Lapit is the third studio album by Filipina

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-composer Yeng Constantino

Yeng Constantino

Josephine "Yeng" Constantino, born on December 4, 1988, is a Filipina singer and host. She won as "Grand Star Dreamer" of Pinoy Dream Academy, the Philippine edition of Endemol's reality TV show Star Academy...

. The album was released on October 9, 2009 via Star Records

Star Records

Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists...

 through digital distribution

Digital distribution

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 from the record label's website and later in music stores 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...

. After a week, it was pulled out of display shelves due to some technical errors in the album and is expected to be released again in the week before the album's grand launch on Nov. 1, 2009. The album contains ten OPM tracks, all composed by Constantino, with the collaboration of Morning Glory. Raimund Marasigan

Raimund Marasigan

Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan, or simply known as Raimund Marasigan, is a ballad musician and record producer in the Philippines. Oftentimes, his first name is misspelled as Raymond, Raymund, Raimond and other variants. The breadth of his projects has made him one of the most well-respected...

 is the producer of this album. It's carrier single is Lapit, a rock-inspirational

Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

 song.

Track listing

1. "Lapit" (Constantino) - 4:39
2. "Jeepney Love Story" (Constantino) - 5:16
3. "Wag Ka Magtatanong" (Constantino) - 3:32
4. "Akin Ka Na" (Constantino) - 3:54
5. "Pag Ayaw Mo Na" (Constantino) - 4:48
6. "Takas" (Constantino) - 4:47
7. "Ligaw" (Constantino) - 5:22
8. "Siguro" (Constantino) - 3:59
9. "Maghihintay" (Constantino) - 3:57
10. "Wag Na" (Constantino) - 4:17
11. "Takas and Jeepney Love Story (Acoustic Vesion)" (Constantino) - 3:18

Singles

• Lapit
• Wag Kang Magtatanong
• Jeepney Love Story
• Wag Na
• Siguro

Music videos

• Lapit
• Wag Kang Magtatanong
• Jeepney Love Story
• Wag Na
• Siguro

Song-writers block

Constantino suffered writer's block

Writer's block

Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing as a profession, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work. The condition varies widely in intensity. It can be trivial, a temporary difficulty in dealing with the task at hand. At the other extreme, some "blocked"...

 for almost nine months, this being the reason why her third album's release had been delayed. In an interview she stated that she felt pressured after the hit singles from her first album such as Hawak Kamay and Salamat and was apprehensive that her third album would not be as successful after reading some negative reviews and articles about her second album Journey

Journey (Yeng Constantino album)

Journey is the second album by a Filipina singer - songwriter Yeng Constantino, released on February 29, 2008 via Star Records. The album contains twelve tracks: six were composed by Constantino, two were a collaboration of Constantino and Morning Glory...

. These articles criticized her compositions as "just a cycle of tunes" and labeled her as an "overnight sensation". The inspirational advice of Raimund Marasigan

Raimund Marasigan

Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan, or simply known as Raimund Marasigan, is a ballad musician and record producer in the Philippines. Oftentimes, his first name is misspelled as Raymond, Raymund, Raimond and other variants. The breadth of his projects has made him one of the most well-respected...

, the former drummer of the now defunct band The Eraserheads

The Eraserheads

Eraserheads, or E-Heads was a Filipino rock band of the 90s, formed by Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro. The band is one of the most successful, critically acclaimed, and significant bands in the history of OPM...

, who promised to co-produce her third album, restored her spirit and motivation for songwriting and resulted in the ten tracks she wrote for Lapit.