''Favorite'' () is a compilation album by Taiwanese singer
Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai I-lin ( zh, c=蔡依林, p=Cài Yīlín; born September 15, 1980), also romanized as Jolin Cai, is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Recognized as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of C-Pop ...
, released on November 3, 2006, by
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...
. The album includes 15 remixed tracks, three soundtrack songs from the film
''Why Me, Sweetie?!'' (2003), and one live performance medley.
Commercial performance
In its first week of release, the album ranked number 12 on
G-Music
G-Music Limited is a company built in 2002 by Rose Records and Tachung Records, both are the largest local music retails and wholesale chains in Taiwan. The physical retail arms have been kept separate, for different customer bases and brand iden ...
's weekly sales chart and number 5 on Five Music's weekly sales chart in Taiwan.
Critical reception
''
Tencent Entertainment'' commented that following the release of ''
Dancing Diva
''Dancing Diva'' () is the eighth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released on May 12, 2006, by EMI and Mars. The album was produced by Adia, Paul Lee, Peter Lee, Paula Ma, Yuri Chan, and Stanley Huang. Rooted in pop and electro ...
'' (2006), Tsai became a central figure in the music market. Capitalizing on this momentum,
Sony
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...
released the compilation album ''
J-Top'' (2006) in May of the same year and later launched ''Favorite'' to ride the wave of her second world tour’s popularity. However, the review noted that the album felt like a patchwork of songs and criticized the label’s marketing strategy, suggesting it failed to resonate with the market.
Track listing
Release history
References
External links
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2006 compilation albums
Jolin Tsai compilation albums
Sony Music Taiwan compilation albums