Constant Change
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Constant Change is the sixth studio album
by Filipino
singer-songwriter Jose Mari Chan
. It was released in the Philippines
on December 31, 1989 by Universal Records
. The album has produced "Beautiful Girl", "Please Be Careful with My Heart", "My Girl, My Woman, My Friend" and "I Have Fallen in Love (With the Same Woman Three Times)". In the same year, it won the Best Album on the Awit Awards
. It is considered to be the first ever OPM album to reach the Diamond status by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI), and is currently the second biggest-selling album in the Philippines with sales of over 800,000 units in the country. To date, it has been certified Double Diamond by the PARI.
The album was later made available on digital download
through iTunes
.
. Chan narrated the story behind the song, saying "It’s about a pretty girl I saw from a distance but never got to meet. She was like a fragment of a lovely melody that comes to a songwriter in the dark of night, only to lose it at the break of day".
.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by 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 ....
singer-songwriter Jose Mari Chan
José Mari Chan
Jose Mari Chan is a Chinese Filipino singer, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He was born in Iloilo City on March 11, 1945. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1967...
. It was released 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...
on December 31, 1989 by Universal Records
Universal Records (Philippines)
Universal Records Philippines Inc. is a Filipino record label founded in 1977 as a part of Warner Music Group. Since 1992, it became independent.-History:URPI was founded in 1977 as WEA Records Philippines Inc...
. The album has produced "Beautiful Girl", "Please Be Careful with My Heart", "My Girl, My Woman, My Friend" and "I Have Fallen in Love (With the Same Woman Three Times)". In the same year, it won the Best Album on the Awit Awards
Awit Awards
The Awit Awards is the longest-running award-giving body of the Philippines that gives recognition to Filipino musical talents, performing artists and producers it was Philippines equivalent to Grammy Awards, organized by the Philippine Association Of The Record Industry .-Objectives and Winner...
. It is considered to be the first ever OPM album to reach the Diamond status by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI), and is currently the second biggest-selling album in the Philippines with sales of over 800,000 units in the country. To date, it has been certified Double Diamond by the PARI.
The album was later made available on 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...
through iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
.
Background
Chan was in his twenty-second year as a recording artist when Universal released Constant Change. He described the history of the title track's composition in the following statement:
“I wrote "Constant Change" while making the transition from living in New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
back to ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. I was on a plane looking at the clouds pass swiftly by, changing form faster than the wink of an eye. The song reflects the ‘frightening pace at which we live our days’ — you know, constantly changing ‘like clouds that move across the skies,’ reminding us to maintain our sense of childlike wonder and simplicity before we ‘grow too old for tales of knights’ and ‘losing our Peter PanPeter PanPeter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
and wings.’ Throughout the ‘90s, many high-school classes adopted "Constant Change" as graduation theme song.”
Composition
"I Have Fallen in Love (With the Same Woman Three Times) is a poem written by Ninoy Aquino for his wife, President Cory Aquino. Chan incorporated music with the poem to make it a song. According to Chan, "Sing Me Your Song Again, Daddy" is played during wedding receptions as young brides dance with their fathers up to now. "Beautiful Girl" inspired the Seiko movie of the same title, starring Gretchen BarrettoGretchen Barretto
Gretchen Barretto is an actress from the Philippines. She has two younger sisters, Marjorie Barretto and Claudine Barretto, who are also actors....
. Chan narrated the story behind the song, saying "It’s about a pretty girl I saw from a distance but never got to meet. She was like a fragment of a lovely melody that comes to a songwriter in the dark of night, only to lose it at the break of day".
Track listing
All tracks were produced by Jose Mari ChanJosé Mari Chan
Jose Mari Chan is a Chinese Filipino singer, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He was born in Iloilo City on March 11, 1945. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1967...
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- "Constant Change"
- "Beautiful Girl" (3:12)
- "Please Be Careful with My Heart" (with Regine VelasquezRegine VelasquezRegina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez , better known as Asia's Songbird, Regine Velasquez, is a Filipino singer, actress, record producer and TV host...
) (3:36) - "No Rewind, No Replay"
- "Sing Me Your Song Again, Daddy" (with Cherie GilCherie GilCherie Gil is a Filipino actress of Swiss German American, Spanish, and Filipino descent.-Biography:Cherie Gil is the daughter of Filipino actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil and sister to actors Mark Gil and Michael De Mesa .She was formerly married to Rony Rogoff, an internationally-renowned...
) - "Can't We Start Over Again"
- "The Sound of Life"
- "My Girl, My Woman, My Friend" (with Janet BascoJanet BascoJanet Basco is a Filipino singer. She is known for her hits "You Made Me Live Again", "Minsan Pa" and "My Girl, My Woman, My Friend" with Jose Mari Chan.-Biography:...
) - "I Have Fallen in Love (With the Same Woman Three Times)"
- "Stay, My Love"
- "Be Gentle"
- "So I'll Go"
- "Can't We Start Over Again"
Certifications
| Country | Provider | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
PARI | 20× Platinum (2× Diamond) | 800,000+ |