It's Time: 18 Songs, Old and New

It's Time: 18 Songs, Old and New (Cantonese: 是時候新舊對照18首) is the third Cantonese-language compilation album by Hong Kong singer Sammi Cheng, released on 26 October 1995 by Capital Artists, Initially priced at HK$88, The album features 18 tracks in total, including two previously unreleased songs and sixteen singles that had been promoted to radios, TVs, and karaoke bars between 1990 and 1995. The release was met with strong response, debuting at number one on the IFPI Top 10 Albums Sales Chart and ultimately accumulating sales surpassing double platinum. In November 1996, Capital Artists’ general manager Ng Yu acknowledged that although Cheng had already left Capital Artists,her compilations had generated substantial revenue.

Background and promotion In September 1995, Cheng officially signed with Warner Music Group . One month after Cheng's departure from Capital Artists, Capital Artists’ general manager Ng Yu, noting her renewed surge in popularity. In response, the label released It's time:18 Songs, Old and New.On the day of the album's release, promotional advertisements appeared in major newspapers and magazines.

Singles In Hong Kong,"Finally Beginning" was chosen as the album's promotional single,It intended solely for karaoke bars.

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Commercial performance It's time:18 Songs, Old and New debuted at number one on IFPI (Hong Kong Group), and stayed there for six weeks.

Track listing Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts +Chart (1995)PeakpositionHong Kong Albums (IFPI)1

Release history + List of formats and editions of the album being released in each country, along with the date of the releaseCountry DateFormat /Barcode and Other IdentifiersLabelEditionHong Kong26 October 1995CDCD-22-1194Capital ArtistsHong Kong Edition 26 October 1995cassette CAL-22-1194CCapital ArtistsHong Kong Edition Malaysia November 1995CDCapital ArtistsMalaysian Edition November 1995cassetteCapital ArtistsMalaysian Edition

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