Jackie Chan is a prolific singer who 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 Emil Chau and the late Anita Mui.[3] His personal achievements also include winning Best Foreign Singer Award in Japan in 1984.

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"
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] English
Japanese
  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"
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
Taiwanese
  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"
2008 Official Album for the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games –
Jackie Chan's Version
[14]
  1. "We Are Ready"
  2. " (Zhàn qǐlái chénglóng sūnyànzī wánglìhóng hán hóng)" / "Stand Up" (featuring Stefanie Sun, Han Hong and Leehom Wang)
  3. " (Xiāngxìn zìjǐ)" / "Believe in Yourself"
  4. " (Shàonián qiáng)" / "Youth are Strong"
  5. " (Zhōngguó kànjiàn chénglóng tánjīng)" / "China Saw It" (featuring Tan Jing)
  6. " (Dǎkāi tiānkōng)" / "Open the Heavens"
  7. " (Shēngsǐ bùlí)" / "Chain of Life and Death"
  8. " (Lóng de mèngxiǎng)" / "Dragon's Dream"
  9. " (Běijīng huānyíng nǐ qúnxīng)" / "Beijing Welcomes You"
  10. " (Shàonián qiáng chénglóng zhōuhuájiàn)" / "Powerful Youngsters" (featuring Emil Chau)
2018 I Am Me
(我還是成龍)
  1. "Childhood Stories" ("青春故事")
  2. "Wù Shì Rén Fēi" ("物是人非")
  3. "Thank You, My Love" ("謝謝一輩子")
  4. "Love Is Old" ("愛情老了")
  5. "Heartache" ("心痛")
  6. "Crossroads" ("路口")
  7. "Don't Give Up" ("別放棄")
  8. "No Longer Lost" ("不再失去")
  9. "I Haven’t Grown Up Yet" ("還沒長大就老了")

Compilation albums

Released Name
1988 The Best of Jackie Chan[15]
Hong Kong, My Love[16]
1989 See You Again[17]
Jackie[18]
1990 Pride[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.

ReleasedFilmSong Title
1980The Young Master"Kung Fu Fighting Man"
1982Dragon Lord"龍少爺" / "Dragon Lord"
1983Project A"A計劃" / "Project A"
1985Heart of Dragon"Tokyo Saturday Night"
Police Story"英雄故事" / "Hero Story"
1986Armour of God"Flight of the Dragon (High Upon High)"
1987Project A Part II"A計劃續集" / "Project A 2"
1988Dragons Forever"When We Touch" (with Anita Mui)
Police Story 2"英雄故事" / "Hero Story"
"我需要" / "I Need"
1991Armour of God II: Operation Condor"The Way of the Condor"
Beauty and the Beast"Beauty and the Beast" (Chinese Release)
1992Twin Dragons"感受" / "My Feeling"
Once Upon a Time in China II"A Man Should Better Himself"
(version of the Wong Fei-Hung theme)
Police Story 3: Super Cop"The Riddle" (Mandarin)
"I Have My Path" (Cantonese)
1993City Hunter"城市獵人" / "City Hunter"
1994Drunken Master II"Drunken Boxing"
1995Thunderbolt"一分鐘英雄" / "One Moment's Hero"
Rumble in the Bronx"問心無愧" / "A Good Conscience"
1996Police Story 4: First Strike"怎么会" / "How Come?"
"英雄故事" / "Hero Story" (Remix)
1997Mr. Nice Guy"一個好人" / "A Nice Guy"
"愛了就算" / "As Long as I Loved"
Last Tango in Shanghai (TV series)"午夜舞影" / "Midnight Dance"
1998Who Am I?"我是誰" / "Who Am I?" (with Emil Chau)
Mulan"男子汉" / "I'll Make a Man Out of You" (Chinese Release)
Rush Hour"Less than an Hour"
2001The Accidental Spy"身不由己" / "Out of Control" (with Mavis Fan)
2003The Twins Effect"变变变" / "Bian Bian Bian" (with Twins)
2004New Police Story"九月風暴" / "September Storm"
2005The Myth"無盡的愛" / "Endless Love" (with Kim Hee-sun)
2006Rob-B-Hood"爸媽的話" / "Father and Mother's Words"
2008The One Man Olympics"站起来" / "Stand Up" (with Leehom Wang, Stefanie Sun and Han Hong)
2010Little Big Soldier"油菜花" / "Canola Flower"
2012Chinese Zodiac"妙手空空" / "Petty Thief/Empty Handed" (with Emil Chau)
2013Police Story 2013"拯救" / "Rescue" (with Sun Nan)
2015Dragon Blade"不再失去" / "Song of Peace"
"大漠英雄" / "Desert Hero"
"告诉风沙送爹回家" / "Tell the Wind to Bring my Father Home" (with Wei Yunxi)
2016Skiptrace"Ming Ming Bai Bai Wo De Xin" / "Plainly My Heart"
2016Railroad Tigers"Pipa"
2017Kung Fu Yoga"Beautiful Myth"
"Curry Flavor"
2017The Foreigner"普通人 (双人)" / "Ordinary People (Duet Version)" (with Liu Tao)
"普通人 (独奏)" / "Ordinary People (Solo Version)"
2017Bleeding Steel"英雄故事" / "Hero Story" (2017 Version)
2019The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang"一起笑出来" / "The Lunar Song" (with Cai Xukun)
"怪可爱" / "Weird & Cute"
2020Vanguard"壮志在我胸2020" / "Ambition in My Chest 2020"

[24]

Other songs

Chan has also performed on the following songs.

ReleasedRecorded forSong Title
20082008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony"Hard to Say Goodbye" (with Andy Lau, Liu Huan and Emil Chau)
2009Expo 2010"City" (with Lang Lang and Yao Ming)
2020covid-19 jackie Chan and Marco Arturo B"坚信爱会赢" (with Xiao Zhan, Wang Leehom, Tian Tong, Li Guangjie, Wu Jing, Shen Teng, Song Jia, Yang Pei-An, Zhang Lei, Chen Jianbin, Lin Yongjian, Tong Liya, Hai Xia, Huang Xiaoming, Nan Shu, Lei Jia and Tan Weiwei)

References

  1. "Jackie Chan: Kung Fu Fighter Believes There's More to Him Than Meets the Eye". hkvpradio (Hong Kong Vintage Pop Radio) chan chin chan chun chan :v. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  2. "Kung Fu Fighting Man". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  3. "HkpvRadio". Karlmaka. HkvpRadio(www.hkvpradio.com). Archived from the original on 2003-12-31. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  4. "Jackie Chan discography". Jewel Jin. Jewel Jin(JackieChanMusic.com). Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  5. Album-Thank You Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  6. Album-A Boy's Life Archived 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  7. Album-Shangrila Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  8. Album-Sing Lung Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  9. Album-No Problem Archived 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  10. Album-Jackie Chan Archived 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  11. Album-First Time Archived 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  12. Album-Dragon's Heart Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  13. Album-With All One's Heart Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  14. Olympic Album Release Ceremony – The Official Website of Jackie Chan Archived 2009-07-31 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechan.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26
  15. Album-The Best of Jackie Chan Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  16. Album-Hong Kong, My Love Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  17. Album-See You Again Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  18. Album-Jackie Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  19. . Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  20. Album-Best of Movie Themes Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  21. Album-The Best of Jackie Chan Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  22. Album-Asian Pop Gold Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  23. Album-Jackie Chan Greatest Hits Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. Jackiechanmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
  24. "Jackie Chan". SimonYam.com. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.