Showing posts with label Album. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Album. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Capricorn (魔杰座) (mo jie zuo)

capricorn

Release date: 15th October 2008

Jay Chou's ninth studio album, for the first time ever Jay Chou combines his interest in magic with his beloved music, the result is a fantastic album. With the theme of magic, cards figure significantly in the design of the album, from the first promotional poster to inspiration behind songs. Jay Chou wants to tell you the story of the battle between the Magician and the Joker. The title of the album in Chinese cleverly combines the three meanings - magic, Jay's name and the star sign Capricorn. All three are closely tied to Jay Chou himself. Magic is not the only theme of the album, the cover of the album, which took a month to complete, is based on a fantasy setting that is described in track 1.

1. 龍戰騎士 (Dragon Rider) (long zhan qi shi)
2. 給我一首歌的時間 (Give Me The Time For One Song) (gei wo yi shou ge de shi jian)
3. 蛇舞 (Snake Dance) (she wu)
4. 花海 (Sea Of Flowers) (hua hai)
5. 魔術先生 (Mr Magic) (mo shu xian sheng)
6. 說好的幸福呢 (Where's The Promised Happiness) (shuo hao de xing fu ne)
7. 蘭亭序 (Lan Ting Preface) (lan ting xu)
8. 流浪詩人 (Wandering Poet) (liu lang shi ren)
9. 時光機 (Time Machine) (shi guang ji)
10. 喬克叔叔 (Uncle Joker) (qiao ke shu shu)
11. 稻香 (Fragrance Of Rice) (dao xiang)

The Era (跨時代) (kua shi dai)

the_era

Release date: 18th May 2010

Jay Chou's long awaited 10th album that coincides with his 10th year in the music business. A celebration of the incredible music this amazing artist has produced over the last decade. In this album he tries some new styles bringing a completely fresh and new side that listeners have not heard before.

 



1. 跨時代 (The Era) (kua shi dai)
2. 說了再見 (Said Goodbye) (shuo le zai jian)
3. 煙花易冷 (Fireworks Cool Easily) (yan hua yi leng)
4. 免費教學錄影帶 (Free Instructional Video) (mian fei jiao xue lu ying dai)
5. 好久不見 (Long Time No See) (hao jiu bu jian)
6. 雨下一整晚 (It Rains All Night) (yu xia yi zheng wan)
7. 嘻哈空姐 (Hip Hop Air Hostess) (xi ha kong jie)
8. 我落淚。情緒零碎 (I Weep. My Emotions Are In Bits And Pieces) (wo luo lei. qing xu ling sui)
9. 愛的飛行日記 (Love's Flight Diary) (ai de fei xing ri ji)
10. 自導自演 (Directed And Acted By Yourself) (zi dao zi yan)
11. 超人不會飛 (Superman Can't Fly) (chao ren bu hui fei)

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Jay Album (杰倫專輯) (jie lun zhuan ji)

Release date: 31st October 2000
Jay Album is the groundbreaking debut album from the talented writer Jay Chou. Featuring a fresh r&b style and wonderful lyrics from Vincent Fang, Vivian Hsu and Jay himself. All the tracks on the album are composed by Jay. The first track Lovable Woman features the lovely Vivian Hsu in the music video. Every track has a music video except for track 8, although there is a KTV which was not made by Jay.

1.Lovable Woman (可愛女人) (ke ai nü ren)
2.Perfectionism (完美主義) (wan mei zhu yi)
3.Clear Stars (星晴) (xing qing)
4.Wife (娘子) (niang zi)
5.Bullfight (鬥牛) (dou niu)
6.Black Humour (黑色幽默) (hei se you mo)
7.Istanbul (伊斯坦堡) (yi si tan bao)
8.Old Indian Turtledove (印地安老斑鳩) (yin di an lao ban jiu)
9.Tornado (龍捲風) (long juan feng)
10.Clock That Goes Backwards (反方向的鐘) (fan fang xiang de zhong)

Friday, September 3, 2010

Partners (拍檔) (pai dang)

Release date: 25th April 2002

Partners is a compilation album of many songs written by the golden partnership of Jay Chou and Vincent Fang. The album features many songs by a variety of different artists from Coco Lee to Leo Ku.

 


1.Actress Specialised In Military Roles (刀馬旦) (dao ma dan) / Coco Lee (李玟)
2.Shanghai 1943 (上海一九四三) (shang hai yi jiu si san) / Jay Chou (周杰倫)
3.Prohibit Sorrow (禁止悲傷) (jin zhi bei shang) / Valen Hsu (許茹芸)
4.Love In BC (愛在西元前) (ai zai xi yuan qian) / Jay Chou (周杰倫)
5.Tears Know (眼淚知道) (yan lei zhi dao) / Landy Win (溫嵐)
6.Genie Of The Night Sky (夜空的精靈) (ye kong de jing ling) / Leo Ku (古巨基)
7.The Sound Of Raining (落雨聲) (luo yu sheng) / Judy Chiang (江蕙)
8.Show Interest (動心) (dong xin) / Landy Win (溫嵐)
9.Wife (娘子) (niang zi) / Jay Chou (周杰倫)
10.Light Bulb (電燈泡) (dian deng pao) / Kan Kan (康晉榮(康康))
11.Light Bulb II (電燈泡II) (dian deng pao II) / Kan Kan (康晉榮(康康))
12.You Are Happier Than In The Past (你比從前快樂) (ni bi cong qian kuai le) / Jacky Wu (吳宗憲)
13.There Is A Cat In The Alley (胡同裡有隻貓) (hu tong li you zhi mao) / Landy Win (溫嵐)
14.Clock That Goes Backwards (反方向的鐘) (fan fang xiang de zhong) / Jay Chou (周杰倫)

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Nun-Chuks

Release date: 8th April 2002

This EP signals Jay's entry into the international market, consisting of the two hit songs from Fantasy. The EP also includes the music videos for both songs and a translation of the lyrics for Nun-Chuks is also provided.



1.Nun-Chuks (雙截棍) (shuang jie gun)
2.Simple Love (簡單愛) (jian dan ai)

Fantasy Plus

Release date: 20th December 2001
Fantasy Plus is an EP consisting of three live tracks from Jay Chou's Fantasy Show concert. The three tracks are songs he wrote for other artists. Track 1 was written for Valen Hsu, 2 was for Jacky Wu and 3 was for SBDW. The EP also includes the music videos for every song on Fantasy and Fantasy Plus.



1.Snail (蝸牛) (gua niu)
2.You Are Happier Than In The Past (你比從前快樂) (ni bi cong qian kuai le)
3.End Of The World (世界末日) (shi jie mo ri)

Fantasy (范特西) (fan te xi)

Release date: 19th September 2001
The second album from Jay Chou, this is considered by many to be the album that propelled Jay into stardom. Once again featuring lyrics from his two partners Vincent Fang and Vivian Hsu. Fantasy lives up to its name with songs centered around strange and wonderful themes. Jay again composes all the songs in the album. The first track is very famous for its originality in describing love through time. Track 2 also garners praise with its lyrics on a sensitive subject as well as being sung partially in Taiwanese. Nun-Chuks is the track that has brought Jay the most fame with its combination of Chinese music and hip hop.

1.Love In BC (愛在西元前) (ai zai xi yuan qian)
2.Dad I Have Come Back (爸我回來了) (ba wo hui lai le)
3.Simple Love (簡單愛) (jian dann ai)
4.Ninja (忍者) (ren zhe)
5.Cannot Speak (開不了口) (kai bu liao kou)
6.Shanghai 1943 (上海一九四三) (shang hai yi jiu si san)
7.Sorry (對不起) (dui bu qi)
8.William's Castle (威廉古堡) (wei lian gu bao)
9.Nun-Chuks (雙截棍) (shuang jie gun)
10.Silence (安靜) (an jing)