Start From Here [Import]

Joanna Wang | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony/Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B0018F0IX0
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,216 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Let's Start from Here

2. Lost in Paradise

3. As Love Begins to Mend

4. Bada Bada

5. Lost Taipei

6. The Best Mistake I've Ever Made

7. I Love You

8. For No Reason

9. Stages of Flying

10. Now

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Now

2. For No Reason

Editorial Reviews

Special edition includes a bonus five track disc. At age 20, with a soul of the 70s, Joanna's voice is one of a kind. Coming from LA, this high school girl has rocked the Live House in Taipei, she also became the highly noticed and talked about girl among the media and music professionals in Taiwan. Before Joanna launches her debut album, we will like to recommend you to listen to her live, with a guitar and a voice that will melt your heart. Discovered by one of Taiwan's top producers, Bing Wang, there was initially not intention for Joanna Wang to become and artist. But when he discovered Joanna's composing and performing talent when she was 14, he recorded her first demo at the studio and started arranging performances for Joanna every summer/winter vacation in Taiwan. Her recent debut album "Start from Here" released in Taiwan recently and has made headlines there, which critics says news of her new success will spread like wild fire across the Asian region. Sony BMG. 2008.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not your typical China-doll cutie pie, November 30, 2008

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J. Ang (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Start From Here (Audio CD)

Her album profile pic shows an uncanny resemblance to Canto-pop queen Sammi Cheng, but her sound is closer to Norah Jones... Wong's cool alto voice is quite a refreshing change from the usual airy-fairy vocals of her cutie pie contemporaries or the scream-on-every-note R&B mandopop divas...

No earth-shattering material here, but that's not what this album aims at anyway... just quietly moving tunes on an assured debut collection of songs in two parts, English and Mandarin, and she sounds equally proficient singing in both languages.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent work - remarkable recording, July 22, 2009

By 

ANDY T. Siing (malaysia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Start From Here (Audio CD)

It took me a long while to receive this disc, finally!
The original album itself, I will give 5 starts already. Great voice, great songs, great music, great producers and great remade.
Ok, now, let's go to discuss about this SUPER AUDIO CD. It is indeed SUPER, super sounds and as clear and crispy as the sound it can get. Worth your money to get this copy. Even if u have the original album, this one will re-open your eyes about Miss Wang.
Track listing here is not correct, here is the correct listing:

1. Let's Start From Here
2. Lost In Paradise
3. As Love Begins To Mend
4. Bada Bada
5. Lost Taipei
6. The Best MistakeI've Ever Made
7. I Love You
8. For No Reason
9. Stages Of Flying
10.TRUE
11.New York State Of Mind
12.50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
13.We've Only Just Begun
14.Let's Start From Here (Chinese Version)
15.Lost In Paradise (Chinese Version)
16.As Love Begins To Mend (Chinese Version)
17.For No Reason (Chinese Version)

One disc, 17 tracks.
One of the song, [NOW] deleted from this format disc together with the chinese version of [NOW] as well.

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice album, May 14, 2011

By 

Meichan - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Start From Here (Audio CD)

This album has two discs. One in English and one is Mandarin version of selected songs from the English one. Lovely songs, some are like Norah Jones if you haven't heard how are Joanna's songs. Very lovely and a great album to have, in my opinion.