''Reigne'' is the eleventh studio album by Filipino singer-actress

Regine Velasquez Regina Encarnacion "Regine" Ansong Velasquez-Alcasid ( ; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipino singer and actress. She is considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine popular culture and is known for her vocal range and beltin ...

, released in the Philippines on November 29, 2001, by

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in CD and

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formats and later in digital download. The album was produced by Velasquez and contained original Filipino compositions by

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and Tats Faustino among others. The carrier single released is "To Reach You" composed by Lisa Dy and Chat Zamora. The album was certified triple platinum by the

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(PARI).

Background

''Reigne'' is her third studio album from Viva Records after doing two soundtrack albums under the label. The album title is an anagram of Velasquez's name, ''Regine'' and later used as one of her signature perfumes for Bench. The album also released a limited specially packaged long box edition that includes limited edition 14-carat gold Reigne necklace, exclusive song lyric booklet and full size photos taken by Jun de Leon, which is not available on the regular edition.

Singles

*The lead single to be taken off the album is "To Reach You". The music video for the single was directed by Louie Ignacio and was nominated at the 2002 MTV Pilipinas Video Awards for Best Song,

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and Best Director. *The second single is "Dadalhin" composed by Tats Faustino released in May 2002. The song garnered biggest airplay in local radio stations in Philippine history and remained number 1 until after four months. The song also became 2002's song of the year in the Philippines, and eventually went on to become one of Velasquez's signature original songs. *The last single released was "Sa Aking Pag-iisa" in October 2002 and composed by fellow singer

. The

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version of the song was arranged by Raul Mitra and was later included in Velasquez' ''Greatest Hits: An Audio Visual Anthology'' compilation album. The

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for the single was directed by Louie Ignacio.

Regine: The Book

Three years after the album has been released, Velasquez together with Filipino photographer Jun de Leon collaborated to create a

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which was named after the successful album. It features 200 pages of Velasquez's photographs chronicled by de Leon after working with the latter for five years. The coffee book comes in a special gift box that includes an EP CD with songs The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face and Misty Glass Window. It was released by Viva Foundation For The Arts.

Track listing

Regine (standard version) Regine: The Book (EP)

Album credits

;Personnel *Vic del Rosario, Jr. – executive producer *Vincent G. del Rosario III – executive producer *Regine Velasquez – producer *Jun de Leon – photography ;Production *Regine Velasquez – vocals, background vocals *Cacai Velasquez-Mitra – background vocals *Trina Belamide – background vocals *Marc Lopez – arranger *Niño Regalado – arranger *Rudy Lozano – arranger *Tats Faustino – arranger *Noel Mendez – arranger *Raul Mitra – arranger *Mon Faustino – arranger, vocal arranger, guitars *Ding Faustino – guitars *Ric Mercado – arranger, guitars *Marvin Querido – arranger

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