Café Bossa

Café Bossa
Studio album by
Sitti
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2006
Recorded2005
StudioStone House Bar (Quezon City, Philippines)
GenreBossa nova, jazz
Length62:07
LanguageEnglish, Tagalog, Portuguese
LabelWarner
ProducerRicky R. Ilacad, Neil C. Gregorio
Sitti chronology
Café Bossa
(2006) 		Sitti Live!
(2006)
Singles from Café Bossa
  1. "Tattooed on My Mind"
    Released: November 16, 2005
  2. "Hey Look at the Sun"
    Released: February 4, 2006
  3. "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love"
    Released: March 27, 2006
  4. "Para sa Akin"
    Released: May 13, 2006

Café Bossa is the debut album by Filipino bossa nova singer Sitti. It was released on January 25, 2006 by Warner Music Philippines. The album spawned four successful singles—"Tattooed on My Mind", "Hey Look at the Sun", "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" and "Para sa Akin". The album was certified double platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry on September 17, 2006, denoting over 60,000 units sold in the country.[1]

A limited edition of the album was released in February 2007, containing a bonus video CD and a different cover.[2] The video CD includes her official music videos from the album and her MTV Sessions Live performance. It was also released on digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com.[3][4]

Track listing

All tracks were produced by Neil C. Gregorio.

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Girl from Ipanema" (Portuguese/English)Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim2:23
2."Tattooed on My Mind"D'Sound4:25
3."At 17"Janis Ian4:10
4."Hey Look at the Sun"Nelson Angelo3:13
5."I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love"Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt3:54
6."Invisible War"Julia Fordham3:08
7."One Note Samba" (English)Jon Hendricks, Jobim, Newton Mendonca2:11
8."Soft Melody"John Kaizan Neptune3:48
9."You on My Mind"Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery3:17
10."Lost in Space"Tunde Baiyewu3:20
11."The Lady Wants to Know"Michael Franks4:23
12."Close to You - Half A Minute"Burt Bacharach, Hal David2:09
13."Samba Song"Bong Pinera3:14
14."Bridges"Birth, Fernando Brant5:21
15."Mas que Nada"Jorge Ben3:24
16."Wave"Jobim3:29
17."Fly Me to the Moon"Bart Howard[a]3:12
18."Para sa Akin"Emil Pama3:09
Limited edition
No.TitleLength
1."Para sa Akin" (music video) 
2."Hey Look at the Sun" (music video) 
3."I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" (music video) 
4."EPK / Behind the Scenes" 
5."Girl from Ipanema" (MTV Sessions Live) 
6."Tattoed on My Mind" (MTV Sessions Live) 
7."Samba Song" (MTV Sessions Live) 
8."Para sa Akin" (MTV Sessions Live) 
9."Mas que Nada" (MTV Sessions Live) 

Personnel

Credits were taken from Titik Pilipino.[5]

Production

  • Joseph De Vera - album cover art and design
  • Neil C. Gregorio - album producer, A & R, sequencing
  • Ricky R. Ilacad - executive producer, A & R
  • Mark Laccay - studio recording
  • Pazzy Marquez - styling and grooming
  • Paolo Pineda - album photography
  • Dante Tanedo - mixing
  • Frey Zambrano - A & R, production coordinator

Musicians

  • Erskine Basilio - acoustic guitar
  • Marcy Estrella - percussions
  • Archie Lacorte - saxophone, flute
  • Sitti Navarro - lead vocals
  • Jerome Rico - semi-hollow guitar (track 7)
  • Vic San Juan - electric, upright bass
  • Chito Servanez - piano, clavinova
  • Sonny Teodoro - drums, additional percussions

Recording locations

Certifications

Country Provider Certification Sales
Philippines PARI 2× Platinum[6] 60,000+[6]

Footnotes

a.^ Erroneously credited to Julie London, who recorded a well-known version of the song.

References

  1. ^ "Cafe Bossa". SittiOnline.Multiply..com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "Cafe Bossa (Limited Edition) - Sitti". Titik Pilipino. Archived from the original on August 8, 2001. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "Cafe Bossa = Sitti". iTunes. 25 January 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Cafe Bossa = Sitti". Amazon. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "Sitti - Cafe Bossa". Titik Pilipino. Archived from the original on November 13, 2006.
  6. ^ a b "Awards". SittiOnline.com. Retrieved December 16, 2010.