''Tagala Talaga'' is the third studio album by

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singer-actress

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, released in October 1991 by

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in the

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in LP, cassette and CD format. It is her second album from Vicor Music Corporation after '' Nineteen 90'' (1990). The album was produced by her then manager Ronnie Henares and consisted of Velasquez’ renditions of classic Filipino compositions by

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, Willy Cruz and

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among others. The carrier single released is "Buhay Ng Buhay Ko" originally done by the Leah Navarro and composed by Nonong Pedero. The album was certified gold and double platinum by the

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(PARI).

Background

''Tagala Talaga'' ("A Genuine Tagalog Lady") is her last album from

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before moving to

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. The album was her first all covers album re-interpreting classic OPM songs including compositions from National Artists for Music Awardees

, Lucio D. San Pedro, and

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. Velasquez had a concert with the same album title under the direction of Freddie Santos with the

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after the album release.

Track listing

Album Credits

;Personnel *Chito Ilagan – executive producer *Ronnie Henares – producer *Bambi Santos – assistant producer *Ida Ramos-Henares – cover and design *Jojo Isorena – cover and design *Romy Peralta – photography ;Production *The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestration, strings (tracks 3 and 7) * Restituto Umali – conductor, arranger (tracks 3 and 7) *Louie Ocampo – arranger (tracks 1 and 6) *Eric Antonio – arranger (track 2) *Henry Garcia – arranger (tracks 4 and 8) *Carlo Bulahan – arranger (track 5)

Background

Track listing

Album Credits

References

See also