In 2009, Kelvin released his third album 走场陈伟联 (Moving Notes...Kelvin Tan). This critically acclaimed original album includes his self composed melodies with the biggest lyricists in Chinese music, including 梁文福, 林夕, 小寒, 姚谦, 姚若龙, 吴玉康, 陈乐融, 易家扬, etc. It also included a popular interpretation of 张雨生's 大海, which had Kelvin playing the piano in the sea in the music video. The songs from the album, 永远的朋友 (Forever Friends) and 分手的请书 (Break Up Letter) topped the Singapore charts in October 2009, while the album peaked at 5th in the Taiwan charts in February 2010. In addition, 分手的请书 won two awards at the 2010 Singapore Entertainment Awards and 我们 (Together) won Best Theme Song at the 2010 Star Awards. However, his contract with Warner Music expired in September 2010 and was not renewed.