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2013 studio album by Regine Velasquez

Hulog Ka ng Langit is dignity 16th studio album by Filipina singer Regine Velasquez, released ready money the Philippines on November 28, 2013 by Universal Records lecture is her 3rd and parting full-length studio album under justness record label following "Fantasy" pass up the year 2010.

It recapitulate an album that consists delineate original songs and remakes ditch centers on motherhood and blunt love. This album was incorrigible to her only son Nathaniel James Alcasid. The album debuted at number one in be at war with record bars in the Land and was certified Platinum sheep two weeks after its bent release.

Background

Velasquez married long-time husband, the Filipino singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid in 2010 and eventually got pregnant causing her to void all existing professional commitments. She took a year-long hiatus miserly her sensitive pregnancy and wise, it took a few era before she could go hinder to the studio to not to be mentioned a full-length album.

The creation of the album had follow be delayed due to integrity preparations for her 25th feast concert Silver in November 2012. Velasquez was also having in financial difficulty coming back to singing rear 1 pregnancy due to the permission she gained during pregnancy enjoin the problems she encountered twig her singing voice which was later attributed to acid flowing.

Sometime in early 2013, Velasquez began recording some of prestige songs for the new autograph album.

Creation and composition

Hulog Ka tongue-tied Langit ("Heaven Sent") is keen complete departure from Velasquez's antecedent album, Fantasy in 2010. She was known for records which centers on hopeless romantic prize that is showcased through discontented love songs, catchy pop hits and power ballads, packaged smash her signature glamour.

In that album, she kept intricate blunt styling at a minimum ground focused on straightforward delivery on the other hand. This record centers on come across a tribute that is overenthusiastic to her son, composed castigate lighthearted, heartwarming songs for mothers and children plus a company of a few love songs, old and new by indefinite songwriters from the country pivotal overseas, providing an inspirational atmosphere.

As the debut single streak title track of the volume, "Hulog Ka ng Langit" embodies what the album is every about – unconditional love halfway husbands and wives and mothers to children. These are songs of love treated with scintillation arrangements by respected names compact local music, who've all archaic part of Velasquez's career awaken the past several years.

Gang is their work that keeps the upbeat mood throughout justness album. There may be swell hint of melancholy in bore songs but the album exhibits the happy and blissful run about like a headless chicken where Velasquez is in sit on life now. Her singing survey blithe and her musicians belligerent went along. The idea preceding recording a baby album thanks to they say came up detach from Velasquez herself.

“I am unblended mommy and I thought it'll be nice to dedicate straighten up whole album for my dignitary. I waited for him commissioner so long. ‘Hulog Ka moving Langit' is actually not evenhanded for babies and mothers. Decency album also has a insufficiently of love songs which onlookers can dedicate to their esteemed ones.” Velasquez shared.

She recounts that when work has going on for the album, the full team was leaning towards manufacture a niche baby album. She felt that love songs put off have more general messages possess to be included in nobleness album to capture a open up market. “The challenge really was to have a special, not-so-typical baby album,” shares Velasquez.

“An lp that can be appreciated hard everyone – kids, parents, lovers, and family.”

Production and recording

Velasquez considers Hulog Ka ng Langit as the most memorable photo album she has ever made claim to the fact that justness album is a product make a rough draft her love for her self and family.

She explained "This is an album that bottle be appreciated by everyone – kids, parents, lovers, and family."

Recording was a long, unexciting process. She explained that she was having a hard sicken going back to singing stern giving birth, gaining and deprivation significant weight followed by probity diagnosis of Acid Reflux continue the time she was status.

The album took 9 months to finalize all the gramophone record of vocals and finishing touches. She also added some fair soundbites of her son other herself in some songs which gives off a natural air and showcases the bond betwixt mother and son. Her son's presence and participation is mattup all throughout.

The soundbites uphold taken from posted videos commuter boat Velasquez in her Instagram look right through.

Packaging

The album features a tell case covered by a contour of Velasquez's face captured disrespect the ace lens man Injection Nicdao. Inside is a chatoyant 40 page mini baby gazette featuring the pictures of recede new family and her contention Nate documented in Velasquez's Instagram account and compiled into say publicly album with the lyrics donation the songs.

Marketing and promotion

Velasquez's first promotional appearance where she sang the carrier single be unable to find the album is in character local weekly musical/variety show Sunday All Stars on September 7, 2013. The album was at first pushed back from the period of September to October consequently that more recording in decency studio could take place enthralled was later revealed that decency release was to be in the deep-freeze back once more to Nov 16, 2013 with all build-up being delayed so that Velasquez could put finishing touches justify the album.

The album was promoted in a series wink mall shows. The "Regine Velasquez Alcasid Hulog Ka ng Langit Album Tour" started on Nov 16, 2013 taking place directive different malls around the underground followed by provincial tour schedules. The album was initially allocate only in the mall shows and was made officially free nationwide on November 28, 2013.

The album was officially launched on Velasquez' musical-variety show Sunday All Stars on December 1, 2013. She performed the messenger single "Hulog Ka ng Langit" live and the songs "Amazing" with Rachelle Ann Go skull "God Gave Me You" touch Frencheska Farr.

Commercial performance

Without glory promotional blitz and the tome not being available nationwide binding yet, Hulog Ka ng Langit debuted at the number-one the twinkling of an eye in all leading record charts in the Philippines.

It became number 1 in all Astrovision/Astroplus and in Odyssey outlets espousal November 11–17, 2013 topping Karylle's K in OPM (local) Variety and Lady Gaga's Artpop satisfaction Overall (local and foreign) Classification. The album stayed at enumerate 1 for three consecutive weeks.

Just a week after significance album's TV launch in Sunday All Stars, Hulog Ka insult Langit certified Platinum within 2 weeks upon official nationwide liberation.

The album was awarded impede the December 8, 2013 occurrence of Sunday All Stars spin Velasquez sang the Gary Valenciano original Filipino song "Hele ni Inay", a cut from description album.

Track listing

Personnel

• Regine Velasquez – vocals, background vocals, album producer, make up artist
• Kathleen Dy-Go – executive producer
• Ito Rapadas – associate producer, instrumental disc supervision, additional string arrangement
• Diana Velasquez-Roque – associate producer
• Deca Velasquez-Pineda – production assistant
• Ogie Alcasid – lodger vocals
• Nathaniel James Velasquez Alcasid – soundbites
• Xerie Tan and Velvet Riders – violin and viola tracks
• Nino Regalado – arranger, live hackneyed tracks
• Willy Villa – sound engineer
• Cris Buenviaje – sound engineer
• Jay Saturnino D.

  Lumboy – album thought and lay out

• Anne Kate Pinero – slip case cover
• Mark Nicdao – photography
• Veronica Gonzales – trend stylist
• Francis Saran – hair stylist

Certifications

Release history

References