Capricorn (Jay Chou album)
Jay Chou album
Capricorn (Chinese: 魔杰座; pinyin: Mó jié zuò) is the ninth studio album by Taiwanese recording artist Jay Chou, released on 14 October 2008, by JVR Music and Sony BMG. The album's lyrical content was penned by Chou and his frequent collaborator Vincent Fang, alongside Alang Huang, Ku Hsiao-li, and Juang Ling-ja, whilst composition was handled by Chou himself. The title of the album serves as a homophone in Chinese meaning Capricorn as well as magic—the former of which is a nod to Chou's zodiac sign. Its production blend elements of pop, hip-hop, rock, and folk music.
Upon its release, Capricorn was subject to positive reviews music critics. It was met with commercial success in various regions in Asia, reaching number one on the G-Music chart in Taiwan and the Hong Kong Record Merchants Association (HKRMA) album chart in Hong Kong. It was the second best-selling record of 2008 in Taiwan, selling 152,000 copies, as well as the third best-selling record of the year in Hong Kong. In Singapore, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS) in 2021.
Three singles were promoted for the album—"Rice Field", "The Promised Love", and "Give Me the Time of a Song". "Rice Field" won Song of the Year at both the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan and the Beijing Pop Music Awards in China, while Chou won Best Mandarin Male Singer at the former award ceremony for the album.
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The album's title is derived from a homophone meaning both magic and Capricorn in Chinese, the latter of which is Chou's astrological sign.
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