The Era (album)
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The Era is Taiwanese
Mandopop
artist Jay Chou
's tenth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 18 May 2010 by JVR Music and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan. It was released with a bonus DVD containing the music videos of "超人不會飛" (Superman Can't Fly) and "免費教學錄影帶" (Free Tutorial Video).
The album was nominated for six awards at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011, including Best Song of the Year for "超人不會飛" (Superman Can't Fly). It won Best Arranger for Cai Kejun (蔡科俊) for "免費教學錄影帶" (Free Tutorial Video), Best Mandarin Album and Best Male Mandarin Artist for Chou for his work on this album.
Taiwanese people
Taiwanese people may refer to individuals who either claim or are imputed cultural identity focused on the island of Taiwan and/or Taiwan Area which have been governed by the Republic of China since 1945...
Mandopop
Mandopop
Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs...
artist Jay Chou
Jay Chou
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for...
's tenth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 18 May 2010 by JVR Music and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan. It was released with a bonus DVD containing the music videos of "超人不會飛" (Superman Can't Fly) and "免費教學錄影帶" (Free Tutorial Video).
Reception
The tracks "超人不會飛" (Superman Can't Fly) and "雨下一整晚" (Rain Falls All Night) and "跨時代" (The Era) are listed at number 2, 10 and 39 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2010. The album is the second best selling album in Taiwan in 2010, with 110,000 copies sold.The album was nominated for six awards at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011, including Best Song of the Year for "超人不會飛" (Superman Can't Fly). It won Best Arranger for Cai Kejun (蔡科俊) for "免費教學錄影帶" (Free Tutorial Video), Best Mandarin Album and Best Male Mandarin Artist for Chou for his work on this album.
Track listing
Controversies
In order to prevent privacy of the album, the manufacturing was outsouced to Sony Music Entertainment plants in China but because of their large orders they were unable to meet demands. The producers did not wish to outsource to another factory, because of privacy insurance concerns and so that the album can be release on the same date throughout Asia; it was delayed from 14 May to 18 May.Chart
| Track name | #2 |
|---|---|
| "雨下一整晚" (Rain Falls All Night) | #10 |
| "跨時代" (The Era) | #39 |
Awards and nominations
| Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best Mandarin Album | The Era | |
| Best Composer | Jay Chou for "煙花易冷" (Fireworks Cool Easily) | |
| Best Lyricist | Vincent Fang for "煙花易冷" (Fireworks Cool Easily) | |
| Best Arranger | Cai Kejun (蔡科俊) for "免費教學錄影帶" (Free Tutorial Video) | |
| Best Producer | Jay Chou | |
| Best Male Mandarin Artist | Jay Chou |