third single from the album.

The album version of "Yours" received a positive reception from critics and Chapman has performed the song on his concert tours. The radio version of the song has been included on several compilation albums and peaked inside the top ten on the US Billboard Hot Christian Songs and Hot Christian AC charts; it also topped the Radio & Records Soft AC/INSPO chart, becoming Chapman's 45th career number-one single.

Background and composition

"Yours" was written by Chapman and Jonas Myrin, and it was produced by Chapman and Bronlewee. It was mixed by F. Reid Shippen and mastered by Ted Jensen. The fourth verse included on the new verse version on the song was recorded, edited, and produced on July 15, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee by Bronlewee; it was engineered by Reid Shippen.