Greg Han (album)

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Greg Han
Greg Han Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)
Recorded2020–2021
Studio
  • Perfect Sound (Taipei)
  • Lights Up (Taipei)
  • Mega Force (New Taipei)
  • BB Road
  • 112F (Taipei)
Genre
Length38:02
LanguageMandarin
Label Pourquoi Pas
Producer
  • George Chen
  • Mickey Lin
  • Howe Chen
  • Penny Tai
  • The crane
  • Déjà Fu
Singles from Greg Han
  1. "Yesterday No More"
    Released: October 27, 2020
  2. "Soufflé"
    Released: November 5, 2021
  3. "I Couldn't Care Less"
    Released: November 19, 2021
  4. "One Day at a Time"
    Released: December 7, 2021
  5. "Good Night, Good Night"
    Released: December 7, 2021

Greg Han is the self-titled debut studio album by Taiwanese singer Greg Han. It was released on December 7, 2021, through Pourquoi Pas Music.

Contents

Release and promotion

Greg Han was released on December 7, 2021 to digital music. The CD was released on December 17, 2021. [1] [2]

Singles

"Yesterday No More", Greg Han's debut single, was released on October 27, 2020. Its music video premiered on November 17, 2020. It was directed by DJ Chen and stars Ivy Yin, Greg Han and Hsu Huachien. [3]

"Soufflé" was released as the second single on November 5, 2021, along with its music video, directed by Han-soul. [4]

The third single, "I Couldn't Care Less", was released on November 19, 2021. Its music video was released on November 23, directed by Kidding Hsu. [5]

The fourth single, "One Day at a Time", was released alongside the album on December 7, 2021. The song's music video premiered on the same day at noon. It was directed by Remii Huang and stars Greg Han, Bai Runyi and Derek Chang. [6]

The fifth single, "Good Night, Good Night", featuring Joanna Wang, received a music video on December 29, 2021, directed by Kao Chengkai. [7] The song received Top 50 Singles of the Year at the 15th Freshmusic Awards.

Accolades

Awards and nominations for Greg Han, the album and its songs in 2022
AwardCategoryResultRef.
Canadian Chinese Pop Music AwardsBest New ArtistWon [8]
Hito Music Awards Favorite New ArtistWon [9]
Freshmusic AwardsTop 50 Singles of the Year
"Good Night, Good Night"
Won [10]
Best New ArtistNominated [11]
Top 10 Albums of the YearNominated
Golden Melody Awards Best New ArtistNominated [12]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Zone out"
  • Dean Wang
  • Huang Tzuyuan
George Chen3:25
2."Good Night, Good Night" (featuring Joanna Wang)
  • Dean Wang
  • Fran
Mickey Lin4:02
3."I Couldn't Care Less"
George Chen3:30
4."Soufflé"
  • Chun Yukcheung
  • RAZOR Chiang
George Chen3:10
5."Loner"
  • Wu Jiahui
  • David Ke
Howe Chen4:14
6."One Day at a Time"
  • Chen Yuxi
  • Achau Hsu
George Chen4:45
7."Figure You out"
George Chen3:51
8."Yesterday No More" Penny Tai Penny Tai4:30
9."Our Day in the Zoo"
  • Vj Voon
  • Yuen Chen
  • The crane
  • Howe Chen
3:00
10."Chill out"
  • Mickey Lin
  • Déjà Fu
3:31
Total length:38:02

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [13]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

The following charts are for albums sold at each record shops or online music stores in Taiwan.

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