| Love Joey 2 喜歡祖兒2新曲加精選 | ||||
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| Released | 23 October 2002 | |||
| Genre | Canto-pop | |||
| Length | 63.30 | |||
| Label | EEG | |||
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Love Joey 2 (traditional Chinese: 喜歡祖兒2新曲加精選; simplified Chinese: 喜欢祖儿2新曲加精选) is Joey Yung's second compilation/greatest hits album, named after her very successful first compilation album, Like Joey. This album includes 14 past hits and 3 new songs. Her 14 past hits includes not only her famous ballads/"k-songs" like 痛愛, 誰來愛我, and 啜泣, but also includes popular upbeat songs like 隆重登場 and 未知 (Cantonese version of Jennifer Paige's Crush). The new songs consists of the popular chart topping ballad, 爭氣, the themesong to her movie "Demi-Haunted" (with Eason Chan), as well as the upbeat song 電我. This album later on became one of 2002's top ten selling albums.
History
Love Joey 2 has three new songs and 14 previously released songs.[1] The album's cover image features Yung biting into a strawberry. Ming Pao said this creates "a playful and interesting effect" that has been widely praised.[2] Within several days of its release, it became a platinum album.[3]
Reception
The Macao Daily News noted that the album's three new songs were commercially themed since they were used to promote products.[4] The newspaper praised the three songs. Of "Well Deserved Success", it said Yung's "excellent vocal skills deliver the song at a high level". Regarding "Shock Me", the reviewer said the "delivery of fast songs is natural and controlled, and with strong instrumentation and rhythm, this song surpasses the previous one". In its review of "Special Guest", the newspaper called it their favourite of the three, writing that the "lyrics are excellent and the mid-tempo singing brings out Joey's pleasant vocal tone".[5]
Wai Cheng (鄭偉) of the magazine New Monday praised the three new songs, stating that "Well Deserved Success" illustrates Yung's "impressive vocal skills", "Shock Me" has "an upbeat rhythm and a refreshing feel", and "Special Guest" has a "deeply moving performance" through her "masterful emotional control".[6] Oriental Daily News penned a positive review of the three new songs. It stated that "Well Deserved Success" has "fresh ideas and resonates immediately", while "Shock Me" and "Special Guest" have "strong potential to become pop hits".[1]
Track listing
- 爭氣 Well Deserved Success
- 電我 Shock Me
- 特別嘉賓 Special Guest
- 痛愛 Painful Love
- 怯 Timid
- 抱抱 Hug
- 啜泣 Weeping
- 未知 Unknown
- 隆重登場 Solemn on Stage
- 全身暑假 All Summer Holiday
- 再見我的初戀 Goodbye My First Love
- 告解 Confession
- 阿門 Amen
- 逃避你 Evade You
- 何苦 Buy Why?
- 誰來愛我 Who Will Love Me?
- 這分鐘更愛你 Love You Even More This Minute
References
- ^ a b "容祖兒《喜歡祖兒2新曲加精選》新女性宣言" [Joey Yung Unveils a New Female Manifesto in "Love Joey 2: New Songs Plus Best Hits"]. Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 7 November 2002. p. 134A.
- ^ "容祖兒新碟一洗「肥風」" [Joey Yung's New Album Washes Away the 'Plump' Image]. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 23 October 2002. p. C4.
- ^ "F4《流星2》越洋發力稱王、祖兒新碟破白金稱後" [F4's Meteor Garden II Takes the Crown Overseas; Joey Yung's New Album Breaks Platinum to Reign as Queen]. New Monday (in Chinese). 18 November 2002. p. 26.
- ^ "《喜歡祖兒２》精彩" ["Love Joey 2" is fantastic]. Macao Daily News (in Chinese). 14 November 2002. p. D3.
- ^ "容祖兒新曲加精選多廣告歌" [Joey Yung's New Songs Plus Greatest Hits Includes Many Advertisement Songs]. Macao Daily News (in Chinese). 15 November 2002. p. D3.
- ^ Cheng, Wai 鄭偉 (1 November 2002). "《喜歡祖兒2新曲加精選》新歌舊歌同樣吸引" ["Love Joey 2: New Songs Plus Best Hits": New and Old Tracks Are Equally Captivating]. New Monday (in Chinese). p. 124-01.
