Yeh Hui-Mei
2003 studio album by Jay Chou / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yeh Hui-Mei (simplified Chinese: 叶惠美; traditional Chinese: 葉惠美) is the fourth studio album by Taiwanese recording artist Jay Chou. It was released by Alfa Music on 31 July 2003, and was distributed throughout Asia in physical and digital formats. Chou enlisted various collaborators to assist with the album's lyrical content, including Vincent Fang, Alang Huang, Tseng Yu-ting, and Vivian Hsu, while Chou served as the album's sole composer. Named after the singer's mother, Yeh Hui-Mei utilizes genres such as alternative rock and R&B, whilst containing influences from classical music, opera, and hip-hop. The record's production and visuals utilize both retro and contemporary elements.
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Released | 31 July 2003 (2003-07-31) | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Studio | Alfa Studio (Taipei) | |||
Genre | Mandopop | |||
Length | 48:08 | |||
Language | Mandarin | |||
Label | Alfa Music[1] | |||
Producer | Jay Chou | |||
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Singles from Yeh Hui-Mei | ||||
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The album received positive reviews from music critics for its production and composition. Commercially, Yeh Hui-Mei saw success in Asia, reaching number one on the album charts in Singapore and the top five in Malaysia. In Taiwan, it was the best-selling album of 2003 with 335,000 copies sold, becoming Chou's second highest selling album of the year after The Eight Dimensions (2002). Yeh Hui-Mei went on to sell over 3 million copies throughout Asia. In 2019, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Singapore.
Yeh Hui-Mei spawned various singles including "Sunny Day", "Dong Feng Po", and "In the Name of Father". To promote the album, several songs were featured in promotional campaigns in Taiwan and China. At the 15th Golden Melody Awards, Yeh Hui-Mei won Best Pop Vocal Album while the video for the song "Class 3-2" won Best Music Video. The album's other accolades include the Most Popular Album of the Year Award at the Global Chinese Music Awards and highest-selling Mandarin album award at the IFPI Hong Kong Sales Awards.