Regine Live: Songbird Sings the Classics

This article is about the Regine Velasquez album. For the concert, see Songbird Sings the Classics.

Regine Live (Songbird Sings the Classics)
Live album by Regine Velasquez
Released	2000 (2000)
Recorded	October 6, 2000 (Westin Philippine Plaza, Pasay, Philippines)
Genre	Blues, pop, jazz
Length	67:12
Label	Viva Records
Producer	Vic Del Rosario Jr. (executive) Vincent Del Rosario Regine Velasquez Gerald Salonga
Regine Velasquez chronology
Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw (2000) Regine Live (Songbird Sings the Classics) (2000) Reigne (2001)
Singles from Regine Live (Songbird Sings the Classics)
"With You I'm Born Again" Released: October 2000

Regine Live: Songbird Sing the Classics is the first live album of singer-actress Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. It was released in 2000 in the Philippines, under Viva Records. The album was certified 6× platinum by PRIMA, denoting shipments of 200,000+ copies sold in Philippines.

This album was recorded live from Velasquez's concert "Songbird Sings the Classics" at The Westin Philippine Plaza on October 6, 2000.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In a review of the album, David Gonzales of AllMusic wrote: "Velasquez's voice is difficult to hear on the beginning of "Autumn Leaves", a problem which plagues other songs here, including "Sometime Somewhere", "If You Go Away", "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life", and "Run to You", among others.[1] She sings in a very high, thin register in the beginning of many songs, and this probably contributes to the problem, but the technical mixing could have been better, too."[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Songbird" (Opening Number)	Dave Wolfert, Stephen Nelson	2:55
2.	"You Will Be My Music"	Joseph Raposo	3:55
3.	"Henry Mancini Medley ^1"	Henry Mancini, John Mercer, Leslie Bricus, John Mercer	3:55
4.	"Autumn Leaves"	John Mercer, Jacques Anne Prevert	3:50
5.	"Tuwing Umuulan (At Kapiling Ka)"	Ryan Cayabyab	4:40
6.	"Basil Valdez Medley ^2"	George Canseco, Ryan Cayabyab, Fred Areza	8:20
7.	"Sometime Somewhere"	Ryan Cayabyab	5:30
8.	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield	3:45
9.	"If You Go Away"	Jacques Romain, Brel-Rod McQuain	4:44
10.	"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life"	Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand	3:53
11.	"Run to You"	Jud Friedman, Allan Rich	4:51
12.	"With You I'm Born Again" (featuring Gerard Salonga)	Carol Connors, David Shire	4:08
13.	"Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw"	Ogie Alcasid	3:35
14.	"Barry Manilow Medley ^3"	Adrienne Anderson, Barry Manilow, Randy Edelman, Martin Panzer,	8:11
15.	"Somewhere" (hidden track)	Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim	3:15

^1 ("Moon River", "Two for the Road", "Moment to Moment")

^2 ("Ngayon at Kailanman", "Iduyan Mo", "Kailan", "Hangggang sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan", "Kastilyong Buhangin")

^3 ("Could It Be Magic", "Weekend in New England", "Even Now", "If I Should Love Again")

Musicians

• Gerard Salonga – conductor, piano
• Rica Arambulo – synthesizer
• Cesar Aguas – guitars (acoustic)
• Nino Regalado – drums
• Roger Herrera – guitars (electric), bass
• Benjie Bautista – violins
• DJ Francisco – violins
• Gonzalo Estrada – violins
• Bernadette Cardoniga – violins
• Jeremy Dadap – violins
• Rochel Lorenzo – violas
• Cecilia Obtinaro – violas
• Ed Pasamba – cellos
• Tina Pasamba – cellos

See also

• Regine Velasquez discography
• List of best-selling albums in the Philippines

References

1. David Gonzales, Album Review [1]". AllMusic Retrieved 2011-05-20

External links

• "Top 20 Biggest-selling albums in the Philippines". timeoutbahrain.com retrieved 2010-01-02