13 Seconds To Love (Kjwan album)
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13 Seconds to Love is the third album by Filipino
rock band, Kjwan
. It was first launched on digital format on 6 February 2009 at A. Venue Mall (Makati City), preloaded on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic cellphones. Although the album was released around 21 July 2009 through MCA Music Philippines, it was only until exactly a month later that the CD was officially launched at Saguijo (Makati City).
Kjwan focused mainly on the album's songwriting and put flashy guitar solos, drum fills, and complicated odd-time bits on the backseat resulting to a different sound from the band's two previous albums. 13 Seconds to Love also marks Jorel's break with the band to pursue his studies at Berklee College of Music
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
rock band, Kjwan
Kjwan
Kjwan is a Filipino band formed in 2003 by former Sandwich guitarist and vocalist Marc Abaya.-History:Long-time friends and former high school band-mates Marc Abaya and Kelley Mangahas got together with fellow Ateneans Jorel Corpus and J-hoon Balbuena to form the band’s initial lineup...
. It was first launched on digital format on 6 February 2009 at A. Venue Mall (Makati City), preloaded on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic cellphones. Although the album was released around 21 July 2009 through MCA Music Philippines, it was only until exactly a month later that the CD was officially launched at Saguijo (Makati City).
Album information
A Malaysian DJ/producer once told Kjwan that he can tell whether a song will be a hit within the first thirteen seconds. It stuck with the band and brought this along with their song writing with love as the common theme.Kjwan focused mainly on the album's songwriting and put flashy guitar solos, drum fills, and complicated odd-time bits on the backseat resulting to a different sound from the band's two previous albums. 13 Seconds to Love also marks Jorel's break with the band to pursue his studies at Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
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Track listing
Personnel
- Marc AbayaMarc AbayaRamon Marcelino "Marc" Diaz-Abaya is a Filipino musician, TV host, VJ, and occasional actor. Abaya appeared in the 2009 Philippine release of Tinker Bell....
– vocals / guitar - Boogie Romero – guitar / vocals
- Kelley Mangahas – bass
- Jorel Corpus – guitar / percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
- J-Hoon Balbuena – drum / vocals
Credits
- "13 Seconds to Love", "What About Us", "Pause", "Meron Ba", "Lifeline", "Sunny Weather", "Dance on the Floor", and "One Life" was recorded at Kerplunk! Studios by Pat Jalbuena
- "Complicated", "Drowning", and "Nasilayan" was recorded at Circus Studios by Niño Avenido.
- Additional Production by Niño Avenido
- Mixed and Mastered in Kerplunk! Studios by Pat Jalbuena
- Keys in "Pause" by Dan Gil and Inky De Dios
- Keys in "Dance on the Floor" by Inky De Dios
- Sax and Flute on "Dance on the Floor" by Alvin Cornista
- String Arrangement on "Meron Ba" by Rico Ledesma
- Shaker on "Sunny Weather" by Luis Rodriguez
- Additional Vocals on "13 Seconds to Love" by the Kjwan Kids
- Cover artwork by Rom Villaseran
- Technical layout by Kelvin Uy
- Band photo by Jose Quintas-Primero