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It is always a joy having Joey Albert in town. Although Vancouver in the
British Columbia is now her home, her status as the Philippines favorite singing
sweetheart remains unchallenged and her visits are much awaited events for her
many loyal fans.
Her last homecoming turned out to be very special. This is because, after
several years, Joey has come up with a new album. Titled Music Of The Heart, it
is a collection of local favorites. It is made up of covers and should not be
big news. Everybody is doing oldies now. Pinoys cannot seem to get enough of the
classic tunes.
But this is Joey Albert, and you have to admit she has a unique way with any
song. In fact, I do believe that if there is any girl singer around who
epitomizes the light pop style Filipinos like best, it?s no other than Joey.
That however does not deter her from experimenting and I do think Joey does
more than she ever did before in this new album. The contents feature such a
wide-ranging line-up there are times I thought she won?t pull it off. But she
does and it is such a delight to hear her take on the new sounds.
There are some of her usual stuff like the Louie Ocampo compositions.
Remember, he did some of her biggest hits like A Million Miles Away. This time
around she has one of his newer works, Kung Nasaan Ka Man, a recent hit for
Martin Nievera and an oldie fans have long wanted her to sing Kahit Isang
Saglit, originally by Vernie Varga. She is so at home with these two which are
among the CD?s highlights.
There are songs she seems to have always wanted to do like Janet Basco?s
Minsan Pa and Special Memory by Iwi Laurel from the ?80s. There is also
Forevermore by Side A, because the band once recorded a version of her Tell Me.
I Believe In Dreams by Janno Gibbs was also composed by Side A Joey Benin.
The stretch happens with songs that turned up after she had already left the
country. There are some she would have picked for herself like The Way You Look
At Me by Christian Bautista, Muntik Na Kitang Minahal by The CompanY or Kung Ako
Na Lang Sana by Bituin Escalante.
I do not think though that she would have chosen to record You?ll Be Safe
Here by Rico Blanco or Saan Ka Na Kaya Ngayon by Anna Fegi, Stay by Cueshé and
two South Border songs, Kahit Kailan and the best of them all, the monster hit
Rainbow. Joey rose up with such charm to the ?rock chick? challenge of these
songs and I am sure we can look forward to more of these experiments in her
future albums.
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