''Café Bossa'' is the debut album by

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singer Sitti. It was released on January 25, 2006 by Warner Music Philippines. The album spawned four successful singles—"Tattooed on My Mind", "Hey Look at the Sun", "

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" and "Para sa Akin". The album was certified double platinum by the

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on September 17, 2006, denoting over 60,000 units sold in the country. A limited edition of the album was released in February 2007, containing a bonus video CD and a different cover. The video CD includes her official

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s from the album and her MTV Sessions Live performance. It was also released on digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com.

Track listing

All tracks were produced by Neil C. Gregorio.

Personnel

Credits were taken from ''Titik Pilipino''. Production *Joseph De Vera - album cover art and design *Neil C. Gregorio - album producer, A & R, sequencing *Ricky R. Ilacad - executive producer, A & R *Mark Laccay - studio recording *Pazzy Marquez - styling and grooming *Paolo Pineda - album photography *Dante Tanedo - mixing *Frey Zambrano - A & R, production coordinator Musicians *Erskine Basilio - acoustic guitar *Marcy Estrella - percussions *Archie Lacorte - saxophone, flute *

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- lead vocals *Jerome Rico - semi-hollow guitar (track 7) *Vic San Juan - electric, upright bass *Chito Servanez - piano, clavinova *Sonny Teodoro - drums, additional percussions Recording locations *Stone House Bar (

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) - album recording *Warner Chili Red Studio - sequencing

Certifications

Footnotes

a.Erroneously credited to

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, who recorded a well-known version of the song.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cafe Bossa 2006 debut albums Sitti albums Warner Music Philippines albums