Kitchie Nadal is the self-titled debut studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Filipino

Filipino people

The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 singer-songwriter Kitchie Nadal

Kitchie Nadal

Anna Katrina Dumilon Nadal , more commonly known as Kitchie Nadal, is a singer and songwriter from Manila, Philippines, formerly the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band, Mojofly. Kitchie's popularity in the female OPM niche grew after she released a self-titled solo album featuring her...

, released in the Philippines

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...

 in 2004 by Warner Music

Warner Music Group

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 and 12Stone Records. The album's second single, "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin...", became the most-played OPM single in 2004 and later earned her numerous awards. It was also used as theme song to ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN

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's Philippine broadcast of popular Korea

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n TV series Lovers in Paris

Lovers In Paris

Lovers in Paris is a South Korean television drama series broadcast by SBS in the summer of 2004. The show won numerous awards including best television drama at the Baeksang Arts Awards and both Park Shin-yang and Kim Jung-eun were awarded the Grand Prize at the SBS Drama Awards.It is the first...

.

Background and writing

After leaving her band MOJOFLY

MOJOFLY

MOJOFLY is a now defunct pop-rock band from the Philippines.Formed in '99 by bassist Ricci Gurango after his departure from Hungry Young Poets, MOJOFLY reeled in mainstream and alternative crowds alike with the debut album Birth Day and follow-up A Million Stories , both released under Sony BMG...

 in 2003 after doing two albums with the group, Nadal pursued a solo recording career under Be.Live Artist Management. When asked if she still hangs out with her ex-bandmates—who, according to speculations, were quite disappointed with her abrupt decision—she admitted she still communicates with Ricci Gurango yet not on a regular basis. On the reason why she left Mojofly, she only answered “Mojofly kasi was more of a Ricci band. I only sing songs.”

In 2004, she signed a contract with Warner Music Philippines and became associated with other best-selling talents of the label including Nina

Nina Girado

Marifil Niña Girado , better known by her stage name Nina, is a Filipino pop/R&B singer, occasional songwriter, record producer, TV and radio personality. She made her recording debut in 2002 after signing a recording contract with Warner Music Philippines...

, Christian Bautista

Christian Bautista

Christian Joseph Morata Bautista , more popularly known by his screen name Christian Bautista, is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of Star In A Million, a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning the 4th place in the competition in 2003...

 and Paolo Santos. On writing songs in the album, Nadal admitted on being out-spoken. One best example is the song "Bulong". The album's direction and sound reflects to her spiritual life, saying "Gumagawa ako ng mga songs na parang mga panaginip, parang ini-interpret ko kung paano ako managinip, hindi masyadong malinaw pero, may visual. [I make songs that are like dreams, it's like I interpret what I dream of, it's not that clear but it's visual.]

Critical response

Paolo Quiazon of Titik Pilipino gave the album three and a half out of five stars, saying "Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have probably already heard the (arguably) most overplayed song in the country for the past year: Kitchie Nadal’s "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin." He admits that the song is the catchiest in the album, but it doesn't really tell how the rest of the album sounds. He praised Nadal's songwriting skills, stating "Kitchie Nadal is a deeply personal songwriter, driven by faith and belief – at least on this album. Her reflective wordings play on the foreground of her straightforward musical backdrop. She talks about God, Jesus, salvation, sacrifice and a few other things along the same line. This makes for well thought lyrics, and combined with good music, makes for great songs."

Commercial performance

The album is considered as one of the best-selling albums in the Philippines, selling over 214,800 units in the country. To date, it has been certified 7× Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).

Standard edition

1. "Breathe" – 4:01
2. "Same Ground" – 4:27
3. "Deliverance" – 4:15
4. "Drained" – 3:08
5. "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin..." – 4:10
6. "You're Worthy" – 4:07
7. "Run" – 3:53
8. "Bulong!!!" – 3:46
9. "Fire" – 4:24
10. "Same Ground" (Piano version) – 4:30

Special limited edition

Disc 1 Bonus tracks

1. "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin..." (Acoustic)
2. "Pagsubok"
3. "Pangarap Ko"

Disc 2 VCD

1. "Run" (music video)
2. "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin..." (music video)
3. "Bulong!!!" (music video)
4. "Same Ground" (Piano version) (music video)
5. Video clips of gigs (Jam in Japan)

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certification	Sales
Philippines 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...	PARI	7× Platinum	214,800