Reigne
Encyclopedia
Reigne is the 11th studio album by Filipino
singer-actress Regine Velasquez
, released on November 29, 2001 by Viva Records
in the Philippines
in CD and cassette format and later in digital download
. The album was produced by Velasquez and contained original Filipino
compositions by Janno Gibbs
, Trina Belamide
and Tats Faustino
among others. The carrier single released is "To Reach You" composed by Liza Dy and Chato Zamora. The album was certified triple platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).
photographer Jun de Leon collaborated to create a coffee table book
which was named after the successful album. It features 200 pages of Velasquez's photographs chronicled by de Leon after working with the latter for five years. The coffee book comes in a special gift box that includes an EP CD with songs The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face and Misty Glass Window. It was released by Viva Foundation For The Arts.
Reigne: The Book (EP)
Production
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-actress Regine Velasquez
Regine Velasquez
Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez , better known as Asia's Songbird, Regine Velasquez, is a Filipino singer, actress, record producer and TV host...
, released on November 29, 2001 by Viva Records
Viva Records (Philippines)
VIVA Records is Philippine record label. It is subsidiary of VIVA Entertainment.- Artists & Album Releases :* 18 Greatest Hits ** Andrew E.** Basil Valdez ** Jun Pulistico...
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 CD and cassette format and later in digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
. The album was produced by Velasquez and contained original 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 ....
compositions by Janno Gibbs
Janno Gibbs
Janno Ronaldo Gibbs is a Filipino singer and actor–comedian. He is a regular host of GMA Network television shows SOP Rules , Nuts Entertainment, Eat Bulaga, Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5?, and Power of 10 . He played as Geron Agular in Codename: Asero...
, Trina Belamide
Trina Belamide
Trina Belamide is a Filipino songwriter and record producer. According to the Manila Times she has written songs for most of the Philippines' top recording artists....
and Tats Faustino
Tats Faustino
Tats Faustino is a Filipino musical composer, arranger, producer, musical director, songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, percussionist, and drummer.- Famous works :...
among others. The carrier single released is "To Reach You" composed by Liza Dy and Chato Zamora. The album was certified triple platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).
Background
Reigne is her third studio album from Viva Records Corporation after doing four soundtrack albums under the label. The album title is an anagram of Velasquez's name, Regine and later used as one of her signature perfume for Bench. The album also released a limited specially packaged long box edition that includes limited edition 14-carat gold Reigne necklace, exclusive song lyric booklet and full size photos taken by Jun de Leon which is not available on the regular edition.Singles
- The lead single to be taken off the album is "To Reach You". The music video for the single was directed by Louie Ignacio and was nominated at the 2002 MTV Pilipinas Video AwardsMTV Pilipinas Music AwardsMTV Pilipinas Music Awards is the Philippines' biggest annual music video awards event.-Award categories:*Video of the Year*Favorite Male Video*Favorite Female Video*Favorite New Artist in a Video*Favorite Group Video*Favorite Pop Video...
for Best Song, Best Female VideoMTV Pilipinas for Favorite Female VideoThe following is a list of MTV Pilipinas winners for Favorite Female Video....
and Best Director. It won Best Song and Best Female Video and Favorite Artist (Philippines) at the MTV Asia Awards 2002MTV Asia Awards 2002The MTV Asia Awards 2002 in Singapore hosted by Mandy Moore and Ronan Keating.-Favorite Pop Act:*Backstreet Boys*Destiny’s Child*M2M*N'Sync*Westlife-Favorite Video:*Backstreet Boys — "The Call"...
in Singapore. - The second single is "Dadalhin" composed by Tats FaustinoTats FaustinoTats Faustino is a Filipino musical composer, arranger, producer, musical director, songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, percussionist, and drummer.- Famous works :...
released on June 2002. The song garnered biggest airplay in local radio stations and remained number one after four months. - The last single released was "Sa Aking Pag-iisa" on December 2002 and composed by fellow singer Janno GibbsJanno GibbsJanno Ronaldo Gibbs is a Filipino singer and actor–comedian. He is a regular host of GMA Network television shows SOP Rules , Nuts Entertainment, Eat Bulaga, Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5?, and Power of 10 . He played as Geron Agular in Codename: Asero...
. The remix version of the song was arranged by Raul Mitra and was later included in Velasquez' "Greatest Hits" album. The music video for the single was directed by Louie Ignacio.
Reigne: The Book
Three years after the album has been released, Velasquez together with FilipinoFilipino 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 ....
photographer Jun de Leon collaborated to create a coffee table book
Coffee table book
A coffee table book is a hardcover book that is intended to sit on a coffee table or similar surface in an area where guests sit and are entertained, thus inspiring conversation or alleviating boredom. They tend to be oversized and of heavy construction, since there is no pressing need for...
which was named after the successful album. It features 200 pages of Velasquez's photographs chronicled by de Leon after working with the latter for five years. The coffee book comes in a special gift box that includes an EP CD with songs The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face and Misty Glass Window. It was released by Viva Foundation For The Arts.
Track Listing
Reigne (standard version)Reigne: The Book (EP)
Album Credits
Personnel- Vic del Rosario, Jr. – executive producer
- Vincent G. del Rosario III – executive producer
- Regine Velasquez-Alcasid – producer
- Jun de Leon – photography
Production
- Regine Velasquez-Alcasid – vocals, background vocals
- Cacai Velasquez-Mitra – background vocals
- Trina Belamide – background vocals
- Marc Lopez – arranger
- Niño Regalado – arranger
- Rudy Lozano – arranger
- Tats Faustino – arranger
- Noel Mendez – arranger
- Raul Mitra – arranger
- Mon Faustino – arranger, vocal arranger, guitars
- Ding Faustino – guitars
- Ric Mercado – arranger, guitars
- Marvin Querido – arranger
See also
- Regine Velasquez discographyRegine Velasquez DiscographyThis is a list of the albums and singles in the discography of Regine Velasquez.Velasquez received the PARI Best Selling Female Artist Of All Time in the Philippines. She sold more than 7,000,000+ albums in the Philippines and almost 1,500,000+ units in Asia....
- List of best-selling albums in the Philippines