''Becoming'' is the third studio album by Filipino singer

Sarah Geronimo Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo-Guidicelli ( ; born July 25, 1988) is a Filipino singer and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Geronimo, Her accolades include a Billboard Women in Music, ''Billboard'' Women in Music Award, an ...

, released in the Philippines on July 20, 2006, by

Viva Records Viva Records Corporation, commonly known as Viva Records, is a Philippine record label owned by Viva Music Group, a subsidiary of Viva Communications. History Viva Records was established in 1986, 6 years after Vic del Rosario Jr. left Vicor ...

. The album is Geronimo's first international release, produced by

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and Carlo Nasi. To date, the album has reached Platinum by the

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(PARI), selling 30,000 units in the Philippines.

Singles

''Becoming''s carrier single, "I Still Believe in Loving You", was written by

. The album went gold on its first week of release, with sales of 15,000 units. The second single is the powerful ballad "Carry My Love", translated by

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, an English adaptation of the original Spanish song "Amor cobarde" by

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and written by Vito Mastrofancesco, Alberto Mastrofancesco and Carlos Toro. The third and final single of the album, "Iingatan Ko (Ang Pag-ibig Mo)", was also an English adaptation of a song originally sung by Betzaida. It was originally titled "Aluciname", written by Steve Singer and Claudia Brant and was translated to

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by Jimmy Antiporda. "Magliliwanag Rin... Muli" was also an adaption from another Marta Sanchez's single called "Lejos de aquella noche". The seventh and fourteenth tracks of the album are the same songs. "Ala-Ala Mo" was written by Dennis Clark and Steve Singer with Cecile Azarcon. While "So Heartbroken" is the English version of "Ala-Ala Mo", translated by Dennis Clark and Steve Singer.

Commercial performance

In the Philippines, ''Becoming'' debuted at number eighteen on the Philippine Top Albums chart, The album had sold 15,000 copies on its first week being certified PARI, then on its second week it climbed on the top ten at number four position. On its third week, the album fall to number five position on the chart. The album left the top ten and fall to number fourteen on its seventh week on the chart. The album left the chart at number twenty position, it spent eight weeks on the chart. The album had sold 60,000 copies in the Philippines and certified 4× PARI Platinum.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits were taken from

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.Album credits, "

Becoming - Sarah Geronimo Becoming may refer to: Philosophy and religion * Becoming (philosophy), the dynamic aspect of being, in philosophical ontology * Bhava, or Becoming, a concept in Buddhism Arts and entertainment Books * ''Becoming'' (book), a 2018 autobiography ...

, Retrieved 2010-09-11 Production * David Bacon - engineer * Lori Barth - English translations * Dennis Clark - background vocals * Walter Clissen - engineer * Vincent del Rosario - executive producer *

- producer, vocal arrangement * Vanni G. - arranger * Bambi Jones - background vocals * Brandy Jones - background vocals * George Landress - engineer * Sylvia Macaraeg - background vocals *

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- arranger * Michael Mishaw - background vocals, vocal arrangement * Carlo Nasi - producer * Moy Ortiz - background vocals *

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- engineer * Romer Rosellon - assistant engineer, mixing assistant * Ronnie Salvacion - photography * Ralf Stemmann - arranger, programming * Luca Vittori - engineer, mixing Musicians * Alex Alessandroni - synthesizer, keyboards *

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- drums *

- lead vocals * James Harrah - guitar *

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- synthesizer, keyboards * Abraham Laboriel, Sr. - bass * Rafael Padilla - percussion *

Dean Parks Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas. Parks has one Grammy nomination. Albums Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los A ...

- guitar *

Tim Pierce Tim Pierce (born 1958 in Albuquerque) is an American session guitarist. He has worked for artists such as Joe Cocker, Crowded House, Goo Goo Dolls, Michael Jackson, Beth Hart, Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Collins, and th ...

- guitar * Ramon Stagnaro - guitar *

Neil Stubenhaus Neil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist. Career He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. In one of his early bands, The Neighbourhood in 1969, he played with future Kiss guitarist Vinnie V ...

- bass *

Randy Waldman Randy Waldman (born September 8, 1955, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor. He has frequently collaborated with Barbra Streisand, serving as her pianist and conductor since 1984. Waldman has ...

- piano *

Aaron Zigman Aaron Zigman (born January 6, 1963) is a classically trained American composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, and musician who has scored music for films including '' The Notebook'', '' The Company Men'', '' Bridge to Terabithia'', '' John Q. ...

- synthesizer, keyboards

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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