Mystery Guest (album)

Mystery Guest

Mystery Guest cover
Studio album 神秘嘉賓 by Yoga Lin
Released 3 June 2008
Genre Mandopop
Language Mandarin
Label HIM International Music
Yoga Lin chronology

Mystery Guest
神秘嘉賓
(2008)
Senses Around
感官/世界
(2009)
Mystery Guest (Labyrinth Collectible Edition) cover

Mystery Guest (Chinese: 神秘嘉賓; pinyin: Shen Mi Jia Bin) is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Yoga Lin's debut Mandarin studio album. It was released 3 June 2008 by HIM International Music with a bonus DVD containing making-of footage and "神秘嘉賓" (Mystery Guest) music video.[1]

A second edition Mystery Guest (Labyrinth Collectible Edition) (神秘嘉賓 重返迷宮影音珍藏版) was released on 4 July 2008.[2] The music video for title track "神秘嘉賓" (Mystery Guest) features Taiwanese actress Chen Kuangyi.

Reception

The tracks "伯樂" (Admirer), "神秘嘉賓" (Mystery Guest) and "眼色" (Color of Your Eyes) are listed at number 10, 20 and 38 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2008.[3] The title track, "神秘嘉賓" (Mystery Guest) won one of the Top 10 Songs of the Year at the 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.[4]

The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2008 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.[5]

In 2009, the album was nominated for four awards at the 20th Golden Melody Awards, including Best New Artist for Lin for his work on this album[6] It was awarded Best Single Producer for "眼色" (Color of Your Eyes).[7]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "眼色" (Color of Your Eyes)James LiJames Li 4:41
2. "神秘嘉賓" (Mystery Guest)Chén xìn yánZhèng nán 5:30
3. "愛情是圓的" (Love Goes in Circles)Lán xiăo xiéDīng shì guāng 3:37
4. "伯樂" (Admirer)Peng Xue BinPeng Xue Bin 4:34
5. "請說" (Please Speak)Yoga LinXī lóu 3:26
6. "病態" (Morbid)Albert LeungConnie Li 3:11
7. "殘酷月光" (Cruel Moonlight)Xiàng yuè éChén xiăo xiá 4:29
8. "慢一點" (A Little Slower)Shī rén chéngXiaoyu Sung 3:50
9. "心有林夕" (A Connection to Albert Leung)Lán xiăo xiéZhèng nán 3:56
10. "再別康橋" (Farewell to Cambridge)Xu ZhimoXī lóu 3:06
11. "傳說" (Legend feat Jade Liu)Shī rén chéngZhèng nán 5:04

Charts

Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart - 2008
Track name Position
"伯樂" (Admirer) #10
"神秘嘉賓" (Mystery Guest) #20
"眼色" (Color of Your Eyes) #38

Awards and nominations

20th Golden Melody Awards - 2009
Award Nomination Result
Best Music Video Bier Gu (比爾賈) for "病態" (Morbid) Nominated
Best Composer James Li (李泉) for "眼色" (Color of Your Eyes) Nominated
Best Single Producer Wang Zhi Ping (王治平) and Guo Wen Zong (郭文宗) for "眼色" (Color of Your Eyes) Won
Best New Artist Yoga Lin Nominated

References

  1. (Chinese) HIM Music Mystery Guest album info 3 June 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-25
  2. (Chinese) HIM Music Mystery Guest (Labyrinth Collectible Edition) album info 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2011-05-20
  3. (Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2008 (#1 to 50) Retrieved 2011-05-20
  4. (Chinese) HITO Radio 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-25
  5. IFPI Hong Kong 2008 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Retrieved 2011-04-19
  6. (Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 20th Golden Melody Awards nomination list 18 May 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-24
  7. (Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 20th Golden Melody Awards winners list 26 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-24

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