Show Your Love is the third studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on December 22, 2000, by Universal and D Sound.[1] Produced by David Wu, Peter Lee, Paul Lee, Chen Wei, and Jae Chong, it features a wide range of musical styles and her maturer song interpretation.[2]
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Released | December 22, 2000 (2000-12-22) | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 40:45 | |||
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It was well received by music critics, who commented that it was relatively rich in music styles in the true sense during her Universal period, with a fairly balanced ratio of ballads and uptempo songs.[3] It sold more than 280,000 copies in Taiwan.[4] The music video of "Fall in Love with a Street" won an MTV Video Music Award for International Viewers' Choice.[5]
On April 26, 2000, Tsai released her second studio album Don't Stop. It sold more than 500,000 copies in Taiwan,[6] and became the year's second highest-selling album by a female artist and the year's sixth highest-selling album overall in the country.[7] On July 11, 2000, Tsai flew to Juilliard School in New York to attend a two-month vocal course.[8] On November 24, 2000, it was revealed that Tsai had finished recording her new album.[9] On December 7, 2000, it was revealed that her new album would be released on December 22 of the year.[10]
"Show Your Love" is a lively party song which features eight black backing vocalists, whose born vocal rhythm is the icing on the cake. "Do You Still Love Me" is lyrical and melodious. The lyrics describe girls' expectations for love and their delicate emotions of being afraid of being hurt.
"Fall in Love with a Street" was inspired by New York City's streets. The lyrics describe girls' expectations and aspirations for love. "Reluctant" sounds beautiful, and the lyrics describe the inner emotions of girls. The lyrics of "Feel Your Presence" describe girls' view of love and the mood transition of looking forward to love.[11]
The standard edition of the album contains ten new songs and a short documentary film titled "Jolin's True Life".[11] Since January 13, 2001, Tsai held 28 signing sessions in Taiwan.[12] On February 9, 2001, Universal released a new edition of the album. On February 25, 2001, Tsai held the Show Your Love Concert in Panchiao, Taiwan.[13] On March 4, 2001, Tsai held the second Show Your Love Concert in Taichung, Taiwan.[14] On March 16, 2001, Universal released the third edition of the album, which additionally includes two music videos and three live videos.[15] The album reached the eleventh highest-selling album of the year on 2001 Rose Records year-end album sales chart in Taiwan.[16]
On December 31, 2000, Tsai participated in a New Year's Eve concert in Taipei, Taiwan, and she performed "Show Your Love", "Reluctant", "Fall in Love with a Street", "Baby Face", and "Do You Still Love Me".[17] On March 22, 2001, Tsai participated in the recording of Fuji TV's television show Asia Super Live in Tokyo, Japan, and she performed "Show Your Love" in the show, which was broadcast on Fuji TV on March 27, 2001.[18] On June 9, 2001, Tsai attended a concert held by MTV Mandarin in Taipei, Taiwan, and she performed "Show Your Love" and "Surprise" at the event.[19] On August 25, 2001, Tsai attended the MTV Video Music Awards Party and performed "Fall in Love with a Street" at the event.[20] Since then, Tsai has been performing songs from the album at various events.
On December 12, 2000, the music video of "Show Your Love" was premiered on websites including Kimo, PChome, Yam, Yahoo!, Sina, etc. At the same time, the music video was also broadcast in 70 stores of City Chain in Taiwan, 100-inch LED screen on advertising vehicles in northern Taiwan, 10 stores of Mobitai Communications in central Taiwan, and the outdoor screen of Hanshin Department Store in Kaohsiung.[11] The music video was directed by Tony Lin and features 14 dancers, presenting a lively music party atmosphere. On December 13, 2000, Tsai released the single, "Show Your Love".[21]
The music video of "Do You Still Love Me" was directed by Kuang Sheng and features Taiwanese actor Ming Dao. The music video was shot in a desolate grassland, showing a vast sense of space.[11] The music video of "Fall in Love with a Street" was directed by Ma Yi-chung, and it was inspired by Tsai's real life in the United States. Tsai said: "I like walking on the streets in the United States very much, because I can walk without pressure and easily. That feeling is the biggest enjoyment of being a singer. The music video features the scenes of Tsai dancing with others as well as being alone. Tsai said: "Only when you are alone in a foreign country, you can really feel the warmth of home. When you are in the United States, you really miss everything in Taiwan."
The music videos of "Reluctant" and "Feel your Presence" were also directed by Ma Yi-chung. The song "Do You Still Love Me" reached number 30 on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year chart of 2001.[22]
Southern Metropolis Daily's Deng Ting commented: "Her personal style was clearly defined in the album, which is full of emotion that she's focused on exuding. Fans can fully absorb her youthfulness and emotion from every song. Of course, her youthfulness determined that she could not have any deeper life experience, after listening to the album, it let people feel first love is good, but reality is more important, I wonder if with the growth of her age in the future, the depth of her interpretation can be grew further?"[23]
Tencent Entertainment's Shuwa commented: "Show Your Love is the beginning of Jolin Tsai's bold experiment. The record label has been more open to this album, and in terms of musical style, it is no longer careful and conservative. It can be said that this is Jolin Tsai's album with relatively rich in music styles in the true sense. Some of the tracks, such as "Show Your Love" and "Love Is Near", began to fade her innocence from her early years. Of course, the highlight of the whole piece is the perfect vocal harmony of eight black backing vocalists in "Show Your Love", which is also Tsai's first-time collaboration with Korean producer Jae Chong."[3]
On May 18, 2001, Tsai won an MTV Mandarin Award for Top 10 Singers.[24] On September 6, 2001, the music video of "Fall in Love with a Street" won an MTV Video Music Award for International Viewers' Choice.[5]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Show Your Love" | Benny Chen | Paul Lee | Paul Lee | 4:18 |
2. | "Love Is Near" (快有愛) | Adam Hsu | Chen Wei | Chen Wei | 3:15 |
3. | "Do You Still Love Me" (你還愛我嗎) | Kiki Hu | Azlan Abu Hassan | David Wu | 4:23 |
4. | "Baby Face" | Hsieh Meng-chuan | Jae Chong | Jae Chong | 3:45 |
5. | "If You Said Love Me on That Day" (如果那天你說愛我) | Sandee Chan | Sandee Chan | Peter Lee | 4:08 |
6. | "Reluctant" (捨不得) | Hsieh Meng-chuan | Jimmy Ye | David Wu | 4:59 |
7. | "Fall in Love with a Street" (愛上了一條街) | Hsieh Meng-chuan | Nobuhiro Makino | David Wu | 4:24 |
8. | "Pretty Pretty Day" | Mao Mao | David Wu | David Wu | 3:07 |
9. | "See at a Glance" (一眼就看見) | Daryl Yao | Tom Pan | Peter Lee | 4:21 |
10. | "Feel Your Presence" (感覺你的存在) | Julian Yu | Chervun Liew | Paul Lee | 4:05 |
Total length: | 40:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Show Your Love" (music video) | 4:19 |
2. | "Do You Still Love Me" (music video) | 4:25 |
3. | "Opening VCR" / "Show Your Love" / "Baby Face" / "Love Is Near" (live video) | 6:20 |
4. | "If You Said Love Me on That Day" (live video) | 4:10 |
5. | "Feel Your Presence" (live video) | 5:25 |
Total length: | 24:39 |
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China | December 22, 2000 |
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February 9, 2001 | CD | Second | ||
March 16, 2001 | CD+VCD | Third |
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