Paraiso is the second studio album

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 young 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 ....

 singing group Smokey Mountain. 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...

 in 1991 by Sony BMG Music. The album slightly surpassed the commercial success of the group's self-titled debut album, also certifying 8× Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) and selling over 253,800 units in the country. It is considered to be one of the biggest-selling albums in the Philippines, overtaking Smokey Mountain (the album) in terms of sales. The album was released in Japan

Japan

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 in 1992 with a different track listing.

Background

Having to choose between formal schooling and a "two-year, two album" contract for release in Europe

Europe

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 and the United States

United States

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, original band members Tony Lambino and Jeffrey Hidalgo left the group, while Geneva Cruz

Geneva Cruz

Geneva Mendoza Cruz-Miller, who is better known by her screen name Geneva Cruz, is a Filipina singer and actress. Cruz was a member of the defunct music group Smokey Mountain.-Career:...

 pursued a solo career and released her first solo album "I Like You". The popularity of the group already reached its peak at the time of the departure of the group's three members. Because of this, Ryan Cayabyab

Ryan Cayabyab

Ryan Cayabyab is a Filipino musician and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts...

—who formed, directed and conducted the group—held auditions to find new members to fill in the void of the three founding members who left the group. Cayabyab, then, reformed the group with remaining original member James Coronel, and three new members Shar Santos, Chedi Vergara, and Jayson Angangan. The second batch of the group were the ones who recorded the second album.

Composition

"Da Coconut Nut" is described as a funny song with a "tropical" mood that Cayabyab wrote for Smokey Mountain, where he allowed himself to have fun, writing the song. The song talks about the benefits of the coconut tree. The title track "Paraiso" is, ironic to its title, about a degrading environment filled with garbage and smog. Because of the commercial and critical success of the first batch's single "Kailan" which was led by Cruz, the second batch recorded a Boy's version of the song and released it as a single.

Standard edition

1. "King Philip"
2. "Nahan Ka?" [English: Where Are You?]
3. "Da Coconut Nut"
4. "Paraiso" [English: Paradise]
5. "Sama na Kayo" [English: Join Us]
6. "Wanna Say No"
7. "Kahit Habang Buhay" [English: Even for Life]
8. "Hideaway"
9. "Best Friend"
10. "Kailan" (Boy version) [English: When]
11. "Freedom"

Japan edition

1. "King Philip"
2. "Tayo Na" [English: Come On]
3. "Nahan Ka?"
4. "Sama na Kayo"
5. "Wanna Say No"
6. "Kahit Habang Buhay"
7. "Da Cocnut Nut"
8. "Hideaway"
9. "Best Friend"
10. "Kailan" (Boy version)
11. "Freedom"

Personnel

Credits were taken from Titik Pilipino.

• Jayson Angangan - vocals
• Judd Berlin - executive producer
• Ryan Cayabyab
  Ryan Cayabyab
  Ryan Cayabyab is a Filipino musician and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts...
  
   - arranger
• James Coronel - vocals
• Albert Godinez - mixing engineer
• Mario Joson - cover design
• Franklin Oria - recording engineer
• Neil Oshima - photography
• Jun Reyes - recording engineer
• Shar Santos - vocals
• Chedi Vergara - vocals
  • Recorded and mixed at Audio Captain

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	8× Platinum	253,800+

Release history

Country	Released date	Label
Philippines	1991	Sony BMG
Japan	1992