Ruby Lin discography
The discography of Ruby Lin, a Taiwanese singer, contains studio albums, Repackage albums, music videos, sound tracks and a number of other appearances.
In 1999 Lin entered the music industry with her first EP, "Hearings". Despite having only five songs the EP sold well in Hong Kong and Taiwan; it earned Lin several awards in Hong Kong, including Best Newcomer of the Year.[1] The following year, TVB Solid Gold awarded her its Most Popular New Singer Award and Radio Television HK presented Lin with its Most Promising New Singer Bronze Award.[1] However, due to a conflict between her record label and management company Lin began searching for a new label to produce her next album.[2]
In 2001 (after a two-year hiatus) Lin signed a contract with BMG Taiwan and released her second album, face 2 face (雙面林心如). A few days later, the Para Para Special Edition was also released. Both albums received awards from the Hong Kong music industry. Following the two albums, Lin began focusing more on her acting career. Although she is under contract for four albums with BMG, Lin has little time to continue her singing career. As a result, in 2004 BMG released the soundtrack for the television series Half Life Fate rather than requiring Lin to record a third studio album.[3] In the soundtrack, Lin sang five songs; the opening theme, "Half of Fate", earned her the Best Film and Television Song Award. [1][4] At the end of 2004, Lin's contract with BMG expired.[5] After being approached by several labels, she did not sign a contract until the spring of 2008. According to Lin, she signed with her new music company to further her musical career on the Chinese mainland.[6]
At the end of November 2008 Lin returned to music after a further four-year break with her new album, New Rubyology(新如主義). This time, she took an active role in the production process – song selection, recording, and music-video planning – to create an album more representative of her character and style. Behind the album was a production team including Chinese musicians such as Chen Bao Guo and Chen Sun Hua, who previously worked with Jolin Tsai, Elva Hsiao, and Stefanie Sun.[7] Fans and critics observed that Lin's new album showed a more mature and expressive singing technique. Her album cut "Onion Soup" (洋蔥濃湯) led the China Music Song Chart(中国歌曲联) for three weeks.[8] At the 12th M-Zone music award, Lin won the Golden Melody and Entertainer of the Year Awards.[9]
Albums
Studio albums
| Album # | Album Title | Album Information |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Heartbeat 心跳 (Xin Tiao) | |
| 2nd | Double Faced Ruby Lin 雙面林心如 (Shuang Mian Lin Xin Ru) | |
| 3rd | Eighteen Springs New and Best collection 半生缘新歌和精选 (Ban Sheng Yuan Xin Ge He Jing Xuan) | |
| 4th | Possessing Ruby Lin 拥有林心如 (Yong You Lin Xin Ru) | |
| 5th | New Rubyology 新如主义 (Xin Ru Zhu Yi) |
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Repackage (AVCD)
| Year | Album details | Chinese Title |
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| 2001 | Pala Pala
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趴啦趴啦 (Pa La Pa La) |
Soundtracks
| Title | Date released | Language | Tracks contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Fair Princess Original Soundtrack (还珠格格音乐全记录) |
13 June 1999 | Mandarin | 1. "You Are Wind, I Am Sand" (你是風兒我是沙) 2."In Dreams" (夢裡) 5."Butterfly Rain"(雨蝶) |
| Amor de Tarapaca Original Soundtrack (紫藤戀電視劇原) |
25 June 2004 | Mandarin | 6. "At The Moment" (這一秒鐘) |
Other appearances
Besides studio albums and soundtracks, Ruby Lin sang a number of promo songs, TV shows or movie theme songs which didn't appear on any album or soundtracks.
| Year | Song | Notes |
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| 2000 | "Coca Cola And Joy"(with Nicolas Tse) |
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| 2005 | "Sunrise waiting for the sunset"(日出等待日落) |
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| "Angel Don't cry"(天使别哭) |
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| "Stars aspiration"(星光心愿)(with Huang Yida) |
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| "Taste"(滋味)(with Jordan Chan) |
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| 2007 | "Waiting"(等待) |
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| 2008 | "We have love"(我们有爱) |
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| "Best Gift"(最好的礼物) |
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| "The Song of Red Ribbon"(红丝带之歌) |
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| 2010 | "Love can't stay away"(爱不能停) |
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| "A Fallen Flower"(落花) |
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| 2011 | "Qing Shi Huang Fei"(倾世皇妃) |
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| "Qing Ting Wo"(倾听我) |
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| 2016 | "Landscapes in China are Beautiful"(山水中国美) (with Liu Tao and Gigi Leung) |
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| "Beauty and the Land"(红颜江山) |
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "HeartBeat" | Heartbeat |
| "180 Minutes and 7 Seconds" | ||
| "Joke" | ||
| "Till Death Do Us Part" | ||
| "Harvesting Hearts" | ||
| 2001 | "Falling into Your Arms" | Double Faced Ruby Lin |
| "Dense Cloud Misty Rain" | ||
| "Overnight in Lan Kuai Fong" | ||
| "To Love Nobody" | ||
| "Can't Let Go" | ||
| "Hibernating Map" | ||
| "New Romance" | ||
| "Novel of Love" | ||
| "Every Type of Guy" | ||
| "The Way You Love Me" | ||
| "Pala Pala" | Pala Pala | |
| 2004 | "18 Springs" | Half a Lifetime's New and Best Songs |
| "Pass Each Other By" | ||
| "Love, Move a little Closer" | ||
| "Love One's Happiness" | Possessiing Ruby Lin | |
| 2008 | "If only I hadn't seen" | New Rubyology |
| "Onion Soup" | ||
| "Answer to the Riddle" |
Awards
- 1999 Metro Radio Hits Music Awards New Singer Award
- 1999 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards for Best new female prospect award
- 1999 Jade Solid Gold Awards Presentation for Most Popular New Singer award (Bronze)
- 2001 MTV Music Awards for Best Music Video of the Year
- 2004 East Wind Music Award for Best Theme Song From TV Series
- 2008 12th M-Zone Music Awards – Golden Melody Song of the Year, All-round Artist
- 2009 (nominated) – Top Chinese Music Chart Award for Best Female Artist (Taiwan region)
References
- ^ a b c "Awards and results" (in Chinese). fans001.com. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ "April 2001, Taiwan TV program "Cover story" 封面人物-林心如" (in Chinese). sunshineruby forum. 8 December 2003. Archived from the original (Interview clip) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ "林心如携专辑《半生缘》14日亮相北京 Ruby Lin's new album 《Ban Sheng Yuan》will released 14th in Beijing" (in Chinese). ent.163.com. 11 April 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ "China's annual "Southeast Music Chart Awards"". United Daily News (in Chinese). Taiwan (ROC). 28 September 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ 新亚洲娱乐唱片约满 林心如何去何从 24 January 2005 娱乐快讯
- ^ "林心如当歌手身价千万 新专辑将在10月推出 Ruby Lin's new album will released for October". People's Daily (in Chinese). 27 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
- ^ "Ruby Lin Shooting MV for New Album in Taiwan, the Countdown Begins" (in Chinese). Sohu Music. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- ^ "Ruby Lin's new album become 3 weeks championship" (in Chinese). China Entertainment. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ "Ruby Lin winning 2 awards in M-ZONE annual music award" (in Chinese). Sohu Music. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2009.