Bagong Liwanag (Tagalog for "New Light") is an EP and the 11th overall album of the Filipino pop rock band, Rivermaya. It has 5 main tracks, 5 instrumental tracks and 2 audio messages which also included demos of songs from their upcoming album. It was released under Warner Music Philippines and released on August 15, 2007.[1]

Bagong Liwanag
EP by
ReleasedAugust 15, 2007
RecordedMay–July 2007
GenreRock, OPM
LabelWarner Music Philippines
ProducerRivermaya
Rivermaya chronology
Isang Ugat, Isang Dugo
(2006)
'''Bagong Liwanag'''
(2007)
Buhay
(2008)
Singles from Bagong Liwanag
  1. "Sayang"
    Released: June 22, 2007
  2. "Sumigaw"
    Released: September 3, 2007
  3. "Banda Ng Bayan"
    Released: May 13, 2009

The carrier single "Sayang" was released weeks after the departure of Rico Blanco from the band after serving as the band's chief songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist for 13 years.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Banda Ng Bayan"Japs Sergio4:38
2."Sumigaw"Mark Escueta2:57
3."Nawawala"Mike Elgar5:21
4."Olats"Mark Escueta3:47
5."Sayang"Japs Sergio4:39
6."High Speed Audio 1" 19:40
7."Banda Ng Bayan (Instrumental)"Japs Sergio4:38
8."Sumigaw (Instrumental)"Mark Escueta2:57
9."Nawawala (Instrumental)"Mike Elgar5:23
10."Olats (Instrumental)"Mark Escueta3:47
11."Sayang (Instrumental)"Japs Sergio4:40
12."High Speed Audio 2" 7:30

Personnel

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  • Japs Sergio – lead vocals (tracks 1 & 5), bass, backing vocals
  • Mark Escueta – lead vocals (tracks 2 & 4), drums & percussion, backing vocals
  • Mike Elgar – lead vocals (track 3), guitar, keyboards, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Champ Lui Pio – acoustic guitar (track 5)
  • DJ Rodriguez – tambourine (track 5)

Album credits

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  • Executive Producer: Revolver Music, Lizza Nakpil & Chito S. Roño
  • Sound Engineer: Mark Escueta
  • Assistant Sound Engineers: Mike Elgar & Japs Sergio
  • Mastered By Angee Rozul at Tracks Studios
  • Sleeve By Paolo Lim
  • Artist Photography by Nina Sandejas

References

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  1. ^ "Rivermaya launches 'Bagong Liwanag' EP". gmanetwork.com. GMA. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
  2. ^ "Rivermaya releases first single after Rico Blanco's departure". www.pep.ph. Michael Ancheta. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
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