Ultimate (Jolin Tsai album)

Ultimate (Chinese: J女神) is the seventh greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on August 28, 2012, by Sony Music Taiwan.[1] It includes 30 songs and 10 music videos released by either Universal or Sony.[2]

Ultimate
Greatest hits album by Jolin Tsai
Released	August 28, 2012
Genre	Pop
Length	173:05
Language	Chinese
Label	Sony
Jolin Tsai chronology
Myself (2010) Ultimate (2012) Muse (2012)

The album peaked at number fourteen on the weekly physical record chart of Five Music in Taiwan.[3]

Background and release

On July 23, 2002, Tsai signed a recording deal with Sony Music Taiwan,[4] and then she released three studio albums Magic (2003), Castle (2004), and J-Game (2005) through Sony. The three albums have sold more than 360,000, 300,000, and 260,000 copies in Taiwan respectively,[5][6][7] and each of them became the best-selling album by a female artist of the year in the region.[8][9][10] On February 16, 2006, Tsai signed a deal with Capital Music Taiwan,[11] and then Sony released two of Tsai's greatest hits albums J-Top (2006) and Final Wonderland (2007).[12][13] On August 28, 2012, Sony released another greatest hits album before Tsai releasing her twelfth studio album Muse on September 14 of the year, and the album includes Tsai's 25 songs by Sony, 5 songs by Universal, 9 music videos by Sony, and 1 live medley video from J1 Live Concert (2005) by Sony.[14] On September 14, 2012, the album reached number fourteen on the weekly record chart of Five Music in Taiwan.[15]

Track listing

Ultimate – CD track listing (disc 1)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Signature Gesture" (招牌動作)	Issac Chen Edward Chen Charles Lee	Jamie Hsueh	3:11
2.	"Magic" (看我72變)	Issac Chen Edward Chen Charles Lee	Bing Wang	3:43
3.	"J-Game" (野蠻遊戲)	Issac Chen Jonas Nordelius Andreas Levander Awa Manneh	Bing Wang	3:51
4.	"36 Tricks of Love" (愛情三十六計)	Kiki Hu Savan Kotecha Andrew Marcus Frampton Wayne Wilkins	Bing Wang	3:35
5.	"Prove It"	Kevin I George Samuelson Michael Lundh Quint Starkie Allan Rich	Huang I	3:36
6.	"Oh Oh"	Issac Chen Jonas Nordelius Andreas Levander Jeanette Margareta Olsson	Jack Chou	3:09
7.	"Overlooking Purposely" (睜一隻眼閉一隻眼)	Sunny Lee Francis Lee Mads Hauge Vincent DeGiorgio	Jamie Hsueh	2:58
8.	"Smell of the Popcorn" (爆米花的味道)	Vincent Fang Michael Fong	Bing Wang	4:18
9.	"Pirates" (海盜)	Issac Chen Jay Chou	Jay Chou	4:36
10.	"The Spirit of Knight" (騎士精神)	Jolin Tsai Jay Chou	Jay Chou	4:17
11.	"Prague Square" (布拉格廣場)	Vincent Fang Jay Chou	Jay Chou	4:52
12.	"Greek Girl by the Wishing Well" (許願池的希臘少女)	Alang Huang Ivana Wong	Jamie Hsueh	3:09
13.	"Love Love Love"	Simon Liang Konstantin Meladze	Huang I	3:47
14.	"Exclusive Myth" (獨佔神話)	Issac Chen Wang Leehom	Jack Chou	4:10
15.	"Show Your Love"	Benny Chen Paul Lee	Paul Lee	4:16
Total length:				57:28

Ultimate – CD track listing (disc 2)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rewind" (倒帶)	Vincent Fang Jay Chou	G-Power	4:26
2.	"Sky" (天空)	Wesley Chia Kiki Hu	Adia	4:37
3.	"Be You for a Day" (做一天的你)	Francis Lee Jamie Hsueh	Jamie Hsueh	4:40
4.	"The Smell of Lemon Grass" (檸檬草的味道)	Francis Lee Peter Lee	Peter Lee	4:31
5.	"The Starter" (始作俑者)	Jolin Tsai Jamie Hsueh	Jamie Hsueh	4:35
6.	"Repeated Note" (反覆記號)	Jolin Tsai Jamie Hsueh	Jamie Hsueh	4:24
7.	"Sweet and Sour" (酸甜)	Francis Lee Jamie Hsueh	Jamie Hsueh	4:29
8.	"Say Love You" (說愛你)	Simon Liang Jay Chou	Bing Wang	3:43
9.	"It's Love" (就是愛)	Simon Liang Jay Chou	Bing Wang	4:17
10.	"Missing You" (好想你)	Francis Lee Lim Seong Gim	Jamie Hsueh	3:55
11.	"Singleness" (單身公害)	Francis Lee Gang Hyun Min	Jamie Hsueh	3:45
12.	"What Kind of Love" (什麼樣的愛)	Jerry Huang Jimmy Ye	Peter Lee	3:58
13.	"Blame It on the Age" (怪我太年輕)	Eric Lin Michael Tu	David Wu	3:47
14.	"Can’t Speak Clearly" (你怎麼連話都說不清楚)	Iris Tseng Jay Chou	David Wu	5:04
15.	"I Know You're Feeling Blue" (我知道你很難過)	Kiki Hu Jimmy Ye	David Wu	4:22
Total length:				64:33

Ultimate – DVD track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Magic" (music video)	3:45
2.	"J-Game" (music video)	4:04
3.	"The Spirit of Knight" (music video)	4:18
4.	"Prague Square" (music video)	4:52
5.	"Greek Girl by the Wishing Well" (music video)	3:25
6.	"Say Love You" (music video)	3:49
7.	"Sky" (music video)	5:49
8.	"My Choice" (music video)	4:39
9.	"Rewind" (music video)	4:24
10.	"The Spirit of Knight" / "Pirates" / "Magic" (live video)	11:59
Total length:		51:04

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[16]	14

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	August 28, 2012	Digital download	Standard	Sony	[17]
China		2-CD DVD			[18]
Taiwan					[19]

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External links

• Ultimate at Sony Music Taiwan