Reigne
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Reigne is the 11th studio album by Filipino
Filipino people
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 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)
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 in the Philippines
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 in CD and cassette format and later in digital download
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. The album was produced by Velasquez and contained original Filipino
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 compositions by Janno Gibbs
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, Trina Belamide
Trina Belamide
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 and Tats Faustino
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 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 Awards
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     for Best Song, Best Female Video
    MTV Pilipinas for Favorite Female Video
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     and Best Director. It won Best Song and Best Female Video and Favorite Artist (Philippines) at the MTV Asia Awards 2002
    MTV Asia Awards 2002
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     in Singapore.
  • The second single is "Dadalhin" composed by Tats Faustino
    Tats Faustino
    Tats 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 Gibbs
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    . 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 Filipino
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 photographer Jun de Leon collaborated to create a coffee table book
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 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

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