18...
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{{Infobox album
| name = 18...
| type = studio
| artist = G.E.M.
| cover = 18 GEM.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 27, 2009
| recorded = 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop}}
| language = {{hlist|Mandarin|Cantonese|English}}
| length = 47:26
| label = {{Hlist|Hummingbird Music|Forward Music|Sony Music}}
| producer = Lupo Groinig
| prev_title = G.E.M.
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = My Secret
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 18...
| type = studio
| single1 = All About U
| single1date = October 27, 2009
| single2 = A.I.N.Y
| single2date = October 27, 2009
| single3 = Mascara
| single3date = October 27, 2009
}}
}}
18... is the debut studio album by Hong Kong singer-songwriter G.E.M., released on October 27, 2009, by Forward Music.{{cite web |date= |title=18... CD - G.E.M., Forward Music Co. Limited - Cantonese Music - Free Shipping |url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/18/1021156186-0-0-0-en/info.html |accessdate=September 9, 2011 |publisher=Yesasia}} The album contains 12 songs that spans various genres and styles such as pop, R&B, soul, and rock ballads.
Background and release
18... was simultaneously released with the limited edition, 18 Plus.{{cite web |date= |title=18 Plus (Limited Commemorative Edition) CD - G.E.M., Forward Music Co. Limited - Cantonese Music - Free Shipping |url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/18-plus-limited-commemorative-edition/1021156129-0-0-0-en/info.html |accessdate=September 9, 2011 |publisher=Yesasia}} The 18 USB was initially released for G.E.M.'s 18 Live Concert on November 11, 2009, however, it was later put on general sale.{{cite web |date= |title=18 (USB Version) CD - G.E.M., Forward Music Co. Limited - Cantonese Music - Free Shipping |url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/18-usb-version/1021605215-0-0-0-en/info.html |accessdate=September 9, 2011 |publisher=Yesasia}} Due to the popularity of the album, it was republished as the 18... (3rd Edition).{{cite web |date= |title=18... (CD+DVD) (3rd Edition) CD - G.E.M., Forward Music Co. Limited - Cantonese Music - Free Shipping |url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/18-cd-dvd-3rd-edition/1022155953-0-0-0-en/info.html |accessdate=September 9, 2011 |publisher=Yesasia}}{{cite web |date= |title=Hummingbird Music Ltd | G.E.M. Hong Kong Singer & Song Writer |url=http://www.hummingbird.hk/gem/chi/NEWS/Entries/2010/2/11_18..._tui_chu_geng_xin_ban.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612160551/http://www.hummingbird.hk/GEM/Chi/news/Entries/2010/2/11_18..._tui_chu_geng_xin_ban.html |archivedate=June 12, 2010 |accessdate=September 9, 2011 |publisher=Hummingbird.hk}} The release includes a bonus track titled "Smoking, Drinking & Swearing" (食煙飲酒講粗口).
18... (Taiwanese Edition) was released on May 14, 2010. The edition consisted of three additional Mandarin tracks (one titled "寫不出的溫柔" and two tracks previously released on her self-titled EP). It was also released with a limited edition version.{{cite web |date= |title=鄧紫棋 (G.E.M) 18 專輯介紹與完整曲目 - KKBOX |url=http://tw.kkbox.com/album/vCeLI8xmG-6ZlEq0FZm9008l-index.html |accessdate=September 9, 2011 |publisher=Tw.kkbox.com}}
Accolades
18... was named one of the top ten best-selling Cantonese records at the 2009 IFPI Hong Kong Record Sales Awards.{{Cite web |title=香港唱片銷量大獎 2009 |trans-title=Hong Kong Record Sales Award 2009 |url=http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go2009c.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722055005/http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go2009c.php |archive-date=2011-07-22 |access-date=2024-07-18 |language=zh}} "A.I.N.Y." won various awards, including Best Original Song at the 2009 Metro Radio Music Awards, Best Mandarin Song at the 2010 edition of the same event, and Top Ten Best-Selling Digital Songs at the 2011 IFPI Hong Kong Record Sales Awards.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = 18... {{nobold|– standard edition}}
| title1 = All About U
| length1 = 4:01
| title2 = Game Over
| length2 = 3:09
| title3 = Gotta Say It
| note2 = 想講你知
| length3 = 2:52
| title4 = A.I.N.Y
| note4 = 愛你
| length4 = 3:54
| title5 = Mascara
| note5 = 煙燻妝
| length5 = 4:05
| title6 = I Don't Get Love
| note6 = 我不懂愛
| length6 = 3:32
| title7 = Seine River
| note7 = 塞納河
| length7 = 3:30
| title8 = Italian Love
| note8 = 意式戀愛
| length8 = 3:33
| title9 = G.E.M. (Get Everybody Moving)
| length9 = 3:27
| title10 = 18
| length10 = 3:35
| title11 = Where Did U Go 2.0
| note11 = Sam Vahdat Remix
| length11 = 3:55
| title12 = Mascara (Glossy Version)
| length12 = 4:01
| total_length = 43:34
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = 18... (3rd Edition) {{nobold|– bonus track}}
| title13 = Drinking, Smoking & Swearing
| note13 = 食煙飲酒講粗口
| length13 = 2:40
| total_length = 2:40
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = 18... {{nobold|– Taiwanese edition}}
| total_length = 43:01
| title1 = Xie Bu Wan de Wen Rou
| note1 = 寫不完的溫柔
| length1 = 3:50
| lyrics1 = G.E.M.
| music1 = Skot Suyama
| title2 = A.I.N.Y.
| note2 = 愛你
| length2 = 3:44
| lyrics2 = G.E.M.
| music2 = Lupo Groinig, G.E.M.
| title3 = I Don't Get Love
| note3 = 我不懂愛
| length3 = 3:32
| lyrics3 = Qi Zi
| music3 = Peter Roberts
| title4 = Mascara
| note4 = 煙燻妝
| length4 = 4:05
| lyrics4 = G.E.M., AnieFann
| music4 = G.E.M.
| title5 = Love Me Now
| note5 = 愛現在的我
| length5 = 3:23
| lyrics5 = Ting Chu, Tan Chang, G.E.M.
| music5 = Ting Chu
| title6 = Seine River
| note6 = 塞納河
| length6 = 3:30
| lyrics6 = Chen Hongyu
| music6 = G.E.M.
| title7 = Hourglass of Memories
| note7 = 回憶的沙漏
| length7 = 3:53
| lyrics7 = Ting Chu
| music7 = G.E.M.
| title8 = All About U
| length8 = 4:01
| lyrics8 = G.E.M.
| music8 = Marc Nelkin
| title9 = G.E.M. (Get Everybody Moving)
| length9 = 3:27
| lyrics9 = Lupo Groining, G.E.M.
| music9 = Lupo Groining, G.E.M.
| title10 = Gotta Say It
| note10 = 想講你知
| length10 = 2:52
| lyrics10 = G.E.M.
| music10 = Marc Nelkin, Jennifer Karr, Sidh Solanki
| title11 = Game Over
| length11 = 3:09
| lyrics11 = Tan Chang, Aaron Wong, G.E.M.
| music11 = Mary-L, Yann Cortella
| title12 = 18
| length12 = 3:35
| lyrics12 = G.E.M.
| music12 = G.E.M.
}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release dates and formats for 18... ! Region ! Date ! Edition(s) ! Format(s) ! Label |
| scope="row" | Asia
| October 27, 2009 | Standard edition | {{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="4" | Hummingbird Music |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |Hong Kong
| November 24, 2009 |Limited edition |USB |
| February 11, 2010
|Enhanced version | rowspan="2" | CD |
| scope="row" | Taiwan
|May 14, 2010 |Taiwanese edition |