Jay (album)

Jay (traditional Chinese: 周杰倫同名專輯; simplified Chinese: 周杰伦同名专辑; pinyin: zhōu jié lún tóng míng zhuān jí) is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jay Chou's debut Mandarin solo studio album. It was released on 6 November 2000^[1] by Alfa Music and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan with a VCD containing seven music videos.^[2]

The tracks "可愛女人" (Adorable Lady) is listed at number 74 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2000.^[3] and "星晴" (Starry Mood) at number 80 on the same chart for 2001.^[4]

The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2001 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.^[5] It was also nominated for five awards at the 12th Golden Melody Awards in 2001, including Best New Artist for Chou for his work on this album;^[6] and won Best Mandarin Album.^[7]

Track listing

All music composed by Jay Chou.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"可愛女人" (Kě Ài Nǚ Rén Adorable Lady)	Vivian Hsu	3:59
2.	"完美主義" (Wán Měi Zhǔ Yì Perfectionism)	Vincent Fang	4:04
3.	"星晴" (Xīng Qíng Starry Mood)	Jay Chou	4:19
4.	"娘子" (Niáng Zǐ Wife)	Vincent Fang	4:30
5.	"鬥牛" (Dòu Niú Basketball Match)	Vincent Fang	4:38
6.	"黑色幽默" (Hēi Sè Yōu Mò Black Humor)	Jay Chou	4:43
7.	"伊斯坦堡" (Yī Sī Tǎn Bǎo Istanbul)	Vivian Hsu	3:29
8.	"印地安老斑鳩" (Yìn Dì Ān Lǎo Bān Jiū Ancient Indian Turtledove)	Vincent Fang	5:04
9.	"龍捲風" (Lóng Juǎn Fēng Tornado)	Vivian Hsu	4:10
10.	"反方向的鐘" (Fān Fāng Xiàng De Zhōng Counter-clockwise Clock)	Vincent Fang	4:17

Music videos

"可愛女人" (Adorable Lady) MV
"黑色幽默" (Black Humor) MV
"星晴" (Starry Mood) MV
"完美主義" (Perfectionism) MV
"娘子" (Wife) MV
"鬥牛" (Basketball Match) MV
"龍捲風" (Tornado) MV

Awards

12th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan - 2001
Award	Nomination	Result
Best Mandarin Album	Jay (周杰倫同名專輯)	Won
Best Composer	Jay Chou for "可愛女人" (Adorable Lady)	Nominated
Best Lyricist	Vincent Fang for "娘子" (Wife)	Nominated
Best Album Producer	Jay Chou for Jay	Nominated
Best New Artist	Jay Chou	Nominated

References

↑ (Chinese) JVR Music Jay Self-Title Album info 6 November 2000. Retrieved 2011-03-26
↑ Yesasia.com Jay Self-Title Album info 6 November 2000. Retrieved 2011-03-26
↑ (Chinese) Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2000 (#51 to 100) Retrieved 2011-04-08
↑ (Chinese) Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2001 (#51 to 100) Retrieved 2011-04-08
↑ IFPI Hong Kong 2001 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Retrieved 2011-04-19
↑ (Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 12th Golden Melody Awards nomination list 28 April 2004. Retrieved 2011-04-15
↑ (Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 12th Golden Melody Awards winners list 28 April 2004. Retrieved 2011-04-15

External links

(Chinese) Jay Chou discography@JVR Music

Jay Chou

Studio album	Jay (2000) Fantasy (2001) The Eight Dimensions (2002) Ye Hui Mei (2003) Common Jasmin Orange (2004) November's Chopin (2005) Still Fantasy (2006) On the Run (2007) Capricorn (2008) The Era (2010) Exclamation Mark (2011) Opus 12 (2012) Aiyo, Not Bad (2014)

Live album/Concert DVD	The One Concert Live (2002) Incomparable Jay Concert Live (2005) Jay Chou 2007 World Tour Concert Live (2008) The Era Concert Live (2011)

Extended play (EP)	Fantasy Plus EP (2001) Hidden Track EP (2003) Fearless EP (2006) Curse of the Golden Flower EP (2006)

Soundtrack album	Secret Original Soundtrack (2007)

Compilation album	Initial J (2005)

Films directed	Secret (2007) Pandamen (TV series) (2010) The Rooftop (2013)

Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Songs written and performed by Jay Chou Vincent Fang (main lyricist)

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