Released:April 26, 2006
Dancing Diva (Chinese :舞孃) is the eighth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai,released on May 12,2006,by EMI and Mars. [1] The album was produced by Adia,Paul Lee,Peter Lee,Paula Ma,Yuri Chan,and Stanley Huang. [2] Rooted in pop and electronic music,the album features a diverse range of musical styles.
Dancing Diva was met with positive reviews from music critics for its production and composition. [3] [4] Commentators noted that it helped solidify Tsai's position as one of the top dance recording artists in the Chinese music industry. [5]
The album sold over 300,000 copies in Taiwan and more than 2.5 million copies across Asia. [6] [7] It was the best-selling album in Taiwan in 2006 and was nominated for the Best Mandarin Album at the 18th Golden Melody Awards. [8] Tsai also received a nomination for Best Female Mandarin Singer,while Adiai received a nomination for Best Single Producer for the track "Dancing Diva". [9] At the awards ceremony,Tsai won both the Best Female Mandarin Singer and the Most Popular Female Singer awards. [10]
Following the release of Dancing Diva,Tsai launched her second world tour,the Dancing Forever World Tour,which began on September 15,2006,at the Hong Kong Coliseum and concluded on February 8,2009,at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville,United States. [11] [12]
On December 21,2005,media outlets reported that Tsai had begun collecting songs for her new album,which was expected to be released in March or April of the following year. [13] On February 14,2006,Tsai signed with EMI and announced that she had already started recording the new album. [14] She also revealed that the album would be released on May 12,2006,stating,"EMI Capitol offers a fresh environment with abundant musical resources,which has given me great freedom to pursue the music I want to create." [15]
On February 22,2006,Ashin disclosed that he would be writing a song for Tsai's upcoming album. [16] By March 15,2006,media sources reported that the album's recording was 80% complete,and it was confirmed that the lead single had already been chosen. [17]
On March 25,2006,it was announced that Tsai had completed the recording of the album and would be flying to Budapest,Hungary,to shoot music videos for song from the album. [18] On April 11,2006,it was revealed that Tsai had written the lyrics for the song "The Prologue" in September of the previous year. Her manager,Howard Chiang,explained that Tsai had searched for the right melody to accompany the lyrics for an extended period. [19]
On April 24,2006,it was reported that Tsai had traveled to Los Angeles to learn choreography for two of the album's tracks,"Pulchritude" and "Mr. Q". [20] On April 28,2006,it was further revealed that Stanley Huang had written the song "Good Guy" for Tsai's album. [21]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Pulchritude" (玩美) | Luke Tsui |
| Adia | 3:33 |
2. | "Dancing Diva" (舞孃) | Issac Chen | Adia | 3:04 | |
3. | "A Wonder in Madrid" (馬德里不思議) | Alang Huang | Hagen Troy | Paul Lee | 3:35 |
4. | "Pretence" (假裝) | Howard Chiang | Howard Ku | Paula Ma | 5:15 |
5. | "Attraction of Sexy Lips" (唇唇欲動) | Sunny Lee | Terry Lee | Adia | 3:11 |
6. | "Love in the Shape of a Heart" (心型圈) | Vincent Fang | Yuri Chan | Yuri Chan | 4:10 |
7. | "Heart Breaking Day" (離人節) | Matthew Yen | Alex Fung | Peter Lee | 4:11 |
8. | "Mr. Q" | Issac Chen |
| Adia | 3:21 |
9. | "Nice Guy" (乖乖牌) | Luke Tsui | Stanley Huang | Stanley Huang | 3:19 |
10. | "The Finale" (最終話) | Ashin | Peter Lee | Peter Lee | 4:38 |
11. | "The Prologue" (開場白) | Jolin Tsai | Xiao Yu | Peter Lee | 4:31 |
Total length: | 42:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Pulchritude" (music video) | 3:44 |
2. | "Dancing Diva" (music video) | 3:42 |
3. | "A Wonder in Madrid" (music video) | 3:33 |
4. | "Pretence" (music video) | 5:25 |
5. | "Attraction of Sexy Lips" (music video) | 3:13 |
6. | "Love in the Shape of a Heart" (music video) | 4:08 |
7. | "Heart Breaking Day" (music video) | 4:05 |
8. | "Mr. Q" (music video) | 3:18 |
9. | "Nice Guy" (music video) | 3:25 |
10. | "The Finale" (music video) | 4:41 |
11. | "The Prologue" (music video) | 4:32 |
Total length: | 43:46 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Edition | Distributor |
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Various | May 12, 2006 | Streaming | Standard | Mars |
China | Push Typhoon | |||
June 1, 2006 | CD | Limited | ||
August 29, 2006 | Video compilation | |||
Hong Kong | May 12, 2006 | CD | Standard | EMI |
July 7, 2006 | CD+DVD | Perfect Celebration | ||
Malaysia | May 12, 2006 | CD | Standard | |
July 7, 2006 | CD+DVD | Perfect Celebration | ||
August 29, 2006 | VCD | Video compilation | ||
Taiwan | May 12, 2006 | CD | Standard | |
July 7, 2006 | CD+DVD | Perfect Celebration |
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