Jeneration
Greatest hits album by
Jolin Tsai
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2009 (2009-02-27)
GenrePop
Length1:57:38
Label
Producer
Jolin Tsai chronology
Love Exercise
(2008)		 Jeneration
(2009)		 Butterfly
(2009)

Jeneration (Chinese: J世紀) is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on February 27, 2009, by Gold Typhoon and Mars.[1] It contains her 27 songs previously released by EMI and three previously unreleased songs.[2]

Background and release

On February 16, 2006, Tsai signed a recording contract with EMI, through which she later released two studio albums—Dancing Diva (2006) and Agent J (2007), the two albums have sold more than 2.5 million and 3 million in Asia, respectively.[3][4] In Taiwan, the two albums have sold more than 300,000 and 200,000 copies, respectively,[5][6] and each of them became the highest-selling album overall in their respective years of release.[7][8] On March 26, 2008, it was revealed that EMI would end the business in Asia after Easter of the year.[9] On August 3, 2008, Norman Cheng, the former president of EMI Asia, announced that he would acquire all the shares of EMI Great China, including Taiwan's EMI, Hong Kong's Gold Label, and China's Push Typhoon, and these three companies would be merged into a new company named Gold Typhoon.[10]

On December 16, 2008, Tsai signed a recording contract with Warner.[11] On February 19, 2009, Gold Typhoon announced that they would release for Tsai a greatest hits album, and it would include 27 songs released during EMI and three previously unreleased songs—"Hauteur", "Run Run", and "Habitual Betrayal".[12] On the same date, it was revealed that Gold Typhoon planned to release a greatest hits album together with Sony, but this plan was cancelled due to copyright and profit sharing issues.[13] The album debuted at number two, number two, and number five on the weekly record charts of Five Music, G-Music, and Chia Chia in Taiwan, respectively.[14][15][16]

Critical reception

Hong Kong Economic Times wrote: "In terms of new songs, both 'Hauteur' and 'Run Run' are electropop songs, but they sound not outstanding. The ballad 'Habitual Betrayal' merged minor scale element, and it sounds not bad. Among her old songs, both 'Dancing Diva' and 'Agent J' are representative works of Tsai's dance songs, which had also established her diva status. In fact, she also has a lot of good ballads, such as 'Pretence' and other hits. This album also includes her covers of Sandy Lam's 'Heard That Love's Ever Been Back' and Faye Wong's 'Missing', showing Tsai's diverse singing style."[17]

Tencent Entertainment wrote: "The three new songs are highlights of the album, although there is nothing new in style, they can even be regarded as remainder of her Gold Typhoon period, but for her fans, the album has a lot of collection value."[18]

Track listing

Jeneration – Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Hauteur"
  • Gino Chen
  • Sunny Lee
  • Kay Denar
  • Rob Tyger
  • Shawn Casselle
Jae Chong3:39
2."Run Run"
  • Issac Chen
  • Matthew Yen
Bing Wang2:41
3."Pulchritude"Luke Tsui
  • Lars Quang
  • Thea Winkelmann
Adia3:33
4."Dancing Diva"Issac Chen
Adia3:04
5."Agent J"
  • Sunny Lee
  • Matthew Yen
  • Neoh Kim Hin
Ooi Teng FongAdia3:35
6."A Wonder in Madrid"Alang HuangHagen TroyPaul Lee3:35
7."Mr. Q"Issac Chen
  • Miriam Nervo
  • Olivia Nervo
  • Ben Thomas
  • Dele Ladimeji
Adia3:21
8."Nice Guy"Luke TsuiStanley HuangStanley Huang3:19
9."Let's Move It"Bruce Yao
  • Nik Quang
  • Lars Quang
  • RnG
  • Sasia Nielsen
  • James Chu
  • Lars Quang
  • Nik Quang
  • RnG
3:14
10."Rival in Love"Gino Chen
  • Toby Baker
  • Paul Borg
  • Debbie French
  • Gary Poole
Adia3:01
11."Golden Triangle"Issac Chen
  • Nik Quang
  • Thea Hall
  • Lars Quang
  • RnG
  • Lars Quang
  • Nik Quang
  • RnG
3:02
12."Dancing Forever"Issac Chen
  • Roger Olsson
  • Klas Johan Wahl
  • Nick Whitecross
Adia4:06
13."Bravo Lover"Issac Chen
Adia3:53
14."Dare to Go to the Cemetery"Kuo Ta-chengTadashi YoshidaWu Bai4:14
15."Sun Will Never Set"Luke Tsui
Michael Lin3:48
Total length:52:05
Jeneration – Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Habitual Betrayal"
  • Issac Chen
  • Howard Chiang
Paul LeePaul Lee4:30
2."Heard That Love's Ever Been Back"Peter LeePeter LeePeter Lee5:08
3."Pretence"Howard ChiangHoward KuPaula Ma5:15
4."Heart Breaking Day"Matthew YenAlex FungPeter Lee4:11
5."Priceless"
  • Ang Swee Giap
  • Gino Chen
  • Tam Jung Chen
Tam Jung ChenMichael Lin4:33
6."Tacit Violence"
  • Issac Chen
  • Sunny Lee
  • Wonderful
  • Nik Quang
  • Thea Hall
  • Lars Quang
  • RnG
  • Lars Quang
  • Nik Quang
  • RnG
3:01
7."Ideal State"Alang HuangKaede ChangPaul Lee3:32
8."Marry Me Today"
David TaoDavid Tao4:32
9."Love in the Shape of a Heart"Vincent FangYuri ChanYuri Chan4:10
10."Alone"Al KuanCarl NgPaula Ma4:41
11."Metronome"Jolin TsaiJamie HsuehDerek Lin4:38
12."Fear-Free"Cheng Shu-feiPaul LeePaul Lee4:35
13."The Finale"AshinPeter LeePeter Lee4:38
14."The Prologue"Jolin TsaiXiao YuPeter Lee4:31
15."Missing"Wyman Wong
Peter Lee3:38
Total length:65:33

Release history

Region Date Format Distributor
Various February 27, 2009 Streaming Mars
Taiwan 2CD Gold Typhoon
China March 25, 2009 Push Typhoon

References

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