LINK (Limited Edition Cassette)

“No matter how the world changes, music is the best connection.”
Explore a four-and-a-half-year soul journey and embrace the confident beauty of being 38.
The pandemic changed the way people connect.
A-LIN uses creation, growth, memories, and the world to LINK.
Featuring top-tier hit-making teams including Ai-Yin, Yoga Lin, Chang Chen-yue, Keda, Chang Chien-wei, Chang Te-ming, and Gondo Jie.
Travel back in time to the 1980s with a limited-edition cassette tape released on July 8.

Four and a half years after her self-titled album “A-LIN,” the born-to-sing diva A-LIN has finally completed her new musical work, “LINK,” amid the encouragement and anticipation of fans and her record label. For her previous self-titled album, she took on the responsibility of album producer for the first time. Now, she has returned as music director for a second time, but it took four and a half years to prepare—longer than preparing for the Olympics. For this new album, she invited musical partners Fergus Chow and Derrick Sepnio to serve as music directors and album producers together. Now 38, she is very satisfied with herself at this age, so many of the creative inspirations for this album come from her experiences and observations as a 38-year-old woman. At the same time, the global pandemic not only changed everyone’s lifestyle but also altered the way many people connect. During the days of isolation and even city-wide lockdowns, many people were unable to contact the outside world, and some even had to stop working. In such unprecedented circumstances, how can people maintain a spiritual connection while keeping their physical distance? In such a difficult environment, music is the best LINK. Although the singer cannot hold concerts to meet her fans, everyone can still stay connected and interact through the cloud and the internet. Families who were once too busy with work now have more time to spend together. This unique background has also given A-LIN a different kind of creative inspiration, all of which is written in the new album to share with her fans!

Producer A-LIN says, “This will be the album that comes closest to the singer A-LIN’s soul in history.” Because all three producers
grew up in the 1980s and experienced the era of listening to cassette tapes in their youth, the entire album incorporates a lot of cassette tape textures,
including the imperfect noise heard when playing tapes. During recording, the producers deliberately used several cassette players, vinyl players, and tape machines
to process many of the multitrack recordings, creating a texture that is not perfect but uniquely flavorful. These musical elements are not merely retro, but rather a connection that binds together
growth, memories, and life.” To fully showcase the results of “three” “eights” playing music together, a limited-edition commemorative cassette tape will be released ahead of A-LIN’s Taipei Arena concert, giving fans from different eras a chance to experience the charm of cassette tapes together!

This album, “LINK,” contains a total of 15 tracks, from the overture to nine new songs, as well as the musical design connecting the songs and the outro, all of which are the meticulous creations of the three producers. Most of the lyrics and music in the album also come from the discussions and collaborations of the three music directors. At the same time, they invited many outstanding musicians to contribute songs, including top-tier hit-making teams such as Ai-Yin, Yoga Lin, Chang Chen-yue, Keda, Chang Chien-wei, Chang Te-ming, and Gondo Jie. Through these connections with these creators, the new album has been enriched with even greater depth!

Tracklist:

Cassette Side I:
1.    Sololen Kako Ina [Pretty Please]
2.    ROMADIW
3.    Vacation Sisters [Vacation Sisters]
4.    Beauty And Confidence [Beauty And Confidence]
5.    Flower [Flower]
6.    Paris Nights [Paris Nights]
7.    Conversation [Conversation]
8.    Link Radio [Link Radio]
9.    Best Friend [Best Friend]

Cassette Side II:
10.    Love Logic [Love Logic]
11.    Michael Go [Michael Go]
12.    Talking To Myself [Talking To Myself]
13.    Blame [Blame]
14.    Turn [Turn]
15.    For The Future [For The Future]