''Paraiso'' is the second

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by young Filipino singing group

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. It was released in the

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in 1991 by

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Music. The album slightly surpassed the commercial success of the group's self-titled debut album, also certifying 8× Platinum by the

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(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

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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

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and the

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

Geneva Cruz Geneva Mendoza Cruz (; born April 2, 1976) is a multiplatinum Filipina singer and actress known for her songs, ''"Anak Ng Pasig"'' (Child of Pasig River) and ''"Kailan"'' (When). She was discovered and mentored by National Artist of the Phili ...

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 Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab (born May 4, 1954), known professionally as Ryan Cayabyab (), is a Filipino musician, composer and conductor of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). He was the Executive and Artistic Director for several years fo ...

—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 novelty 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

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. 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.

Track listing

All songs were written and arranged by

Standard edition

# "King Philip" # "Nahan Ka?" nglish: ''Where Are You?''# "Da Coconut Nut" # "Paraiso" nglish: ''Paradise''# "Sama na Kayo" nglish: ''Join Us''# "Wanna Say No" # "Kahit Habang Buhay" nglish: ''Even for Life''# "Hideaway" # "Best Friend" # "Kailan" (Boy version) nglish: ''When''# "Freedom"

Japan edition

# "King Philip" # "Paraiso" # "Tayo Na" nglish: ''Come On''# "Nahan Ka?" # "Sama na Kayo" # "Wanna Say No" # "Kahit Habang Buhay" # "Da Coconut Nut" # "Hideaway" # "Best Friend" # "Kailan" (Boy version) # "Freedom"

Personnel

Credits were taken from ''Titik Pilipino''. * Jayson Angangan - vocals * Judd Berlin - executive producer *

- 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 * Lemenary singer ** Recorded and mixed at Audio Captain

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1991 albums Smokey Mountain albums