Common Jasmin Orange
2004 studio album by Jay Chou / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Common Jasmine Orange (Chinese: 七里香; pinyin: Qī Lǐ Xiāng) is the fifth studio album by Taiwanese recording artist Jay Chou, released on 3 August 2004, by Alfa Music. The album's lyrics were written by a team of songwriters including Chou, the singer's frequent collaborator Vincent Fang, Alang Huang, Devon Song, and Will Liualong, whilst composition was handled entirely by Chou himself. Musically, Common Jasmin Orange is primarily a R&B and pop record with influences from rock and traditional Chinese and Japanese music.
Common Jasmine Orange | ||||
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Released | 3 August 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
Studio | Alfa Studio (Taipei) | |||
Genre | Mandopop | |||
Length | 42:30 | |||
Language | Mandarin | |||
Label | Alfa Music | |||
Producer | Jay Chou | |||
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Singles from Common Jasmin Orange | ||||
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Common Jasmin Orange was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who appreciated its musical styles and usage of traditional elements. The record's lead single of the same name fused pop rock styles with oriental instrumentations. It achieved high levels of popularity, with radio station Hit FM ranking it number one on their Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year list. Common Jasmin Orange also contained singles such as "Wounds of War", while music videos were produced for most of the album's tracks.
A commercial success, it reached number one on the album charts in Malaysia and Singapore, becoming his fourth consecutive chart topper on the latter chart. In Taiwan, it was the best-selling album of the year according to domestic media publications, marking his third consecutive number-one annual album in the country after The Eight Dimensions (2002) and Yeh Hui-Mei (2003). In China, the album saw major commercial success as well; according to Guinness World Records, Common Jasmine Orange is the best-selling physical album in China in the 21st century with more than 2,600,000 copies sold.[1] According to the IFPI, the album was the 43rd best-selling album globally in 2004.