Magic (Jolin Tsai album)

Magic (Chinese: 看我72變) is the fifth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on 7 March 2003, by Sony Music Taiwan.[1] Tsai managed to sign with Sony in February 2002, and got one of her biggest successes in her music career.[2] A reinvention in her music and image gave Tsai what she needed to make a comeback to the music scene after being gone for almost a year.[3] The highly anticipated album sold more than 1.5 million copies in Asia,[4] with more than 360,000 copies sold in Taiwan alone,[5] and became the best-selling album by a female artist of the year in Taiwan.[5] The opening track, "Say Love You", reached number 3 on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year.[6] The title track, "Magic", reached number 24 on the chart.[6] The fifth track, "Prague Square", reached number 65 on the chart.[7] The album instantly restored Tsai's reputation, earned her two Golden Melody Award nominations for Best Mandarin Female Singer and Best Pop Vocal Album,[8] and earned her an MTV Asia Award nomination for Favorite Artist Taiwan.[9]

Magic
Standard edition artwork
Studio album by Jolin Tsai
Released	March 7, 2003
Recorded	2002
Studio	M.E Studio, Morgan Studio, Atomic Studio, J&A Studio, Mega Force Studio, Platinum Studio
Genre	Pop
Length	45:25
Language	Chinese
Label	Sony
Producer	Bing Wang, Peter Lee, Jamie Hsueh, Jay Chou, Huang I
Jolin Tsai chronology
Dance Collection (2002) Magic (2003) The Age of Innocence (2003)

Track listing

Magic – Standard edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Say Love You" (說愛你)	Simon Liang	Jay Chou	Bing Wang	3:43
2.	"Magic" (看我72變)	Issac Chen	Edward Chen, Charles Lee	Bing Wang	3:43
3.	"Fake Confess" (假面的告白)	Francis Lee	Paul Lee	Peter Lee	4:07
4.	"Slave Ship" (奴隸船)	Issac Chen	Jamie Hsueh	Jamie Hsueh	4:54
5.	"Prague Square" (布拉格廣場)	Vincent Fang	Jay Chou	Jay Chou	4:52
6.	"Be You for a Day" (做一天的你)	Francis Lee	Jamie Hsueh	Jamie Hsueh	4:40
7.	"Prove It"	Kevin I	George Samuelson, Michael Lundh, Quint Starkie, Allan Rich	Huang I	3:36
8.	"Smell of the Popcorn" (爆米花的味道)	Vincent Fang	Michael Fong	Bing Wang	4:18
9.	"Rope on Vest" (馬甲上的繩索)	Jolin Tsai	Clayton Cheung	Jamie Hsueh	4:03
10.	"Good Thing" (好東西)	Francis Lee	George Samuelson, Michael Lundh, Quint Starkie, Rebecca Hortlund	Huang I	3:12
11.	"The Spirit of Knight" (騎士精神)	Jolin Tsai	Jay Chou	Jay Chou	4:17
Total length:					45:25

Magic – Hong Kong standard edition (bonus track)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Darkness" (我很怕黑)	Ling Tung Shing	Peter Kam	Jamie Hsueh	4:38
Total length:					4:38

Magic – Deluxe edition (DVD)

No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Say Love You"	Kuang Sheng	3:49
2.	"Magic"	Kuang Sheng	3:45
3.	"Fake Confess"	Tony Lin	4:06
4.	"Slave Ship"		4:54
5.	"Prague Square"	Chen Hung-bin	4:52
6.	"Be You for a Day"	Tony Lin	4:36
7.	"Prove It"		3:36
8.	"Smell of the Popcorn"		4:19
9.	"Rope on Vest"	Tony Lin	4:00
10.	"Good Thing"		3:11
11.	"The Spirit of Knight"	Tony Lin	4:18
Total length:			45:26

References

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6. "Hitoradio‧Hit Fm --華人音樂入口指標". www.hitoradio.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
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9. "Love is in the Air at the 2004 MTV Asia Awards". web.international.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-08.