Muse (Jolin Tsai album)
Muse is the twelfth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai (Chinese: 蔡依林). It was released on September 12, 2012, by Warner Music Taiwan.[1] The artistically-flavored album actually brought back all the sales that were lost in her last studio album, Myself (2010).[2] Referred to as a "pop masterpiece",[3] the album houses many tracks that are influenced by the elements of art, poetry, and dance.[2] Critical and commercial response to the album was positive, it has sold more than 100,000 copies sold in Taiwan alone, and made her the best-selling female singer of the year in Taiwan.[4] The lead single, "The Great Artist", reached number 2 on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year.[5] The second track, "Dr. Jolin", reached number 10 on the chart.[5] The eighth track, "Wandering Poet", reached number 24 on the chart.[5] The album earned Tsai four Golden Melody Award nominations for Best Mandarin Album, Best Mandarin Female Singer, Best Music Video, and Song of the Year,[6] and she finally won for Song of the Year for the lead single, "The Great Artist".[7] The album also earned her an MTV Europe Music Award nomination for Best Asian Act.[8]
Track listing
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1. | "The Great Artist" (大藝術家) | Matthew Yen | Robin Jessen, Anne Judith Wik, Nermin Harambasic, Ronny Svendsen, Charite Viken Reinas, Eirik Johanson, Alexander Puntervold | Michael Lin | 3:18 |
2. | "Dr. Jolin" | Peggy Hsu | Sten Iggy Strange Dahl, Johan Moraeus, Christoffer Wikberg | Michael Lin | 3:46 |
3. | "Fantasy" (迷幻) | Greeny Wu | Mikko Tamminen, Udo Mechels, Rike Boomgaarden | Michael Lin | 3:30 |
4. | "Friday the 13th" (十三號星期舞) | Jimmy Chou | Pasi Siitonen, Adam Powers, Nalle Ahlstedt | Michael Lin | 3:20 |
5. | "Beast" | Jolin Tsai | Tarmo Keranen, Karin Fransson | Michael Lin | 2:40 |
6. | "Spying on You Behind the Fence" (柵欄間隙偷窺你) | Greeny Wu | Greeny Wu | Michael Lin | 2:39 |
7. | "Color Photos" (彩色相片) | Greeny Wu | Greeny Wu | Michael Lin | 3:52 |
8. | "Wandering Poet" (詩人漫步) | Peggy Hsu | Peggy Hsu | Peggy Hsu | 5:08 |
9. | "Someone" (有人) | Chen Hui-ting | Chen Hui-ting | Michael Lin | 4:01 |
10. | "Mosaic" (馬賽克) | Tom Wang | JJ Lin | JJ Lin | 4:08 |
11. | "I" (我) | Xiao Han | Tanya Chua | Tanya Chua | 4:08 |
Total length: | 40:30 |
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1. | "The Great Artist" (Live) | 3:25 |
2. | "Beast" (Live) | 2:43 |
3. | "Color Photos" (Live) | 3:51 |
4. | "Mosaic" (Live) | 4:03 |
5. | "Someone" (Live) | 3:58 |
6. | "Spying on You Behind the Fence" (Live) | 2:40 |
7. | "I" (Live) | 4:13 |
8. | "Wandering Poet" (Live) | 4:58 |
9. | "Fantasy" (Live) | 3:30 |
10. | "Friday the 13th" (Live) | 3:24 |
11. | "Dr. Jolin" (Live) | 3:49 |
Total length: | 40:34 |
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1. | "The Great Artist" | Muh Chen | 4:30 |
2. | "Wandering Poet" | JP Huang | 5:55 |
3. | "Dr. Jolin" | Marlboro Lai | 3:42 |
4. | "Mosaic" | Chen Hung-i | 4:09 |
5. | "Spying on You Behind the Fence" | Jude Chen | 2:39 |
Total length: | 20:55 |
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