Only for You (Show Lo album)

Only for You
CD-only cover
Studio album by
Show Lo
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2011 (2011-02-18)
Recorded2010–2011
Genre
Length49:29
LanguageMandarin
Label
Show Lo chronology
All for You
(2011) 		Only for You
(2011) 		9ood Show
(2012)
Alternative cover
10001st Night Celebration cover
10001st Night Celebration cover

Only for You (Chinese: 獨一無二; pinyin: Dú yī wú èr) is the eighth Mandarin studio album by Taiwanese singer Show Lo. It was released on February 18, 2011, by Gold Typhoon (Taiwan).[1] The Japanese edition of the album was released on July 20, 2011. It spawned the singles "What Am I Fighting For?" and "Only for You".

The album was a commercial success in Taiwan, where it became the country's best-selling album of 2011 with 150,000 copies sold. In Japan, the album peaked at number 34 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Background and release

The album was available for preorder from January 28, 2011, in two limited editions, of 30,000 copies each with serial numbers and photobook: Only For You (Gentry Love Edition) and Only For You (Flower World Edition). For the first time the first lead track is a ballad "What Am I Fighting For?".[2]

A further two editions were released by Gold Typhoon: Only for You (10001st Night Celebration Edition) (2CD) on March 18, 2011, with two new tracks and Only for You (MV Collectable Edition) (CD+DVD) on May 6, 2011, with nine music videos and photobook. The Japanese edition, Only for You (Japanese Edition) was released on July 20, 2011, by Pony Canyon, which included a special bonus track of the Japanese version of title track "Only You" and a DVD with 10 music videos.[3]

Promotion

The album was marketed with the "What Am I Fighting For" track, which was rather unconventional, as he often markets an album through a dance piece. The music video for the second lead track "Only You" was released nine days later. The video consists of dance piece choreographed by Shaun Evaristo. It was reported to have costed NT$5 million to create European scenery and to debut the "Anti-Gravity filming technique".[4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on Taiwan's G-Music Top 20 Weekly Mandarin and Combo Charts, and Five Music Chart at week 8 (February 18 to 24, 2011) with a percentage sales of 74.6%,[5] 48.43%[6] and 78.8%[7] respectively. Suppressing fellow artist Jolin Tsai's record at G-Music Mandarin Chart of 68.11% for Butterfly in 2009 and became the highest debut week percentage sales in the chart's seven-year history. As of March 3, 2011, the album has sold 103,628 copies.[8]

The tracks, "Only You" and "What Am I Fighting For" are listed on the Top 20 Gold Songs of the (January to June) 2011 Global Chinese Golden Chart.[9] The album is the best selling album in Taiwan in 2011, with 150,000 copies sold.[10]

Track listing

Only for You – Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicTranslationLength
1."獨一無二" (Dú Yī Wú Èr)Chen Zhenchuan (陳鎮川)E. Kidd Bogart, Fraser T Smith, Andrew Wansel, Chen XinanOnly You3:48
2."美麗的誤會" (Měilì de Wùhuì)Li Zongen (李宗恩)Jo, Hyun Chul, Lin Yu XianBeautiful Mistake3:26
3."拼什麼" (Pīn Shénme)Yao Ruo Long (姚若龍)Xu Jizong, Hong JingyaoHero In Vain5:10
4."Touch My Heart"Li Zongen (李宗恩)Banana Boat, Jirud Pakinpanichkul, Cai Tinggui 3:21
5."舞所遁形" (Wǔ Suǒ Dùn Xíng)Chen Zhenchuan (陳鎮川)Sam McCarthy, Ankelius, Martin Olof Ohrwall, Esbjorn Johan, Chen XinanNowhere to Hide3:11
6."怕安静" (Pà Ānjìng)Ma Songwei (馬嵩惟)Liu Yonghui, Yu Jing YanSilence Phobia4:26
7."強出頭" (Qiáng Chūtóu)Ge Da Wei (葛大為)Kim Seok Jin, Zhou Guo YiBrave Death4:04
8."忍住" (Rěn Zhù)Wu Yi Wei (吳易緯)Jo Hyun Chul, Ti Yi EnPains Swallowed4:03
9."口頭纏" (Kǒutóu Chán)Ge Da Wei (葛大為)Kim Beom Ju, Cai TingguiMagicWords4:25
10."愛享瘦" (Ài Xiǎng Shòu)Lin Wei Li (林尉利)Li Zhi Qing, C. Jae YLet Love Show3:37
11."拼什麼" (Pīn Shénme) (Single Show Concert Version)Yao Ruo Long (姚若龍)Xu Jizong, Hong JingyaoHero In Vain (Only For Fans Version)1:15
Total length:40:46
Only for You – 10001st Night Celebration Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicTranslationLength
1."一萬零一夜" (Yī Wàn Líng Yī Yè)Wu Yi Wei (吳易緯)Chen Xinan10001st Night4:16
2."陪你到最後" (Péi Nǐ Dào Zuìhòu)Show Lo (羅志祥)Liu YonghuiWith you Till the End4:18
Total length:8:34

Charts

Notes

  1. ^ Best-selling albums of the year in Taiwan as reported by media outlets

References

  1. ^ (in Chinese) "亞洲舞王「羅志祥」第8張個人專輯「獨一無二」2月18日全面震撼發行" Gold Typhoon. January 15, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011
  2. ^ (in Chinese) "「亞洲舞王」羅志祥新專輯「獨一無二」1月28日展開預購 2月18日正式發行" Gold Typhoon. January 19, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011
  3. ^ (in Japanese) "Only for You (Japanese Edition) album info" Archived January 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Pony Canyon. June 15, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011
  4. ^ Show Lo Zhi Xiang new album Only For You
  5. ^ (in Chinese) "G-Music Mandarin Chart" Archived July 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine This links to the current week only - search for 2011 Week 8 at bottom of page. Retrieved June 11, 2011
  6. ^ (in Chinese) "G-Music Combo Chart" Archived April 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine This links to the current week only - search for 2011 Week 8 at bottom of page. Retrieved June 11, 2011
  7. ^ (in Chinese) "5 Music 2011 Week 8 chart" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 11, 2011
  8. ^ (in Chinese) "專輯大賣「五大金榜」、「G-Music風雲榜」首周銷售百分比78.8%、74.6%創記錄!" Gold Typhoon. March 3, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2011
  9. ^ (in Chinese) "Top 20 Gold Songs (January to June) of the 2011 Global Chinese Golden Chart list" HITO Radio. Retrieved September 14, 2011
  10. ^ a b (in Chinese) "羅志祥唱片年度熱賣15萬張 蟬聯台灣榜單冠軍" Sina.com. November 15, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2012
  11. ^ "ショウ・ルオのアルバム売上TOP3作品" [Show Luo's ranking information] (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
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