Just a Love Song... Christian Bautista Live! is the first live album by Filipino singer Christian Bautista, released on January 24, 2007 in the Philippines by Warner Music Philippines. The album is composed of nineteen cover versions of songs from the 1970s up to the 1990s. It was recorded overnight at Teatrino, Greenhills, backed by basic rhythm section, a grand piano and a string section, while being watched by an audience composing of specially invited fans. It was released both in the Philippines and Indonesia on CD and DVD formats.[1] To date, the album has been certified platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.
| Just a Love Song... Christian Bautista Live! | ||||
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| Released | January 24, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 at Teatrino, Greenhills | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 76:01 (Standard edition) | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
| Producer | Jim Baluyut, Neil C. Gregorio | |||
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| Singles from Just a Love Song... Christian Bautista Live! | ||||
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 Christian Bautista Live! (Special Christmas Edition) | ||||
A "Special Christmas Edition" of the album was released in October 2007, with a new track list. Five additional Christmas songs were included plus the standard edition of the album.[2]
Background
editInitially, Bautista refused to create a whole revival album, saying "I (Bautista) didn’t want to seem to be jumping on the bandwagon [...] it was time for me to offer something new at this point (for his fans)".[3]
A brainstorming session was then made between him, his managers and his record label, after which the final list of tracks for the album was made.[3]
Reception
editCommercially, Just a Love Song... Christian Bautista Live! is the weakest-selling album by Bautista, though it still managed to reach platinum status by the PARI. On March 11, 2007, the album was given a gold record award on ASAP '07 for selling more than 15,000 units in the Philippines.[4]
Critically, the album received favorable reviews. Resty Odon of Titik Pilipino gave the album four out of five stars, stating "In this live recording, he works on romantic tunes and tries earnestly to tug at the memory's heartstrings". However, he disliked the fourth song, "Beautiful in My Eyes", and thought it was out of Bautista's upper register range. The review ended up with Odon, saying " All in all, though, this is a memorable recording for this artist and especially his fans.[5]
Track listing
editAll tracks were produced by Neil C. Gregorio.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Trying to Get the Feeling Again" | 4:23 |
| 2. | "More Than You'll Ever Know" | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Only Reminds Me of You" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Beautiful in My Eyes" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Make It with You" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Got to Believe in Magic" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Fixing a Broken Heart" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "I Could Not Ask for More" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Of All the Things" | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Nothing Can Stop Us Now" | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Be My Number Two" | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Finding Out the Hard Way" | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Blue Eyes Blue" | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Cry for Help" | 4:58 |
| 15. | "Heaven Help" | 3:02 |
| 16. | "I Won't Hold You Back" | 4:43 |
| 17. | "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" | 4:06 |
| 18. | "You" | 4:06 |
| 19. | "Just a Love Song" | 4:25 |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Titik Pilipino |   [6] |
| OPMusikahan.com |  [7] |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Pasko na Sinta Ko" | |
| 2. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | |
| 3. | "Grown-Up Christmas List" | |
| 4. | "You're All I Want for Christmas" | |
| 5. | "An Evening in December" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Trying to Get the Feeling Again" | 4:23 |
| 2. | "More Than You'll Ever Know" | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Only Reminds Me of You" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Beautiful in My Eyes" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Make It with You" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Got to Believe in Magic" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Fixing a Broken Heart" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "I Could Not Ask for More" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Of All the Things" | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Nothing Can Stop Us Now" | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Be My Number Two" | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Finding Out the Hard Way" | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Blue Eyes Blue" | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Cry for Help" | 4:58 |
| 15. | "Heaven Help" | 3:02 |
| 16. | "I Won't Hold You Back" | 4:43 |
| 17. | "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" | 4:06 |
| 18. | "You" | 4:06 |
| 19. | "Just a Love Song" | 4:25 |
Personnel
editCredits were taken from Titik Pilipino.[9]
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Production
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Musicians
Recording locations
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Certifications
edit| Country | Provider | Certification | Sales |
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| Philippines | PARI | Platinum | 30,000+ |
References
edit- ^ Warner Music Group, "Christian Bautista Live! Archived 2010-01-31 at the Wayback Machine", Titik Pilipino, January 24, 2007
- ^ "Christian Bautista Discography Forum". Christianbautistaonline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ a b Jojo P. Panaligan (2007-02-04). "Christian Bautista woos CD buyers back with 'Love Song'". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ Jocelyn Dimaculangan, Entertainment Guide/Music, "Christian Bautista receives a gold record award for his live album", PEP, March 9, 2007
- ^ Resty Odon, Album review, "Just a Love Song... Live! - Christian Bautista Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine", Titik Pilipino, Retrieved 2010-09-10
- ^ "Titik Pilipino review". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ "review". Opmusikahan.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ Album information, "Christian Bautista Live! (Special Christmas Edition) - Christian Bautista", Titik Pilipino, Retrieved 2010-09-10
- ^ Album information, "Just a Love Song... Live! - Christian Bautista Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine", Titik Pilipino, Retrieved 010-09-10