Sisters (A-Mei album)

Sisters
Studio album by
A-Mei
ReleasedDecember 13, 1996
Recorded1996
Studio
  • Mega Force Studio
  • Platinum Studio (Taipei)
  • Forward Studio
  • Da Sheng Studio
  • Studio C. (Singapore)
Genre
Length47:39
LabelForward Music
Producer
A-Mei chronology
Sisters
(1996) 		Bad Boy
(1997)
Alternative cover
Singles from Sisters
  1. "You Don't Want Anything"
  2. "I'm a Dreamer on Air"
  3. "Cut Love"
  4. "Release"
  5. "Sisters"

Sisters (Chinese: 姊妹; pinyin: Zǐmèi) is the debut studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on December 13, 1996, by Forward Music.[1] The album was primarily handled by Taiwanese producer Chang Yu-sheng, with the assistance of Yu Guangyan, Ma Yu-fen, Baby Chung, David Wu, and Chen Fu-ming. Musically, it experiments with genres such as pop, soul music, R&B, adult contemporary and easy listening to exhibit A-Mei's vocal talent and versatility. On June 23, 2017, 21 years after its initial release date, a vinyl reissue of Sisters was released by Forward Music.[2]

Prior to the album's release date, the higher-ups at Forward Music were concerned that A-Mei's aboriginal heritage would negatively impact the performance of the album, due to widespread discrimination against indigenous people in Taiwan at the time.[3] Nevertheless, Sisters was a massive commercial success in Taiwan upon release. The record topped the Taiwan IFPI chart for a total of nine consecutive weeks and sold a total of 1.21 million copies in Taiwan[4] and 4 million in Asia.[5]

To promote Sisters, A-Mei and Forward Music released five singles; "You Don't Want Anything," "I'm a Dreamer on Air," "Cut Love," "Release" and the title track, all resulting in commercial success. The album's success paved the way for future popular Taiwanese aboriginal artists such as A-Lin and Jia Jia.[6] Sisters currently ranks as the fourth highest selling album of all time in Taiwan.[7]

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  2. ^ "《姊妹》黑膠專輯" (in Chinese). Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Beech, Hannah. "Both Sides Now". Time. Archived from the original on May 22, 2002. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "張惠妹、張學友兩「張」王牌，稱霸華語歌壇黃金十年少見的百萬銷量紀錄". Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "【明星倒退嚕】阿妹《五燈獎》挫敗再起 2個男人推向天后之路". tw.appledaily.com (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference aborigines was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "台灣史上唱片銷量專輯 張惠妹 張學友統治整個華語市場". mypaper.pchome.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 23, 2023.