''Live from Manila'' is a 2006 album recorded by the R&B vocalist

Angela Bofill Angela Tomasa Bofill (May 2, 1954 – June 13, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter and composer of Cuban- Puerto Rican origins. A New York native, she began her professional career in the mid-1970s and is most known for singles such as " T ...

. This album was a milestone in Bofill's 28-year career. It was her first live concert recording, as well as her final release, following her

stroke Stroke is a medical condition in which poor cerebral circulation, blood flow to a part of the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: brain ischemia, ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and intracranial hemorrhage, hemor ...

on January 10, 2006. Performing before a packed Merk's Bistro in

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

, Philippines, she performed signature hits that brought her to the attention of the music world. Since it was released after the first stroke Bofill suffered, all proceeds from the album went to cover her medical expenses.

Track listing

#" Let Me Be the One" - 5:07 #"Dialogue" - :18 #"Tonight I Give In" - 3:44 #"Time to Say Goodbye" - 5:36 #"Still in Love" - 4:54 #"Break It to Me Gently" - 4:04 #"You Should Know by Now" - 3:40 #"Something About You" - 4:34 #"

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" is a single released by American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, on the Tamla label in 1968. The B-side of the single is "Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl" from the duo's ''United'' LP. The first ...

" - 3:31 #"

This Time I'll Be Sweeter "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" is a soul ballad written by Haras Fyre (professionally known as Haras Fyre, Pat Grant) and Gwen Guthrie. The first release of "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" was as the A-side and B-side, B-side of the May 1975 Arista Reco ...

" - 4:26 #"Angel of the Night" - 8:38

Personnel

- vocals * Bond Samson - keyboards * Meong Pacana - bass guitar * Cesar Aguas - guitar * Mike Alba - drums * Kitchie Molina - backing vocals * Babsie Molina - backing vocals * Sylvia Macaraeg - backing vocals * Lorrie ILustre - musical director/arranger

References

{{authority control Angela Bofill albums 2006 live albums