Closest Thing To Heaven (Rivermaya album)
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Closest Thing To Heaven is the 10th studio album of the Filipino
rock band
, Rivermaya
. It contains 10 tracks and was released under Warner Music Philippines in 2008. This album is the second of Rivermaya without Rico Blanco
as the band's vocalist. He is replaced by 18 year old Jayson Fernandez, who won the search for a new vocalist in a series of reality TV auditions. The band members took turns doing the vocal chores with the arrangement that whoever wrote the song, will be the one to sing it. The band has released four singles from this album, "Dangal", "Ambotsa", and "Remenis".
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, Rivermaya
Rivermaya
Rivermaya is one of the most influential, critically acclaimed and significant Filipino rock band formed in 1993. They are one of the several bands who spearheads the 90s Philippine alternative rock explosion...
. It contains 10 tracks and was released under Warner Music Philippines in 2008. This album is the second of Rivermaya without Rico Blanco
Rico Blanco
Rico Blanco is a Filipino singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. As a solo artist and with his former band, Rivermaya, Blanco has so far recorded, written and produced more local and regional number one hits than any other musician since 1994 and has sold over a...
as the band's vocalist. He is replaced by 18 year old Jayson Fernandez, who won the search for a new vocalist in a series of reality TV auditions. The band members took turns doing the vocal chores with the arrangement that whoever wrote the song, will be the one to sing it. The band has released four singles from this album, "Dangal", "Ambotsa", and "Remenis".
Track listing
- "Mulat" Music and Lyrics by Japs Sergio
- "Ms. Ecstatic" Music and Lyrics by Japs Sergio
- "Ongano" Music and Lyrics by Japs Sergio
- "Remenis" Music and Lyrics by Mark Escueta
- "Locomoco" Music and Lyrics by Mike Elgar
- "Dangal" Music and Lyrics by Japs Sergio
- "Ambotsa" Music and Lyrics by Japs Sergio
- "Save Your Soul" Music and Lyrics by Mike Elgar
- "Here We Are Again" Music and Lyrics by Mike Elgar
- "The Sight Of You" Music and Lyrics by Japs Sergio
Personnel
- Mark Escueta - drums, backing vocals, trumpet
- Jayson Fernandez - vocals, guitar
- Mike Elgar - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Japs Sergio - vocals, bass