My Journey (Shila Amzah album)
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My Journey[1][2] (Chinese: 心旅)[2] is the debut Chinese studio album and sixth album by Malaysian award-winning international singer-songwriter, Shila Amzah, released on April 30, 2016,[2] by Shilala (HK) Limited.[3] Shila began preparing for the album during the same year after she participated I Am a Singer (season 2), and during a significant amount of media scrutiny. Shila was 26 years old at the time of the album's release and she is the first Malay artist to release a Chinese studio album at Beijing, China.[4]
Musically, the album is mandopop music styled,[4] and lyrically it speaks of romantic relationships and breakups, a couple of Shila wrote from experiencing a relationship before. Lyrics also touch on Shila's personal struggles in life. In contrast to Shila's previous work, the production of My Journey consists of drum programming, synthesizers, pulsating bass, processed backing vocals, and guitars.[4]
Background
Shila released her fifth album, Shila Amzah, on December 10, 2013. This album, My Journey marked a change in Shila's musical style with the experimentation of mandopop. Before Shila finally release a Chinese studio album, Shila suffered struggles with recording contracts with Shanghai Media Group before establishing her own major recording label, Shilala (HK) Limited. The album was delayed almost 2 years.[2][3][5] Before this, Shila stated the album will be released by March 2016, but it was delayed to April 2016 because some of her songs were mastered (in the United States of America) late.
Album packaging and release
My Journey was released on April 30, 2016, with seven tracks alongside three bonus tracks.[6] Shila began teasing an announcement in March 2016. On April 22, 2016, Shila unveiled the album cover on Instagram featuring the date of her press conference.
Singles
On May 28, 2015, Shila released her debut Chinese single in Hong Kong, "See You or Never"[7] through her very own major recording label, Shilala (HK) Limited. The song was written by Liao Yu and composed by Shila herself. This single had been performed live during her Shila Amzah: The Symbol of Love, International Press Conference. The song became an instant hit on Weibo Music when the single reached 1 million downloads in just two days.
On October 1, 2015, Shila performed her second Chinese single in Hong Kong, "Goodbye" during her Shila Amzah Meet & Greet Hong Kong.[8][8][9] On October 6, 2015, Shila released the single[10] through Shilala (HK) Limited on Weibo Music[11] and iTunes.[12]
"Manusia" was released to contemporary hit radio on May 6, 2016, as the third single from the album.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "沙粒的秘密 Secret of Sands" | Shila Amzah | Shila Amzah | TBD |
| 2. | "再見不再見 See You or Never" | Liao Yu, Shila Amzah | Shila Amzah | 04:40 |
| 3. | "再見 Goodbye" | Kelvin Avon, Jessica Bennet, Xiao Guang | Jun Kung, Kelvin Avon | 3:46 |
| 4. | "家 Family" | Shila Amzah | Shila Amzah | TBD |
| 5. | "低头式孤单 Bow Alone" | Shila Amzah | Shila Amzah | TBD |
| 6. | "到時說愛我 It's Time You Say You Love Me" | Khalil Fong | Khalil Fong | TBD |
| 7. | "相爱 Loving Each Other" | Shila Amzah | Shila Amzah | TBD |
| 8. | "Manusia" | Shila Amzah | Helen Yap | TBD |
| 9. | "Selamanya Cinta" | Shila Amzah | Helen Yap | TBD |
| 10. | "It's You" | Shila Amzah | Helen Yap | TBD |
| Total length: | TBD | |||
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | April 30, 2016 | CD | Shilala (HK) Ltd. |
References
- ^ "Instagram photo by 茜拉Shila Amzah • Apr 21, 2016 at 3:00pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
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- ^ a b "茜拉发新专辑谈感情观:爱人要先爱自己-搜狐娱乐". yule.sohu.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ a b c "茜拉发首张国语大碟《心旅》 谈感情观:爱人要先爱自己-新华网浙江". www.zj.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "茜拉首发国语大碟《心旅》 让双耳尝遍酸甜苦辣-广西新闻网". www.gxnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ 网易. "茜拉 爱人要先爱自己(图)_网易新闻". news.163.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "再見不再見 - Single by Shila Amzah on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ a b "茜拉《再见》控前度". 马来西亚诗华日报新闻网. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "茜拉首次來港會歌迷 - 香港文匯報". paper.wenweipo.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Shila reveals the next chapter in her love story in 'Zaijian' (再見) (VIDEO)". www.themalaymailonline.com. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "再见-ShilaAmzah茜拉-音乐人". music.weibo.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "再見 (國) - Single by Shila Amzah on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "ERA fm - Kejap lagi jom kita dengarkan single terbaru dari... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
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