Ultimate (Jolin Tsai album)

2012 greatest hits album by Jolin Tsai

Ultimate

Greatest hits album by

Jolin Tsai

Released| August 28, 2012 (2012-08-28)
Genre| Pop
Length| 2:54:29
Label| Sony
Producer|

* Jamie Hsueh
* Bing Wang
* Jay Chou
* David Wu
* Huang Yi
* Jack Chou
* Peter Lee
* Paul Lee
* G-Power
* Adia

Jolin Tsai chronology
| Myself
(2010)  | Ultimate
(2012)  | Muse
(2012)

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Ultimate (Chinese: J女神) is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released by Sony on August 28, 2012. The album includes 30 tracks and 10 music videos from Tsai's time with Sony and Universal.[1]

## Background and release

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

On May 5, 2006, Sony BMG released a greatest hits album, J-Top,[11] followed by a remix album, Favorite, on November 3, 2006.[12] On September 19, 2007, Sony BMG released Tsai's second greatest hits compilation, Final Wonderland.[13]

On August 28, 2012, Sony released Tsai's third greatest hits compilation, Ultimate. The album features 25 songs from her time with Sony and 5 songs from her time with Universal, along with 9 music videos from her Sony period and a live performance medley from the Taipei stop of her J1 World Tour.[1] The album achieved a peak ranking of 14th on the weekly sales chart of Taiwan's Five Music record stores.[14]

## Track listing

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Ultimate – CD 1No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Signature Gesture"| Issac Chen|

* Edward Chan
* Charles Lee

| Jamie Hsueh| 3:12
2.| "Magic"| Issac Chen|

* Edward Chan
* Charles Lee

| Bing Wang| 3:46
3.| "J-Game"| Issac Chen|

* Jonas Nordelius
* Andreas Levander
* Awa Manneh

| Bing Wang| 3:51
4.| "36 Tricks of Love"| Kiki Hu|

* Savan Kotecha
* Andrew Frampton
* Wayne Wilkins

| Bing Wang| 3:34
5.| "Prove It"| Kevin Yi|

* George Samuelson
* Michael Lundh
* Quint Starkie
* Allan Rich

| Huang Yi| 3:39
6.| "Oh Oh"| Issac Chen|

* Jonas Nordelius
* Andreas Levander
* Jeanette Olsson

| Jack Chou| 3:09
7.| "Overlooking Purposely"|

* Sunny Lee
* Francis Lee

* Mads Hauge
* Vincent DeGiorgio

| Jamie Hsueh| 2:59
8.| "Smell of the Popcorn"| Vincent Fang| Wan Chiu| Bing Wang| 4:20
9.| "Pirates"| Issac Chen| Jay Chou| Jay Chou| 4:35
10.| "The Spirit of Knight"| Jolin Tsai| Jay Chou| Jay Chou| 4:17
11.| "Prague Square"| Vincent Fang| Jay Chou| Jay Chou| 4:54
12.| "Greek Girl by the Wishing Pond"| Alang Huang| Ivana Wong| Jamie Hsueh| 3:10
13.| "Love Love Love"| Simon Liang| Konstantin Meladze| Huang Yi| 3:48
14.| "Exclusive Myth"| Issac Chen| Wang Leehom| Jack Chou| 4:10
15.| "Show Your Love"| Benny Chen| Paul Lee| Paul Lee| 4:18
Total length:| 57:42

Ultimate – CD 2No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Rewind"| Vincent Fang| Jay Chou| G-Power| 4:25
2.| "Sky"|

* Wesley Chia
* Kiki Hu

| Wesley Chia| Adia| 4:38
3.| "Be You for a Day"| Francis Lee| Jamie Hsueh| Jamie Hsueh| 4:43
4.| "The Smell of Lemon Grass"| Francis Lee| Peter Lee| Peter Lee| 4:32
5.| "The Starter"| Jolin Tsai| Jamie Hsueh| Jamie Hsueh| 4:36
6.| "Repeated Note"| Jolin Tsai| Jamie Hsueh| Jamie Hsueh| 4:24
7.| "Sweet and Sour"| Francis Lee| Jamie Hsueh| Jamie Hsueh| 4:29
8.| "Say Love You"| Simon Liang| Jay Chou| Bing Wang| 3:46
9.| "It's Love"| Simon Liang| Jay Chou| Bing Wang| 4:16
10.| "Missing You"| Francis Lee| Lin Song-chin| Jamie Hsueh| 3:55
11.| "Singlehood Plague"| Francis Lee| Kang Hyun-min| Jamie Hsueh| 3:44
12.| "What Kind of Love"| Jerry Huang| Jimmy Ye| Peter Lee| 4:01
13.| "Blame It on the Age"| Eric Lin| Michael Tu| David Wu| 4:44
14.| "Can't Speak Clearly"| Mao Mao| Jay Chou| David Wu| 5:05
15.| "I Know You're Feeling Blue"| Kiki Hu| Jimmy Ye| David Wu| 4:24
Total length:| 65:42

Ultimate – DVDNo.| 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)| 4:19
4.| "Prague Square" (music video)| 4:53
5.| "Greek Girl by the Wishing Pond" (music video)| 3:24
6.| "Say Love You" (music video)| 3:49
7.| "Sky" (music video)| 5:47
8.| "My Choice" (music video)| 4:40
9.| "Rewind" (music video)| 4:25
10.| "The Spirit of Knight" / "Pirates" / "Magic" (live video)| 11:59
Total length:| 51:05

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Distributor

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Various  | August 28, 2012  |

* Streaming
* digital download

| Sony
China  | 2CD+DVD | Epic
Malaysia  | Sony
Taiwan

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## External links

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* Ultimate playlist on YouTube

* v
* t
* e

Jolin Tsai

* Albums
* Singles
* Songs
* Concerts
* Videos
* Films
* Awards

Studio albums|

* 1019
* Don't Stop
* Show Your Love
* Lucky Number
* Magic
* Castle
* J-Game
* Dancing Diva
* Agent J
* Love Exercise
* Butterfly
* Myself
* Muse
* Play
* Ugly Beauty

Compilation albums|

* Together
* Dance Collection
* The Age of Innocence
* J9
* Born to Be a Star
* J-Top
* Dancing Forever
* Favorite
* Final Wonderland
* Jeneration
* Ultimate

Live albums|

* J1 Live Concert
* If You Think You Can, You Can!
* Love & Live
* Myself World Tour
* Play World Tour

Video albums|

* 1019 I Can Concert
* Show Your Love Concert

Songs|

* "I Know You're Feeling Blue"
* "Dancing Diva"
* "Marry Me Today"
* "Sun Will Never Set"
* "Heartbeat of Taiwan"
* "Honey Trap"
* "The Great Artist"
* "Fantasy"
* "Journey"
* "Phony Queen"
* "Play"
* "The Third Person and I"
* "Ugly Beauty"
* "Womxnly"
* "Stars Align"

Concert tours|

* J1 World Tour
* Dancing Forever World Tour
* Myself World Tour
* Play World Tour
* Ugly Beauty World Tour

Companies and brands|

* Seventy Two Changes
* Eternal

Impact|

* Philanthropy

* Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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