Born to Be a Star (album)

Born to Be a Star is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on November 12, 2004, by Universal and D Sound. It contains 29 songs and 15 music videos previously released by Universal.[1]

Born to Be a Star
Greatest hits album by
Jolin Tsai
ReleasedNovember 12, 2004 (2004-11-12)
GenrePop
Length3:09:15
Label
Producer
  • David Wu
  • Peter Lee
  • Paul Lee
  • Chen Wei
  • Kay Huang
Jolin Tsai chronology
J9
(2004)		 Born to Be a Star
(2004)		 J-Game
(2005)

Background and release

In March 1999, Tsai signed a recording contract with Universal, through which she later released four studio albums—1019 (1999), Don't Stop (2000), Show Your Love (2000), and Lucky Number (2001), the four albums have sold more than 450,000,[2] 500,000,[3] 280,000,[4] and 150,000 copies in Taiwan,[5] respectively. On November 6, 2001, Universal released for Tsai the greatest hits album, Together.[6] On April 2, 2002, Universal released for Tsai the remix album, Dance Collection.[7] On July 23, 2002, Tsai signed a recording contract with Sony.[8] On May 14, 2003, Universal released for Tsai the greatest hits album, The Age of Innocence.[9]

On November 12, 2004, Universal released for Tsai the greatest hits album titled Born to Be a Star. It contains 29 songs and 15 music videos previously released during the Universal period.[1]

Critical reception

Tencent Entertainment's Shuwa commented: "Magic and Castle made Jolin Tsai become one of the best selling singers in Taiwan. At the end of 2004, Universal wasted no time in releasing a new greatest hits album of 29 old works. But this time, almost all the Jolin Tsai's music videos released during the Universal period were included in the DVD, which heated up the market again."[10]

Track listing
Born to Be a Star – CD 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Don't Stop"Mao Mao
Paul Lee3:34
2."If You Don't Want"Hsieh Meng-chuan
  • Low Shao Ying
  • Chervun Liew
4:12
3."Blame It on the Age"Eric LinMichael TuDavid Wu4:44
4."Feel Your Presence"Julian YuChervun LiewPaul Lee4:05
5."You Gotta Know"Lu Hsueh-hanChen WeiChen Wei4:00
6."Take It Easy"
  • Julian Yu
  • Mao Mao
Chen Chih-yuanDavid Wu3:52
7."Guessing"Daryl Yao
David Wu4:15
8."Let Me Alone"Hsieh Tien-yaoHsieh Tien-yaoKay Huang4:05
9."What Kind of Love"Jerry HuangJimmy YePeter Lee4:01
10."Lucky Number"Hsieh Meng-chuanPaul LeePaul Lee4:18
11."Out on the Street"Mao MaoJun Young-hunDavid Wu3:49
12."The Rose"Amanda McBroomAmanda McBroomDavid Wu4:20
13."Living with the World"Chuang Ching-wenRonald Ng
  • Peter Lee
  • Paul Lee
3:56
14."Reluctant"Hsieh Meng-chuanJimmy YeDavid Wu4:59
Total length:58:10
Born to Be a Star – CD 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Show Your Love"Benny ChenPaul LeePaul Lee4:18
2."Sugar Sugar"Andy KimJeff BarryDavid Wu3:50
3."Watch Me Closely"Julian YuChen WeiChen Wei3:40
4."I Know You're Feeling Blue"Kiki HuJimmy YeDavid Wu4:24
5."Do You Still Love Me"Kiki HuAzlan Abu HassanDavid Wu4:23
6."Words of Loneliness"Wu Yu-kangKuo Heng-chiDavid Wu4:56
7."Bridge over Troubled Water"Paul SimonPaul SimonDavid Wu4:36
8."Fall in Love with a Street"Hsieh Meng-chuanNobuhiro MakinoDavid Wu4:24
9."Are You Happy"Kiki HuMichael TuDavid Wu4:36
10."Everything's Gonna Be Alright"Benny ChenChervun LiewPaul Lee3:52
11."Love Song for You"Chuang Ching-wenLee Soo-youngDavid Wu3:51
12."Because of You"Julian Yu
Peter Lee4:40
13."Can't Speak Clearly"Mao MaoJay ChouPeter Lee5:05
14."Only One of You"Yao ChienAzlan Abu HassanPeter Lee4:24
15."Good-Bye"
  • Mao Mao
  • Joe Lai
Keith ChanDavid Wu4:46
Total length:65:45
Born to Be a Star – DVD
No.TitleLength
1."You Gotta Know" (music video)4:00
2."Do You Still Love Me" (music video)4:25
3."The Rose" (music video)5:05
4."Lucky Number" (music video)4:25
5."Emptiness" (music video)3:47
6."Show Your Love" (music video)4:19
7."I Know You're Feeling Blue" (music video)5:10
8."Are You Happy" (music video)4:36
9."Fall in Love with a Street" (music video)4:24
10."If You Don't Want" (music video)4:21
11."Don't Stop" (music video)3:34
12."What Kind of Love" (music video)3:59
13."Blame It on the Age" (music video)4:44
14."Sugar Sugar" (music video)3:50
15."Good-Bye" (music video)4:41
Total length:65:20

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Distributor
Taiwan November 12, 2004 2CD+DVD Universal
China March 8, 2005 Sky

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