Covers (also known as Covers, Vol. 1) is the twelfth studio album by Filipino singer Regine Velasquez, released in the Philippines on October 20, 2004, by Viva Records. It is a cover album that consists of love songs, originally recorded by male OPM acts from the 80's and 90's. It turned Platinum three days after its official release.[1]
Early in 2004, Velasquez has not yet released any studio album since Reigne (2001), which was released four years before. She has only released a few soundtracks from her hit movies and compilations of her past songs. This was the reason Viva Recording Management decided for Velasquez to record another full studio album. Like R2K (1999), her last all-remake album, Covers consists of revivals hence the title of the album.[3]
Conceptedit
Covers, from the title itself, is a revival album. The idea of doing renditions of all-male OPM classics came up from Velasquez herself. According to her, it is a compilation of most of her favorite OPM songs rendered by mostly male artists. On an interview, she said This is my way of introducing the young set of listeners to the beauty of OPM past. She said that she decided to come out with another revival album because "these songs are really beautiful and it will be a good idea to re-introduce them to the younger crowd". She further stated that she did not have a love life during that time, that is why the concept of the album is songs by male singers.[3][4]
Production and recordingedit
Velasquez considers Covers as the most expensive album she has ever made, due to the fact that the original composers of the songs secure the rights of their materials, that her record company had to pull some strings just get their permission. She explained "On my part, I wouldn't have persisted on getting the songs if I felt I wouldn't be able to add something new to these. I'm not the type who'd remake something that's already perfect the first time around". Although, she just mentioned updating the arrangement and not revising too much of the materials, out of respect for the works.[3][4]
She stated "I gave VIVA a list of my favorite songs and let them take care of it. Some songs in the list had to go for two reasons—one is because VIVA can't get the rights for the song, and two, because the original version is much too beautiful already to be altered". Each of the album's tracks was recorded for no more than forty-five minutes. Velasquez stated that if the time reaches above that limit, she begins to go deaf. She also admitted that as her study, she recorded the instrumental versions of all the tracks on a cassette tape, and played it in her car over and over again to know how she will perform the back-up vocals.[3][4]
Songsedit
"Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin" has personal resonance to both Velasquez and her former boyfriend Ariel Rivera, but she explains "that's not the reason why I chose the song". She stated that since the first she heard the song (from Rivera's album Simple Lang), it became her favorite. She also considers the album to be Rivera's best so far. However, she did not have to get his permission to allow her to revive the song, saying "I didn't have to because it wasn't Ariel who wrote the song. I did mention it to him casually during one taping for Forever in My Heart and he just said, 'That's nice'". "Say That You Love Me" has a significance in Velasquez's life. She expressed falling in love with the song, when Louie Ocampo re-arranged it during her tenth anniversary concert held at University of the Philippines Diliman. "Di Bale Na Lang" marks the first time in her career that she has done some rap verses. She was mentored by Filipino rapper-composer Andrew E., saying "it was fun doing the song, fun working with Andrew. He wrote the verses when he was in the studio na lang. Such an intelligent guy...". "Pangarap Ko'y Ikaw" is the only original song in the album. It was originally written for a male singer, but when Velasquez heard the song and got interested to it, she asked the composers, Raul Mitra and her sister Cacai, to lend it to her. The song "Dadalhin" originally included in her album Reigne, was re-recorded in an acoustic version and was put in the album as a hidden track.[3][4]
^Album information, "Covers - Regine Velasquez Archived 2001-08-08 at archive.today", Titik Pilipino, Retrieved 2010-09-06
January 01, 1970
covers, regine, velasquez, album, covers, also, known, covers, twelfth, studio, album, filipino, singer, regine, velasquez, released, philippines, october, 2004, viva, records, cover, album, that, consists, love, songs, originally, recorded, male, acts, from, . Covers also known as Covers Vol 1 is the twelfth studio album by Filipino singer Regine Velasquez released in the Philippines on October 20 2004 by Viva Records It is a cover album that consists of love songs originally recorded by male OPM acts from the 80 s and 90 s It turned Platinum three days after its official release 1 Covers Vol 1Studio album by Regine VelasquezReleasedOctober 10 2004 2004 10 10 Recorded2003 September 2004GenrePopLength1 19 54LanguageEnglish TagalogLabelViva RecordsProducerVic del Rosario Jr executive Vicente del Rosario executive Regine Velasquez AlcasidBaby Gil supervising Alwyn B Cruz supervising Regine Velasquez chronologyViva Platinum Collection 2004 Covers Vol 1 2004 Two Of A Kind 2004 Singles from Covers Forevermore Released August 2004 Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin Released October 2004 Say That You Love Me Released October 2004 Araw Gabi Released August 2005 The album was released on digital download through iTunes on August 1 2004 with a slightly different cover 2 To date the album has sold over 160 000 copies in the country certified Quadruple Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry PARI 1 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Concept 2 Production and recording 2 1 Songs 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Sales and certifications 6 Release history 7 ReferencesBackground editEarly in 2004 Velasquez has not yet released any studio album since Reigne 2001 which was released four years before She has only released a few soundtracks from her hit movies and compilations of her past songs This was the reason Viva Recording Management decided for Velasquez to record another full studio album Like R2K 1999 her last all remake album Covers consists of revivals hence the title of the album 3 Concept edit Covers from the title itself is a revival album The idea of doing renditions of all male OPM classics came up from Velasquez herself According to her it is a compilation of most of her favorite OPM songs rendered by mostly male artists On an interview she said This is my way of introducing the young set of listeners to the beauty of OPM past She said that she decided to come out with another revival album because these songs are really beautiful and it will be a good idea to re introduce them to the younger crowd She further stated that she did not have a love life during that time that is why the concept of the album is songs by male singers 3 4 Production and recording editVelasquez considers Covers as the most expensive album she has ever made due to the fact that the original composers of the songs secure the rights of their materials that her record company had to pull some strings just get their permission She explained On my part I wouldn t have persisted on getting the songs if I felt I wouldn t be able to add something new to these I m not the type who d remake something that s already perfect the first time around Although she just mentioned updating the arrangement and not revising too much of the materials out of respect for the works 3 4 She stated I gave VIVA a list of my favorite songs and let them take care of it Some songs in the list had to go for two reasons one is because VIVA can t get the rights for the song and two because the original version is much too beautiful already to be altered Each of the album s tracks was recorded for no more than forty five minutes Velasquez stated that if the time reaches above that limit she begins to go deaf She also admitted that as her study she recorded the instrumental versions of all the tracks on a cassette tape and played it in her car over and over again to know how she will perform the back up vocals 3 4 Songs edit Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin has personal resonance to both Velasquez and her former boyfriend Ariel Rivera but she explains that s not the reason why I chose the song She stated that since the first she heard the song from Rivera s album Simple Lang it became her favorite She also considers the album to be Rivera s best so far However she did not have to get his permission to allow her to revive the song saying I didn t have to because it wasn t Ariel who wrote the song I did mention it to him casually during one taping for Forever in My Heart and he just said That s nice Say That You Love Me has a significance in Velasquez s life She expressed falling in love with the song when Louie Ocampo re arranged it during her tenth anniversary concert held at University of the Philippines Diliman Di Bale Na Lang marks the first time in her career that she has done some rap verses She was mentored by Filipino rapper composer Andrew E saying it was fun doing the song fun working with Andrew He wrote the verses when he was in the studio na lang Such an intelligent guy Pangarap Ko y Ikaw is the only original song in the album It was originally written for a male singer but when Velasquez heard the song and got interested to it she asked the composers Raul Mitra and her sister Cacai to lend it to her The song Dadalhin originally included in her album Reigne was re recorded in an acoustic version and was put in the album as a hidden track 3 4 Track listing edit Title Featured guest s Writer s 5 Original artist s Length 1 Ako y Iyong Iyo Ogie Alcasid Alcasid 5 31 2 Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin Aarol Paul del Rosario Ariel Rivera 3 39 3 Forevermore Joey Benin Side A 5 12 4 Araw Gabi Ryan Cayabyab Nonoy Zuniga 4 38 5 Say That You Love Me Louie Ocampo Allan Ayque Basil Valdez 5 46 6 Di Bale na Lang Dadalhin acoustic version hidden track Andrew E Gary Valenciano Valenciano 4 04 7 Each Day with You Franklink Kleiner Benedict Say Martin Nievera 4 09 8 Pangarap Ko y Ikaw Raul Mitra Cacai Velasquez Mitra 3 36 9 Perfect Medwin Marfil of True Faith Medwin Marfil True Faith 4 20 10 Paalam Ang Aking Awitin hidden track Jay Durias of South Border Ocampo Rowena Arieta Valdez 4 16 11 Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin Cecile Azarcon Picazo Nievera 5 21 12 Hang On Tats Faustino Valenciano 4 30 13 Mahal na Mahal Kita Archie Dairocas Archie D 5 26 14 Only You Naldy Gonzales of Side A Benin Side A 4 12 15 Kailan Fred Areza Valdez 5 00 Notes Pangarap Ko y Ikaw and Dadalhin are original songs The standard edition of the album includes a bonus VCD containing Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin music video Forevermore Theme from Forever In My Heart music video Say That You Love Me music video Pangarap Ko y Ikaw music video Personnel editAndrew E vocals Alwyn B Cruz supervising producer Jun de Leon photography Vic del Rosario Jr executive producer Vicente del Rosario executive producer Mike Duran production assistant Jay Durias vocals Baby Gil supervising producer Medwin Marfil vocals Sam S Samson album cover and lay out design Dianne Velasquez Roque production assistant Regine Velasquez album producer vocalsSales and certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Philippines PARI 1 4 Platinum 160 000 1 Release history editCountry Release date Format Philippines October 10 2004 2004 10 10 standard CD amp cassette United States August 1 2004 2004 08 01 standard digital download References edit a b c d Regine s Awards RegineMultimedia com Retrieved 2011 04 22 Album information Covers Regine Velasquez iTunes Retrieved 2010 09 05 a b c d e Jojo P Panaligan Showbiz Asia s Songbird undrapes Covers Manila Bulletin October 16 2004 a b c d The songbird reigns still Manila Bulletin Retrieved 2010 09 05 Album information Covers Regine Velasquez Archived 2001 08 08 at archive today Titik Pilipino Retrieved 2010 09 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Covers Regine Velasquez album amp oldid 1218536509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
