Worth It (Chinese: 值得) is the first Mandarin-language studio album by Hong Kong singer Sammi Cheng. Commercially, the album surpassed her previous two Cantonese albums within the first three weeks, debuting at number one on the Taiwanese album chart,[1] where it remained for six consecutive weeks.

Worth It
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2, 1996
Recorded1996
GenrePop
LanguageMandarin
LabelWarner Music Group
Sammi Cheng chronology
Never Want To Give You Up
(1996)
Worth It
(1996)
Deep Passion
(1996)

Singles and music videos

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Music videos were made for three singles: Zhídé (Worth It), "Bèipàn" (Betrayal) and "Yīkào" (Reliance).

Track listing

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  1. Zhídé 值得
  2. bèipàn 背叛
  3. xiāngféng bù hèn wǎn 相逢不恨晚
  4. wéi xūn 微醺
  5. jiù xiàngliàn 舊項鏈
  6. céng shì nǐ de bǎobèi 曾是你的寶貝
  7. wúsuǒwèi 無所謂
  8. xiǎoxīn nǚrén (huī gūniáng) 小心女人 (Cinderella)
  9. yīkào 依靠
  10. zhànlǐng 佔領
  11. yíngfēng 迎風
  12. cuìruò 脆弱

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
Taiwanese Albums (IFPI Taiwan)[2] 1

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Hong Kong 20,000[3]
Taiwan (RIT)[5] Platinum+Gold 700,000[4]

References

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  1. ^ Billboard - 26 Oct 1996 - Page 50 "WARNER CANTOPOP ARTIST Sammi Cheng's first Mandarin album, "Worth It," has surpassed her previous two Cantonese efforts in its first three weeks in the stores, following its September release. Her first two albums for the label in Cantonese, including her last, "Never Give It Up," did a tidy 100,000 each, says Warner VP of marketing David Gilchrist. However, "Worth It" had, at press time, sold 20,000 units in Hong Kong and surpassed the 200,000 mark in Taiwan, debuting at No. 1 with a bullet on the country's IFPI chart. "
  2. ^ "Worth It" (in Chinese). IFPI Taiwan. Archived from the original on 24 February 1998.
  3. ^ - 26 Oct 1996 - Page 50 "WARNER CANTOPOP ARTIST:Sammi Cheng's first Mandarin album, "Worth It," sold 20,000 units in Hong Kong and surpassed the 200,000 mark in Taiwan, debuting at No. 1 with a bullet on the country's IFPI chart."
  4. ^ "銷量的保證!九零年代超強專輯歌手!". yahoo. 10 October 2024.
  5. ^ 認證紀錄 [Certifications Awarded] (in Chinese). Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan.