''Retro'' is the eighth 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 1996 through
PolyGram Records.
The album contains new arrangements of songs from the 1970s and 1980s such as
Andy Gibb
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's "
I Can't Help It", a duet with Remus Choy of
Grasshopper
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Grassh ...
,
Melissa Manchester
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Early li ...
's "Through the Eyes of Love" and
Foreigner's "
I Want to Know What Love Is
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".
Velasquez also did an acoustic version of
Orleans's "Dance With Me" as a duet with her mother, Teresita Velasquez.
Although most of the songs are remakes there are two songs ("Nothing Left for Me" and the lyrics to "Fly") with original content.
Track listing
Notes
*
contains samples from "
September
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In the Northern hemisphere, the b ...
" by
Earth, Wind & Fire
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.
*
Teresita Velasquez, Regine's mother, is credited under the alias, "Mommy V.".
*
not included on the early pressings of the album until it was released as a single.
* "Sound of Silence"
(Prologue/Epilogue), "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" and "I Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" are originally titled "The Sounds of Silence", "Through the Eyes of Love" and "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" from their original artists, respectively.
Personnel
Credits taken from ''Retro''
liner notes
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Origin
Liner notes are descended from the prog ...
;Production
*Ronnie Ng – arranger (tracks 1 & 15)
*Beta Soul – arranger (track 2)
*Don Manalang – arranger (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13 & 14)
*Jeffrey Felix – arranger (tracks 5, 7, 8, 13 & 14)
*Jerry Joanino – arranger (tracks 6 & 10)
*Simon Chan – arranger (track 9)
*Dindo Aldecoa – arranger (tracks 10 & 12)
See also
*
Regine Velasquez discography
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Retro (Regine Velasquez Album)
Regine Velasquez albums
1996 albums
PolyGram albums