Soul In Love
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Soul in Love is the fourth studio album
and second cover album
by Filipino
singer Jay R, released in January 2008 by Universal Records
. The album showcases his vocal quality and range, singing classical R&Bs and jazz
es that he grew up listening to, like "After the Love Has Gone", "Always and Forever
" and "Ain't No Sunshine
". It received highly positive reviews from OPM critics, and won numerous awards for his outstanding vocal performance. It has also helped Jay R gain new audience and fans.
The album was made available on digital download
through iTunes
and Amazon.com
on April 1, 2008. To date, it has been certified Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry for selling more than 30,000 units in the Philippines.
. On July 10, 2008, he went to Japan
to further increase in sales and popularity. He also did numerous TV guestings, including one on MYX
Live!, where he performed the album's tracks—which include Anita Baker
's classic hit "Sweet Love", Quincy Jones
' "One Hundred Ways", Heatwave
's classic ballad "Always and Forever
", and Joe
's pop hit "No One Else Comes Close". The episode aired on July 16, 2008 and was hosted by Jett Pangan
. On August 1, 2008 (after the album has reached Gold), Soul in Love had its album launch at Eastwood City
, Libis. Also in August 2008, he guested on SiS
, performing "No One Else Comes Close".
, the band who originally recorded and released the song, becoming their most popular and biggest single. Jay R sang the song as a duet with the band's vocalist. The music video also features the band, and only shows footage from the recording sessions of the song. It was shot in 2006 during D'Sound's Philippine Tour, promoting their album My Today. The single charted on both music video and radio charts, but did not perform as well as Jay R's past releases. "No One Else Comes Close", originally recorded by American
R&B singer Joe, was released in the summer of 2008 as a radio-only single. It received positive reception and became a favorite on radio stations.
. On July 13, 2008, the album was certified gold by the PARI for selling above 15,000 copies in the Philippines. Its awarding was held on GMA-7's TV musical variety show, SOP
. Before the album was launched in August 2008, it was already certified gold. Early in 2009, the album reached Platinum status by the PARI, selling over 30,000 units in the country.
" as her top three. The review ended up with Dino, stating "Soul in Love is definitely a must-have collection".
The album has earned Jay R numerous awards and nominations on musical events. On the fourth Philippine Hip-Hop Awards held at One Ayala
, Intercontinental Manila
in 2008, he won the R&B Artist of the Year award for the first time, succeeding previous title holder, Nina
. On the ASAP
24K Awards 2008, the album was given a recognition for certifying gold by the PARI. On the first ever Wave 89.1
Urban Music Awards in 2009, he was nominated on four categories including Best Male Soul/R&B Artist and Best Remake for "Tattooed on My Mind" with D'Sound
. However, he lost Best Male to Marcus Davis and Best Remake to Thor and Amber
's "Spend My Life with You". On the 2009 ASAP Platinum Circle, the album was recognized for reaching Platinum status. Unfortunately, GMA-7 did not allow the singer to attend the event of their rival TV station.
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...
and second cover album
Cover Album
-Tracklisting:#Misono to Utaou! Animedley I # #...
by Filipino
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...
singer Jay R, released in January 2008 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 showcases his vocal quality and range, singing classical R&Bs and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
es that he grew up listening to, like "After the Love Has Gone", "Always and Forever
Heatwave (band)
Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton , Swiss Mario Mantese , Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger , Jamaican Eric Johns and Briton Roy Carter .They were known for their successful...
" and "Ain't No Sunshine
Ain't No Sunshine
"Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just as I Am, produced by Booker T. Jones. The record featured musicians Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass guitar and Al Jackson, Jr. on drums, as well as Withers on lead vocals and guitar. The song was released as a single in September...
". It received highly positive reviews from OPM critics, and won numerous awards for his outstanding vocal performance. It has also helped Jay R gain new audience and fans.
The album was 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....
and Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
on April 1, 2008. To date, it has been certified Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry for selling more than 30,000 units in the Philippines.
Release and promotion
Initially, Soul in Love had no promotion. It was until it reached Gold certification that Jay R started promoting the album. He did concerts, mall shows, gigs and TV guestings to advertise the album. He did a Soul in Love Mall Tour on July 4, 2008, performing on malls like MegamallMegamall
Megamall may refer to:* A very large shopping mall* SM Megamall* Mall of America* A 2009 documentary of the controversy surrounding the opening of the Palisades Center...
. On July 10, 2008, he went to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to further increase in sales and popularity. He also did numerous TV guestings, including one on MYX
Myx
myx or MYX is the music channel of ABS-CBN brand and the #1 music channel in the Philippines. It is also a part of Studio 23's program line-up. In 2007, MYX North America was launched in the United States....
Live!, where he performed the album's tracks—which include Anita Baker
Anita Baker
Anita Baker is an American R&B/soul jazz singer-songwriter. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit....
's classic hit "Sweet Love", Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
' "One Hundred Ways", Heatwave
Heatwave (band)
Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton , Swiss Mario Mantese , Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger , Jamaican Eric Johns and Briton Roy Carter .They were known for their successful...
's classic ballad "Always and Forever
Always and Forever (Heatwave song)
"Always and Forever" is a R&B song written by Rod Temperton and first recorded by the British-based multinational funk-disco band Heatwave in 1976...
", and Joe
Joe Thomas
-Cleveland Browns:Thomas signed a 6-year contract worth $43 million, $23 million guaranteed, including a voidable year, with the Browns. Thomas won the starting left tackle job, with previous Browns left tackle Kevin Shaffer moving to right tackle. He made his NFL debut versus the Pittsburgh...
's pop hit "No One Else Comes Close". The episode aired on July 16, 2008 and was hosted by Jett Pangan
Jett Pangan
Jett Pangan is a Filipino singer and guitarist best known for fronting the Filipino rock bands The Dawn, formed in 1985 and still active to date, and the defunct Jett Pangan Group....
. On August 1, 2008 (after the album has reached Gold), Soul in Love had its album launch at Eastwood City
Eastwood City
Eastwood City is a commercial and residential development located in the Libis area of Quezon City in the Philippines. It is developed by Megaworld Corporation. It currently hosts 12 luxury residential condominium towers, with several more being developed....
, Libis. Also in August 2008, he guested on SiS
SiS (TV series)
Sis was the morning talk show of GMA Network. It unofficially ended on January 1, 2010 because of poor ratings and was beaten by rival station, ABS-CBN's Showtime.-Overview:...
, performing "No One Else Comes Close".
Singles
"Tattooed on My Mind" was released early in 2008 as the album's first single. It features D'SoundD'Sound
D'Sound is a Norwegian pop band based in Oslo, Norway. The band currently is composed of Simone Larsen, the lead vocalist, and Jonny Sjo, the bassist.-Band history:...
, the band who originally recorded and released the song, becoming their most popular and biggest single. Jay R sang the song as a duet with the band's vocalist. The music video also features the band, and only shows footage from the recording sessions of the song. It was shot in 2006 during D'Sound's Philippine Tour, promoting their album My Today. The single charted on both music video and radio charts, but did not perform as well as Jay R's past releases. "No One Else Comes Close", originally recorded by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B singer Joe, was released in the summer of 2008 as a radio-only single. It received positive reception and became a favorite on radio stations.
Commercial performance
Soul in Love has received the highest ratings among Jay R albums, and has even sold impressively, remaking the commercial success that was achieved by his debut album, GamefaceGameface (Jay R album)
Gameface is the debut studio album by Filipino pop/R&B singer Jay R, released in the Philippines in August 2003 by Universal Records. He produced the album together with Ray Brown and Troy Johnson, in partnership with NuLife and his record label...
. On July 13, 2008, the album was certified gold by the PARI for selling above 15,000 copies in the Philippines. Its awarding was held on GMA-7's TV musical variety show, SOP
SOP (Sobrang Okey Pare)
SOP was a Philippine noontime music/variety show aired by GMA Network. The show airs from 12pm-3pm on Sundays. The show is broadcast from Studio 4 at the GMA Network Studios. The show title stands for "Sobrang Okey, Pare!" a Filipino expression which connotes enjoyment and appreciation of a...
. Before the album was launched in August 2008, it was already certified gold. Early in 2009, the album reached Platinum status by the PARI, selling over 30,000 units in the country.
Critical response
Not only did the album sell well, but it also received overwhelming positive reviews by OPM critics. Lorelie Dino of Titik Pilipino gave the album a perfect rating of five out of five stars, saying "As everybody should be well aware of by now, Jay R is a very talented artist". She added "He is not just a typical Fil-Am boy, but someone you’d take much pleasure in listening to and be entertained by". She listed her ten most favorite tracks from the album, explaining "I’ll only list down my top 10, otherwise I’d end up enumerating all the tracks". The list includes "Tender Love", "No One Else Comes Close", and "Two OccasionsTwo Occasions
"Two Occasions" is a R&B song written by Babyface, Darnell Bristol and Sid Johnson . It was produced by Babyface and L.A. Reid for The Deele's third studio album Eyes of a Stranger . The ballad was released as the album's second single in 1988...
" as her top three. The review ended up with Dino, stating "Soul in Love is definitely a must-have collection".
The album has earned Jay R numerous awards and nominations on musical events. On the fourth Philippine Hip-Hop Awards held at One Ayala
Ayala
-Places:*Ciudad Ayala, Morelos, Mexico*Ayala, a town in Álava province, Spain*Ayala Center, the Philippines*Ein Ayala, Israeli moshav-Organizations and companies:*Ayala Corporation, a holding company operating in the Philippines*Ayala & Co., champagne producer...
, Intercontinental Manila
Manila
Manila 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,...
in 2008, he won the R&B Artist of the Year award for the first time, succeeding previous title holder, Nina
Nina Girado
Marifil Niña Girado , better known by her stage name Nina, is a Filipino pop/R&B singer, occasional songwriter, record producer, TV and radio personality. She made her recording debut in 2002 after signing a recording contract with Warner Music Philippines...
. On the ASAP
ASAP (variety show)
ASAP Rocks is a musical variety show in the Philippines broadcast by ABS-CBN in the Philippines. The show is presented by its main hosts Zsa Zsa Padilla, Gary Valenciano and Martin Nievera. The show first premiered on February 5, 1995, and airs live Sundays...
24K Awards 2008, the album was given a recognition for certifying gold by the PARI. On the first ever Wave 89.1
WAVE 89.1
DWAV, broadcasting as Wave 891, is a music FM station owned and operated by Blockbuster Broadcasting System, Inc. in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at the Strata 2000 Bldg., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, with its transmitter located along the Coca-Cola Plant at Roosevelt Avenue, San...
Urban Music Awards in 2009, he was nominated on four categories including Best Male Soul/R&B Artist and Best Remake for "Tattooed on My Mind" with D'Sound
D'Sound
D'Sound is a Norwegian pop band based in Oslo, Norway. The band currently is composed of Simone Larsen, the lead vocalist, and Jonny Sjo, the bassist.-Band history:...
. However, he lost Best Male to Marcus Davis and Best Remake to Thor and Amber
Amber Rowley
Amber Alejo Rowley Davis , simply known as Amber, is a Filipino-American singer.- Early life :Amber was born to Gary and Cecilia Rowley...
's "Spend My Life with You". On the 2009 ASAP Platinum Circle, the album was recognized for reaching Platinum status. Unfortunately, GMA-7 did not allow the singer to attend the event of their rival TV station.
Track listing
All tracks were produced by Ito Rapadas.Personnel
- Arnold Buena - arranger
- Barbi Chan - grooming
- Kathleen Dy-Go - executive producer
- Fred Garcia - arranger, piano
- Gil Losenada - instrumental tracks recording
- Mister Eazy - drums
- Edward Picache - saxophone, flute
- Janno Queyquep - guitar tracks
- Ito Rapadas - album producer, mixing and digital mastering, arranger
- Jay'C Rivera - album design
- Rickson Ruiz - drums
- Ronnie Salvacion - photography
- Jay R Sillona - lead vocals, back-up vocals
- Dante Tanedo - instrumental tracks recording, mixing and digital mastering
- Bobby Velasco - arranger
- Willy Villa - instrumental tracks recording, mixing and digital mastering
- Soundstrite Studio (Makati CityMakati CityThe City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...
, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe 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...
) - drums and vocals recording (track 18) - U.R. Recording Studio (Quezon CityQuezon CityQuezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, Philippines) - instrumental tracks recording, mixing and digital mastering
- Soundstrite Studio (Makati City
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 | Platinum | 30,000+ |
Release history
| Country | Release date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | February 2008 | Standard (CD) |
| United States | April 1, 2008 | Standard (digital download) |