Ultimate (Jolin Tsai album)
Ultimate (Chinese: J女神) is the seventh greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on August 28, 2012, by Sony Music Taiwan.[1] It includes 30 songs and 10 music videos released by either Universal or Sony.[2]
Ultimate | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | August 28, 2012 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 173:05 | |||
Language | Chinese | |||
Label | Sony | |||
Jolin Tsai chronology | ||||
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The album peaked at number fourteen on the weekly physical record chart of Five Music in Taiwan.[3]
Background and release
On July 23, 2002, Tsai signed a recording deal with Sony Music Taiwan,[4] and then she released three studio albums Magic (2003), Castle (2004), and J-Game (2005) through Sony. The three albums have sold more than 360,000, 300,000, and 260,000 copies in Taiwan respectively,[5][6][7] and each of them became the best-selling album by a female artist of the year in the region.[8][9][10] On February 16, 2006, Tsai signed a deal with Capital Music Taiwan,[11] and then Sony released two of Tsai's greatest hits albums J-Top (2006) and Final Wonderland (2007).[12][13] On August 28, 2012, Sony released another greatest hits album before Tsai releasing her twelfth studio album Muse on September 14 of the year, and the album includes Tsai's 25 songs by Sony, 5 songs by Universal, 9 music videos by Sony, and 1 live medley video from J1 Live Concert (2005) by Sony.[14] On September 14, 2012, the album reached number fourteen on the weekly record chart of Five Music in Taiwan.[15]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Signature Gesture" (招牌動作) |
| Jamie Hsueh | 3:11 |
2. | "Magic" (看我72變) |
| Bing Wang | 3:43 |
3. | "J-Game" (野蠻遊戲) |
| Bing Wang | 3:51 |
4. | "36 Tricks of Love" (愛情三十六計) |
| Bing Wang | 3:35 |
5. | "Prove It" |
| Huang I | 3:36 |
6. | "Oh Oh" |
| Jack Chou | 3:09 |
7. | "Overlooking Purposely" (睜一隻眼閉一隻眼) |
| Jamie Hsueh | 2:58 |
8. | "Smell of the Popcorn" (爆米花的味道) |
| Bing Wang | 4:18 |
9. | "Pirates" (海盜) |
| Jay Chou | 4:36 |
10. | "The Spirit of Knight" (騎士精神) |
| Jay Chou | 4:17 |
11. | "Prague Square" (布拉格廣場) |
| Jay Chou | 4:52 |
12. | "Greek Girl by the Wishing Well" (許願池的希臘少女) |
| Jamie Hsueh | 3:09 |
13. | "Love Love Love" |
| Huang I | 3:47 |
14. | "Exclusive Myth" (獨佔神話) |
| Jack Chou | 4:10 |
15. | "Show Your Love" |
| Paul Lee | 4:16 |
Total length: | 57:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rewind" (倒帶) |
| G-Power | 4:26 |
2. | "Sky" (天空) |
| Adia | 4:37 |
3. | "Be You for a Day" (做一天的你) |
| Jamie Hsueh | 4:40 |
4. | "The Smell of Lemon Grass" (檸檬草的味道) |
| Peter Lee | 4:31 |
5. | "The Starter" (始作俑者) |
| Jamie Hsueh | 4:35 |
6. | "Repeated Note" (反覆記號) |
| Jamie Hsueh | 4:24 |
7. | "Sweet and Sour" (酸甜) |
| Jamie Hsueh | 4:29 |
8. | "Say Love You" (說愛你) |
| Bing Wang | 3:43 |
9. | "It's Love" (就是愛) |
| Bing Wang | 4:17 |
10. | "Missing You" (好想你) |
| Jamie Hsueh | 3:55 |
11. | "Singleness" (單身公害) |
| Jamie Hsueh | 3:45 |
12. | "What Kind of Love" (什麼樣的愛) |
| Peter Lee | 3:58 |
13. | "Blame It on the Age" (怪我太年輕) |
| David Wu | 3:47 |
14. | "Can’t Speak Clearly" (你怎麼連話都說不清楚) |
| David Wu | 5:04 |
15. | "I Know You're Feeling Blue" (我知道你很難過) |
| David Wu | 4:22 |
Total length: | 64:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Magic" (music video) | 3:45 |
2. | "J-Game" (music video) | 4:04 |
3. | "The Spirit of Knight" (music video) | 4:18 |
4. | "Prague Square" (music video) | 4:52 |
5. | "Greek Girl by the Wishing Well" (music video) | 3:25 |
6. | "Say Love You" (music video) | 3:49 |
7. | "Sky" (music video) | 5:49 |
8. | "My Choice" (music video) | 4:39 |
9. | "Rewind" (music video) | 4:24 |
10. | "The Spirit of Knight" / "Pirates" / "Magic" (live video) | 11:59 |
Total length: | 51:04 |
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[16] | 14 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Edition(s) | Label | Ref. |
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Various | August 28, 2012 | Digital download | Standard | Sony | [17] |
China | [18] | ||||
Taiwan | [19] |
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