Maybe Tomorrow (A-Mei album)

Maybe Tomorrow (Chinese: 也許明天; pinyin: Yěxǔ Míngtiān) is the twelfth studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei.

[1] Maybe Tomorrow comes hard on the heels of cross-straits controversies from earlier in the year, which led to some of her concerts having to be canceled due to the high amount of tension developed between the political figures on both sides.

[2][3] The album's music style presents a more daring and avant-garde experimental rock, and A-Mei is involved in the production for the first time, as well as contributing a number of lyrics and compositions.

[8] After the album's underperformance, A-Mei decided to take a year-long leave from the music industry to study abroad in Boston University.

She was forced to abruptly cancel a concert in Hangzhou in June after students from Zhejiang University accused her of being a "supporter of Taiwanese independence.

"[10] Back home, she was under fire from individuals who championed Taiwanese pride, including the then-Vice President of the Republic of China, Annette Lu.

[14] "Can't Make It Through" is a piano-driven ballad written by Kate Liao and composed by Wu Guanyan and Yi Jet Qi.

[14] Xu Guangyi and Wang Meilian wrote and composed the song "High Spirits," which takes influences from Indian pop music.

[7] The album's sales performance was attributed to its unorthodox musical style, lack of promotion and stiff competition by other artists at the time, as described by Sinophone publications.

[20] The many highly publicized setbacks during the entirety of 2004 convinced A-Mei to take a one-year hiatus from showbusiness to study abroad in Boston, Massachusetts.

[24] A-Mei proposed to add homosexual love in the music video due to her being very moved by a gay wedding she attended before.

[30] Jinhe Lin directed the video for the album's title track, which depicts A-Mei singing in a grey room and walking down a seaside in the end.

[35] Freshmusic gave the album a six out of 10 stars, calling it a precursor to her Amit persona, as well as singling out the songs "Love is The Only Way," "Fire," "Are You Well?"