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Favorite (Jolin Tsai album)

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Favorite
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2006 (2006-11-03)
Genre
Length1:34:31
LabelSony BMG
ProducerJamie Hsueh
Jolin Tsai chronology
Dancing Forever
(2006)
Favorite
(2006)
If You Think You Can, You Can!
(2007)

Favorite (Chinese: 最愛) is a compilation album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released on November 3, 2006, by Sony BMG. The album features 15 remixed tracks, 3 songs from the soundtrack of the film Why Me, Sweetie?! (2003), and 1 live performance medley.[1]

Background and release

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On July 23, 2002, Tsai signed with Sony.[2] Under this label, she released three studio albums: Magic (2003), Castle (2004), and J-Game (2005). These albums achieved commercial success in Taiwan, with sales exceeding 360,000,[3] 300,000,[4] and 260,000 copies,[5] respectively. Across Asia, the total sales for each album surpassed 1.5 million,[6] 1.5 million,[7] and 1.2 million copies,[8] respectively. Each of these albums ranked second in annual album sales in Taiwan for their respective years and secured the top spot for female artist album sales in the same period.[9][10][11]

On February 16, 2006, Tsai signed with EMI.[12] On May 5, 2006, Sony BMG released her compilation album J-Top.[13] On November 3, 2006, Sony BMG released another compilation album, Favorite. The album featured 15 remixed tracks, 3 songs from the soundtrack of the movie Why Me, Sweetie?! (2003)—"Angel of Love", "Darkness", and "Sweetie"—and a live performance medley from the Taipei stop of her J1 World Tour, which included "I'm Still Your Lover" and "Cut Love".[1]

In its first week of release, the album debuted at number 12 and number 5 on the weekly sales charts of G-Music and Five Music in Taiwan, respectively.[14][15]

Critical reception

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Tencent Entertainment's music critic Shu Wa commented, "After the release of Dancing Diva, Jolin Tsai became a market sensation. Sony, which had already seen considerable profits from the release of her earlier compilation J-Top in May, once again capitalized on her commercial appeal with a live and remix compilation. Riding on the wave of her second world tour, they put together this live and remix album. However, it mainly rehashes classic tracks from the J1 World Tour along with previously unreleased live performances, and also reissues several older tracks that were originally part of movie soundtracks. It's fair to say that this album is a patchwork of past material. Unfortunately, this type of marketing strategy has long since lost its novelty, and the album did not receive much recognition from the market."[16]

Track listing

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Favorite – Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicRemixer(s)Length
1."J-Game" (remix)Issac Chen
DJ Johnny4:39
2."Greek Girl by the Wishing Pond" (remix)Alang HuangIvana WongOscar4:05
3."Overlooking Purposely" (remix)
DJ Johnny3:51
4."Paradise" (remix)Issac ChenA-Tai3:19
5."Prove It" (remix)Kevin Yi
  • George Samuelson
  • Michael Lundh
  • Quint Starkie
  • Allan Rich
Oscar4:06
6."Magic" / "36 Tricks of Love" / "Signature Gesture" (remix)
  • Issac Chen
  • Kiki Hu
G-Wave7:33
7."The Starter" / "Repeated Note" (remix)Jolin TsaiJamie HsuehA-Tai5:43
8."Rope on Vest" / "Be You for a Day" / "Missing You" (remix)
  • Jolin Tsai
  • Francis Lee
  • Clayton Cheung
  • Jamie Hsueh
  • Lin Song-chin
Again Tsai6:29
9."Say Love You" / "It's Love" / "Prague Square" (remix)
Jay ChouG-Wave6:53
10."I'm Still Your Lover" / "Cut Love"
  • Dian Chen
  • Eric Lin
  • Dian Chen
  • Michael Tu
A-Tai4:22
11."Sky" / "Rewind" (remix)
  • Wesley Chia
  • Kiki Hu
  • Vincent Fang
  • Wesley Chia
  • Jay Chou
A-Tai5:19
12."Fake Confess" / "The Smell of Lemon Grass" (remix)Francis Lee
G-Wave5:58
Total length:62:17
Favorite – Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicRemixer(s)/Producer(s)Length
1."Oh Oh" (remix)Issac Chen
 3:23
2."Hunting Cupid" (remix)Jack Chou
  • Edward Chan
  • Charles Lee
Oscar4:33
3."Clothing Astrology" (remix)Francis Lee
  • Jonas Nordelius
  • Andreas Levander
  • Marcus Dernulf
G-Wave5:26
4."Angel of Love" (feat. Andy On)Andrew LingPeter KamJamie Hsueh4:00
5."Darkness"Andrew LingPeter KamJamie Hsueh4:41
6."Sweetie"Andrew LingPeter KamJamie Hsueh3:35
7."Jolin Dance Remix" (Overlooking Purposely / J-Game / Greek Girl by the Wishing Pond / Oh Oh)
  • Sunny Lee
  • Francis Lee
  • Issac Chen
  • Alang Huang
  • Mads Hauge
  • Vincent DeGiorgio
  • Jonas Nordelius
  • Andreas Levander
  • Awa Manneh
  • Ivana Wong
  • Jeanette Olsson
 6:36
Total length:32:14

Release history

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Region Date Format Distributor
Various November 3, 2006 Streaming Sony BMG
China 2CD Epic
Hong Kong Sony BMG
Malaysia
Taiwan

References

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