The Age of Innocence (album)

The Age of Innocence (Chinese: 純真年代) is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on March 27, 2003, by Universal and D Sound. It contains her 30 songs previously released by Universal.[1]

The Age of Innocence
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 14, 2003 (2003-03-14)
GenrePop
Length2:07:21
Label
Producer
Jolin Tsai chronology
Magic
(2003)
The Age of Innocence
(2003)
Castle
(2004)

Background and release

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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 another greatest hits album named The Age of Innocence, which contains her 30 songs previously released by the label.[1] It peaked at number 14 on the weekly album sales chart of G-Music in Taiwan.[9]

Critical reception

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Tencent Entertainment's Shuwa commented: "This double-CD greatest hits album was released seven days after the release of Magic, which was released after Jolin Tsai joined Sony. The double-CD greatest hits album features works as many as 30 songs, which means almost all of Jolin Tsai's works during the Universal period have been included. This is the first work released by Jolin Tsai's old label that competed sales with the album released by her new label."[10]

Track listing

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The Age of Innocence – Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Because of You"Julian YuPeter Lee4:40
2."I Know You're Feeling Blue"Kiki HuJimmy YeDavid Wu4:24
3."The Rose"Amanda McBroomAmanda McBroomDavid Wu4:20
4."Living with the World"Chuang Ching-wenRonald Ng
  • Peter Lee
  • Paul Lee
3:56
5."Out on the Street"Mao MaoJun Young-hunDavid Wu3:49
6."Blame It on the Age"Eric LinMichael TuDavid Wu4:44
7."Good-Bye"
  • Mao Mao
  • Joe Lai
Keith ChanDavid Wu4:46
8."Emptiness"Chuang Ching-wenChervun LiewPeter Lee3:52
9."Don't Stop"Mao MaoPaul Lee3:34
10."Are You Happy"Kiki HuMichael TuDavid Wu4:36
11."You Gotta Know"Lu Hsueh-hanChen WeiChen Wei4:00
12."What Kind of Love"Jerry HuangJimmy YePeter Lee4:01
13."Words of Loneliness"Wu Yu-kangKuo Heng-chiDavid Wu4:56
14."Sugar Sugar"Andy KimJeff BarryDavid Wu3:50
15."Eternity"Chuang Ching-wenPeter LeePeter Lee4:19
Total length:63:47
The Age of Innocence – Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Show Your Love"Benny ChenPaul LeePaul Lee4:18
2."Do You Still Love Me"Kiki HuAzlan Abu HassanDavid Wu4:23
3."Love Is Near"Adam HsuChen WeiChen Wei3:15
4."Fall in Love with a Street"Hsieh Meng-chuanNobuhiro MakinoDavid Wu4:24
5."Feel Your Presence"Julian YuChervun LiewPaul Lee4:05
6."Reluctant"Hsieh Meng-chuanJimmy YeDavid Wu4:59
7."If You Said Love Me on That Day"Sandee ChanSandee ChanPeter Lee4:08
8."Lucky Number"Hsieh Meng-chuanPaul LeePaul Lee4:18
9."If You Don't Want"Hsieh Meng-chuan
  • Low Shao Ying
  • Chervun Liew
  • Peter Lee
  • Paul Lee
4:12
10."Can't Speak Clearly"Mao MaoJay ChouPeter Lee5:05
11."Take It Easy"
  • Julian Yu
  • Mao Mao
Chen Chih-yuanDavid Wu3:52
12."Watch Me Closely"Julian YuChen WeiChen Wei3:40
13."Catcher"Adam HsuPeter LeePeter Lee3:55
14."Bridge over Troubled Water"Paul SimonPaul SimonDavid Wu4:36
15."Only One of You"Yao ChienAzlan Abu HassanPeter Lee4:24
Total length:63:34

Release history

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Region Date Format Distributor
Taiwan March 27, 2003 2CD Universal

References

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  1. ^ a b 蔡依林, 純真年代全記錄 (in Chinese (China)), retrieved 2022-11-04
  2. ^ 【蔡依林 Jolin】嗨、什麼樣的愛@Super Live 3-5 (2000-07-09), retrieved 2022-10-31
  3. ^ "娱乐首页_内容中心_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  4. ^ 蔡依林, Show Your Love (in Chinese (China)), retrieved 2022-10-31
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  6. ^ "Together精选辑 (豆瓣)". 2015-05-30. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  7. ^ 電音舞道館 (in Chinese), 2002-03-31, retrieved 2022-11-04
  8. ^ "网易娱乐频道--蔡依林:"音女皇"接班人". 2002-10-08. Archived from the original on 2002-10-08. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  9. ^ "G-Music 台灣風雲榜". 2003-04-05. Archived from the original on 2003-04-05. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  10. ^ "蔡依林十年音乐路①:环球时期"少男杀手"_娱乐_腾讯网". 2015-02-09. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2022-11-04.