Jackie Chan discography

Jackie Chan is a prolific singer, having started producing records in the early 80s. He started singing the theme songs over the closing credits of his films in 1980, when the film The Young Master was produced. Chan sang its theme song, titled "Kung Fu Fighting Man" entirely in English.[1][2] Since then he has produced over 20 different albums, singing over 100 songs in over five languages, and has teamed up with singers such as Ani DiFranco and the late Anita Mui.[3] His personal achievements also include winning Best Foreign Singer Award in Japan in 1984.

Contents

Studio albums

Released Title Language Track listing
1984
Love Me[4]
English
Japanese
Cantonese
  1. "Movie Star"
  2. "Jackie's Legend"
  3. "Marianne"
  4. "Let Me Hear Once More"
  5. "Love Me"
  6. "When April Comes"
  7. "Hello Happy Song"
  8. "Wait for Me"
1984
Thank You[5]
Japanese
Cantonese
  1. "Marianne" – Canto Version
  2. "Hello Happy Song" – Canto Version
  3. "Project A" – theme
  4. "Project A" – Karaoke Version
1985
A Boy's Life[6]
Japanese
  1. "Tokyo Saturday Night"
  2. "China Blue"
  3. "Wow Wow Wow"
  4. "Memories of Eagles"
  5. "Try to Love Me"
  6. "I Love You, You, You"
  7. "Platonic Intuition"
  8. "Sleep in My Arms"
  9. "Hong Kong Twilight"
  10. "Rosy Coloured Pupils"
1986
Shangrila[7]
Japanese
English
  1. "Love Again (Beach Story)"
  2. "Je t'aime Je t'aime"
  3. "Perfect Night for a Slow Dance"
  4. "Just for Tonight"
  5. "Esperance"
  6. "Only for Your Love"
  7. "Don't Stop the Romance"
  8. "Hello From the Back"
  9. "Be Like a Storm" (featuring Anita Mui)
  10. "August Carmen"
1986
Sing Lung [8]
Cantonese
  1. "My Little Girl"
  2. "I Stop the Heart Pain"
  3. "Iron Man, Soft Feelings"
  4. "Flight of the Dragon"
  5. "Just for Tonight"
  6. "OK I Love You"
  7. "Thousand Times Chained in Feelings" (featuring Anita Mui)
  8. "Waan Ngau"
  9. "Life's Fulfillment"
  10. "Hero Story"
1987
No Problem[9]
Japanese
Cantonese
  1. "Telephone"
  2. "Stardust Bay Blues"
  3. "The Rain of Jealousy Falls"
  4. "Miss Temptation"
  5. "Giant Feeling"
  6. "No Problem"
  7. "Tears of Jade"
  8. "Maria My Love"
  9. "Dream Ties"
1988
Jackie Chan[10]
Cantonese
  1. "Before The Midnight Kiss" (featuring Naoko Kawai)
  2. "Stay with Me"
  3. "Giant Feelings"
  4. "Film Cutting Machine of Life"
  5. "New Diary"
  6. "Dare to Fight Against Bans"
  7. "This Night"
  8. "I Can Do It" (featuring Naoko Kawai)
  9. "Grow"
  10. "Tender Hearts Sparkle"
1992
First Time[11]
Mandarin
  1. "My Feeling"
  2. "I Wished the Flower Could Never Fade"
  3. "The Reddish Face"
  4. "Keep Your Company Through Every Moment"
  5. "So Transparent is My Heart" (featuring Sarah Chen)
  6. "A Vigorous Aspiration in My Mind"
  7. "The Betel Nuts Beauty"
  8. "You Are a Lover in My Dreams"
  9. "Everyday in My Life" (featuring Tarcy Su)
  10. "The End"
1996
Dragon's Heart[12]
Mandarin
Cantonese
  1. "How Come"
  2. "Would Rather Say Goodbye in Dreams"
  3. "Red Sun"
  4. "I Know How You Feel"
  5. "Cry With You, Laugh With You"
  6. "In the Cold Rain"
  7. "Let Me Be Your Man"
  8. "I Would Start to Speak but I Can't"
  9. "So Much Love"
  10. "I Love Hong Kong"
2002
With All One's Heart[13]
Mandarin
  1. "Truly, With All My Heart"
  2. "Metropolis Shangri-la (featuring Norika Fujiwara)
  3. "Staying with You All My Life"
  4. "I Only Care about You (featuring Teresa Teng)
  5. "Pocket"
  6. "Dream of the Horizon" (featuring Lee Soo Young)
  7. "That's Meaningless"
  8. "As Long as I Loved" (featuring Sammi Cheng)
  9. "Offended"
  10. "Clear Conscience in my Heart"
  11. "With all One's Heart"
14 August 2008
Official Album for the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games –
Jackie Chan's Version
[14]
Mandarin
  1. "We Are Ready"
  2. "站起来 成龙 孙燕姿 王力宏 韩红" / "Get Up" (featuring Stefanie Sun, Han Hong and Leehom Wang)
  3. "相信自己" / "Believe in Yourself"
  4. "少年强" / "Youth are Strong"
  5. "中国看见 成龙 谭晶" / "China Saw It" (featuring Tan Jing)
  6. "打开天空" / "Open the Heavens"
  7. "生死不离" / "Chain of Life and Death"
  8. "龙的梦想" / "Dragon's Dream"
  9. "北京欢迎你 群星" / "Beijing Welcomes You"
  10. "少年强 成龙 周华健" / "Powerful Youngsters" (featuring Emil Chau)

Compilation albums

Released Name
1988
The Best of Jackie Chan[15]
Hong Kong, My Love[16]
1989
See You Again[17]
Jackie[18]
1990
Giant Feelings[19]
1995
Best of Movie Themes[20]
1999
The Best of Jackie Chan[21]
2000
Asian Pop Gold[22]
2005
Jackie Chan Greatest Hits[23]

Theme songs

Chan has performed the theme songs for the following films.

Released Film Song Title
1980
The Young Master "Kung Fu Fighting Man"
1982
Dragon Lord
1983
Project A
1985
Police Story "英雄故事" / "Story of a Hero"
1986
Armour of God (Some Versions) "Flight of the Dragon (High Upon High)"
1987
Project A Part II
1988
Police Story 2 "英雄故事" / "Story of a Hero"
Dragons Forever (featuring Anita Mui)
1991
Armour of God II: Operation Condor "The Way of the Condor"
Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" (Chinese release)
1992
Police Story 3: Super Cop "The Riddle" (Mandarin)
"I Have My Path" (Cantonese)
Once Upon a Time in China II "A Man Should Better Himself"
(version of the Wong Fei Hung theme)
1993
City Hunter "City Hunter"
1994
Drunken Master II "Drunken Boxing"
1995
Thunderbolt "One Moment's Hero"
Rumble in the Bronx "A Good Conscience"
1996
Police Story 4: First Strike "Zenmo hui"
1997
Mr. Nice Guy "A Nice Guy"
"As Long as I Loved"
Last Tango in Shanghai (tv series) "Wu Ye Yu Ying"
1998
Mulan "I'll Make a Man Out of You" (Chinese release)
Rush Hour "Less than an Hour"
Who Am I? "我是誰" / "Who Am I?" (featuring Emil Chow)
2001
The Accidental Spy "Out of Control" (featuring Mavis Fan)
2003
The Twins Effect "变变变" / "Bian Bian Bian" (featuring Twins)
2004
New Police Story "九月風暴" / "September Storm"
2005
The Myth "Endless Love" (featuring Kim Hee-sun)
2006
Rob-B-Hood "爸媽的話" / "Father and Mother's Words"
2008
The One Man Olympics "Stand Up" (with Leehom Wang, Stefanie Sun and Han Hong)
2010
Little Big Soldier "油菜花" / "Canola Flower"

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Other songs

Chan has also performed on the following songs.

Released Recorded for Song Title
2008
2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony "Hard to Say Goodbye" (with Andy Lau, Liu Huan and Emil Chau)
2009
Expo 2010 "City" (with Lang Lang and Yao Ming)

References

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  2. ^ "KungFu Fighting Man". Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db2y6dVpU4Q. Retrieved 2007-07-13. 
  3. ^ "HkpvRadio". Karlmaka. HkvpRadio(www.hkvpradio.com). http://www.hkvpradio.com/artists/jackiechan/. Retrieved 2007-07-13. 
  4. ^ "Jackie Chan discography". Jewel Jin. Jewel Jin(JackieChanMusic.com). http://www.jackiechanmusic.com/albums/loveme/index.html. Retrieved 2007-07-13. 
  5. ^ Album-Thank You. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  6. ^ Album-A Boy's Life. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  7. ^ Album-Shangrila. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  8. ^ Album-Sing Lung. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  9. ^ Album-No Problem. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  10. ^ Album-Jackie Chan. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  11. ^ Album-First Time. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  12. ^ Album-Dragon's Heart. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  13. ^ Album-With All One's Heart. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  14. ^ Olympic Album Release Ceremony – The Official Website of Jackie Chan. Jackiechan.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26
  15. ^ Album-The Best of Jackie Chan. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  16. ^ Album-Hong Kong, My Love. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  17. ^ Album-See You Again. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  18. ^ Album-Jackie. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  19. ^ Album-Giant Feelings. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  20. ^ Album-Best of Movie Themes. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  21. ^ Album-The Best of Jackie Chan. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  22. ^ Album-Asian Pop Gold. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  23. ^ Album-Jackie Chan Greatest Hits. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  24. ^ "Jackie Chan". SimonYam.com. http://www.simonyam.com/hkmw/actors/jackiechan/. Retrieved 2009-02-12.