Always You (Charice Pempengco song)

"Always You" is the second single by the Filipina singer Charice Pempengco, included on her second studio album, My Inspiration. Receiving ample radio airplay, it debuted on the MYX Music Chart at #20. It was written by Filipino songwriter Jonathan Manalo. The song was released only in the Philippines and South Korea. The song was nominated twice (including the prestigious Song of the Year) in the 23rd edition of Awit Awards in 2010. Awit is the Philippine version of Grammy Awards organized by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry. It received the Best Inspirational or Religious Recording but lost the Song of the Year award to Gloc-9's "Upuan".

Song information

The song is the first collaboration between Pempengco and Jonathan Manalo, a Metropop Song Festival and Awit Award-winning songwriter. The concept behind the composition of "Always You" is about being able to fight in a battle of life because of the strength given by someone's inspiration. The song was released on Mother's Day of May 2009 as a tribute to Charice's mother. A music video was released on the day of the release of the single at MYX.

Always You

Always You may refer to:

Always You (album)

Always You is an album by James Ingram, released in 1993. Following a four-year hiatus, singer-songwriter James Ingram came back in 1993 with "Always You", his fourth album on Qwest Records, the label run by producer Quincy Jones. The album featured no pop singles, and failed to chart on the pop Hot 100, although it was a minor hit on the American R&B chart.

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Always You (Jennifer Paige song)

"Always You" is a pop song recorded by American singer Jennifer Paige. It was released in July 1999 as the third single released from her debut studio album Jennifer Paige. The song was written by Andy Goldmark and J.D. Martin. For this single, Always You was remixed by Groove Brothers. The B-side is replayed by Mick Guzauski. "Always You" reached number six on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart.

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Music video

The music video was released by Markus Nagel. This music video tells about a man who played a VHS. In this VHS, he's seeing Jennifer who's filming her trip journey between desert, boat travel etc... Later on joined by her boyfriend, the man who sees the movie.

Remixes and others versions

This song was remixed in a clubbing style by Hex Hector. The original version and the remix of strobe were available only in the first studio album of Jennifer Paige. The version of Mick Guzauski is also available in cd and maxi single.

Charice Pempengco

Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco (born May 10, 1992 in Cabuyao City, Laguna, Philippines), popularly known by the mononym Charice, is a Filipina singer who rose to popularity through YouTube. Dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as "the most talented girl in the world", she released her first international studio album Charice in 2010. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number eight, making Charice the first Asian solo singer in history to land in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Her single "Pyramid", featuring singer Iyaz, is her most successful single to date. It charted within the Top 40 in a number of countries after its debut on The Oprah Winfrey Show where Charice sang live vocals. Crossing over to acting on television, she joined the cast of TV series Glee as Sunshine Corazon. She released "Before It Explodes", written by Bruno Mars, as the lead single from her second international studio album, Infinity.

In March 2012, she signed on to be one of the four judges of the Philippine version of The X Factor, which began airing on ABS-CBN in June.

Charice (album)

Charice is the first international studio album (third overall release) by Filipina pop singer Charice. It was released on May 11, 2010, under Reprise Records, making her the third Filipino singer to be signed on an international record label, the first being Lea Salonga (on Atlantic Records in 1993) and Regine Velasquez (on Mercury Records in 1994).

It was launched on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the World's Most Talented Kids episode with Iyaz on the same day. The album, immediately upon release in the United States, debuted at number-eight on the Billboard 200, making Charice the first Asian artist to reach the top 10 on the chart solo.

The lead single, "Pyramid", featuring Iyaz, was released as the second and last single from the album on March 2, 2010. The single reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, making Charice the first Filipino singer to have a top 20 single in the UK. In Japan, this album is the 81st best selling album of 2010 according to Oricon, selling over 98,000 copies.

Charice (EP)

Charice is the Philippine EP and debut EP by Filipina singer Charice Pempengco. It was released in May 2008 under Star Records.

This EP was made available on digital download through Amazon.com MP3 Download on October 14, 2008.

Content

The EP, consisting of six songs and six backing tracks, is a combination of cover hits from Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Holliday, Smokey Mountain, Preluders, and Amy Diamond. It was certified platinum in the Philippines.

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