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| Released | November 12, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:09:15 | |||
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Born to Be a Star is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on November 12, 2004, by Universal and D Sound. It contains 29 songs and 15 music videos previously released by Universal. [1]
In March 1999, Tsai signed a recording contract with Universal, through which she later released four studio albums— 1019 (1999), Don't Stop (2000), Show Your Love (2000), and Lucky Number (2001), the four albums have sold more than 450,000, [2] 500,000, [3] 280,000, [4] and 150,000 copies in Taiwan, [5] respectively. On November 6, 2001, Universal released for Tsai the greatest hits album, Together . [6] On April 2, 2002, Universal released for Tsai the remix album, Dance Collection . [7] On July 23, 2002, Tsai signed a recording contract with Sony. [8] On May 14, 2003, Universal released for Tsai the greatest hits album, The Age of Innocence . [9]
On November 12, 2004, Universal released for Tsai the greatest hits album titled Born to Be a Star. It contains 29 songs and 15 music videos previously released during the Universal period. [1]
Tencent Entertainment's Shuwa commented: " Magic and Castle made Jolin Tsai become one of the best selling singers in Taiwan. At the end of 2004, Universal wasted no time in releasing a new greatest hits album of 29 old works. But this time, almost all the Jolin Tsai's music videos released during the Universal period were included in the DVD, which heated up the market again." [10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Stop" | Mao Mao |
| Paul Lee | 3:34 |
| 2. | "If You Don't Want" | Hsieh Meng-chuan |
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| 4:12 |
| 3. | "Blame It on the Age" | Eric Lin | Michael Tu | David Wu | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Feel Your Presence" | Julian Yu | Chervun Liew | Paul Lee | 4:05 |
| 5. | "You Gotta Know" | Lu Hsueh-han | Chen Wei | Chen Wei | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Take It Easy" |
| Chen Chih-yuan | David Wu | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Guessing" | Daryl Yao |
| David Wu | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Let Me Alone" | Hsieh Tien-yao | Hsieh Tien-yao | Kay Huang | 4:05 |
| 9. | "What Kind of Love" | Jerry Huang | Jimmy Ye | Peter Lee | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Lucky Number" | Hsieh Meng-chuan | Paul Lee | Paul Lee | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Out on the Street" | Mao Mao | Jun Young-hun | David Wu | 3:49 |
| 12. | "The Rose" | Amanda McBroom | Amanda McBroom | David Wu | 4:20 |
| 13. | "Living with the World" | Chuang Ching-wen | Ronald Ng |
| 3:56 |
| 14. | "Reluctant" | Hsieh Meng-chuan | Jimmy Ye | David Wu | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 58:10 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Show Your Love" | Benny Chen | Paul Lee | Paul Lee | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Sugar Sugar" | Andy Kim | Jeff Barry | David Wu | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Watch Me Closely" | Julian Yu | Chen Wei | Chen Wei | 3:40 |
| 4. | "I Know You're Feeling Blue" | Kiki Hu | Jimmy Ye | David Wu | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Do You Still Love Me" | Kiki Hu | Azlan Abu Hassan | David Wu | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Words of Loneliness" | Wu Yu-kang | Kuo Heng-chi | David Wu | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | Paul Simon | David Wu | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Fall in Love with a Street" | Hsieh Meng-chuan | Nobuhiro Makino | David Wu | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Are You Happy" | Kiki Hu | Michael Tu | David Wu | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" | Benny Chen | Chervun Liew | Paul Lee | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Love Song for You" | Chuang Ching-wen | Lee Soo-young | David Wu | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Because of You" | Julian Yu |
| Peter Lee | 4:40 |
| 13. | "Can't Speak Clearly" | Mao Mao | Jay Chou | Peter Lee | 5:05 |
| 14. | "Only One of You" | Yao Chien | Azlan Abu Hassan | Peter Lee | 4:24 |
| 15. | "Good-Bye" |
| Keith Chan | David Wu | 4:46 |
| Total length: | 65:45 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "You Gotta Know" (music video) | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Do You Still Love Me" (music video) | 4:25 |
| 3. | "The Rose" (music video) | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Lucky Number" (music video) | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Emptiness" (music video) | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Show Your Love" (music video) | 4:19 |
| 7. | "I Know You're Feeling Blue" (music video) | 5:10 |
| 8. | "Are You Happy" (music video) | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Fall in Love with a Street" (music video) | 4:24 |
| 10. | "If You Don't Want" (music video) | 4:21 |
| 11. | "Don't Stop" (music video) | 3:34 |
| 12. | "What Kind of Love" (music video) | 3:59 |
| 13. | "Blame It on the Age" (music video) | 4:44 |
| 14. | "Sugar Sugar" (music video) | 3:50 |
| 15. | "Good-Bye" (music video) | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 65:20 | |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Distributor |
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| Taiwan | November 12, 2004 | 2CD+DVD | Universal |
| China | March 8, 2005 | Sky |
Jolin Tsai is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen of C-Pop", she is one of the most influential pop cultural figures in the Chinese-speaking world. Recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in musical style and visual image, she is a key figure of popularizing dance-pop as mainstream music in Greater China. She maintains control over every aspects of her career, her works, which incorporate social themes and ideological connotations, have achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim.
J-Game is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on April 25, 2005, by Sony BMG. Produced by Jamie Hsueh, Jack Chou, Bing Wang, and Adia, it incorporated genres of pop, hip-hop, electronic, old school, disco, and Chinese style.
Agent J is the ninth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on September 21, 2007, by EMI and Mars. It was produced by Lars Quang, Nik Quang, RnG, Adia, Paul Lee, Michael Lin, Paula Ma, and Jamie Hsueh. It was released alongside the film under the same name, which was directed by Jeff Chang, Marlboro Lai, and Kuang Sheng, and it features Kim Jae-won, Stephen Fung, and Carl Ng.
Love Exercise is a cover album of Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on October 31, 2008, by Gold Typhoon and Mars. It contains covers of 10 English classic songs, and it released alongside her book publication under the same title. Tsai collaborated with various producers on the album, including Paula Ma, Peter Lee, Jim Lee, Daniel Bi, Paul Lee, and Adia.
J-Top is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on May 5, 2006, by Sony BMG. It contains 20 songs and four music videos previously released by Sony, one documentary film, one remixed medley, and two previously unreleased songs. It sold more than 100,000 copies in Taiwan, becoming the year's fifth highest-selling album overall in the country.
1019 is the debut studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on September 10, 1999, by Universal and D Sound. Produced by David Wu, Peter Lee, and Paul Lee, it incorporated genres of pop, hip-hop, R&B, and world music to showcase Tsai's musical talent and versatility.
Don't Stop is the second studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on April 26, 2000, by Universal and D Sound. Produced by David Wu, Peter Lee, Paul Lee, and Chen Wei, it incorporated genres of pop, R&B, hip-hop, rock, and reggae. Her singing skills on the album were better than before, and her ballad performance became more emotional and delicate, while her dance song performance became more free and easy.
Show Your Love is the third studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on December 22, 2000, by Universal and D Sound. Produced by David Wu, Peter Lee, Paul Lee, Chen Wei, and Jae Chong, it features a wide range of musical styles and her maturer musical performance.
Lucky Number is the fourth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on July 7, 2001, by Universal and D Sound. Produced by David Wu, Peter Lee, Paul Lee, Chen Wei, and Kay Huang, it incorporated music genres of pop, R&B, disco, and hip-hop.
Muse is the twelfth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on September 14, 2012, by Warner and Mars. Produced by Michael Lin, Peggy Hsu, JJ Lin, and Tanya Chua, it integrated pop music with pop art, with music styles spanning mainstream and indie.
Play is the thirteenth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on November 15, 2014, by Warner and Eternal. Produced by Starr Chen, Andrew Chen, Tiger Chung, JJ Lin, and Michael Lin, it broke away from the framework of traditional Chinese albums with rich musical contents and all-encompassing themes.
Jeneration is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on February 27, 2009, by Gold Typhoon and Mars. It contains her 27 songs previously released by EMI and three previously unreleased songs.
J9 is a compilation album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on November 12, 2004, by Sony. It contains two new songs and nine remixes of songs previously released by Sony.
J1 Live Concert is a live video album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on September 23, 2005, by Sony BMG. It chronicled the J1 World Tour at Chungshan Soccer Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan on November 20, 2004. It also contains one new song, "Paradise". In Taiwan, it topped the weekly video album sales chart of G-Music for 12 consecutive weeks, and it topped the video album sales chart of Five Music.
Final Wonderland is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on September 19, 2007, by Sony BMG. It contains 40 songs and 22 music videos previously released by Sony, and two remixed medleys.
Favorite is a compilation album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on November 3, 2006, by Sony BMG. It contains 15 remixes of her songs previously released by Sony, three soundtrack songs from Why Me, Sweetie?! (2003), and a live medley.
Ultimate is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on August 28, 2012, by Sony. It includes 30 songs and 10 music videos previously released by Universal and Sony.
Dance Collection is a remix album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on April 2, 2002, by Universal and D Sound. It contains remixes of her 12 songs previously released by Universal.
The Age of Innocence is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on March 27, 2003, by Universal and D Sound. It contains her 30 songs previously released by Universal.
Together is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on November 6, 2001, by Universal and D Sound. It contains her 16 songs and 14 music videos previously released by Universal and one behind-the-scenes documentary film about Lucky Number (2001).
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