Just a Love Song... Christian Bautista Live! is the first live album by Filipino singer Christian Bautista, released on January 24, 2007, in the Philippines by Warner Music Philippines. The album is composed of nineteen cover versions of songs from the 1970s up to the 1990s. It was recorded overnight at Teatrino, Greenhills, backed by basic rhythm section, a grand piano and a string section, while being watched by an audience composing of specially invited fans. It was released both in the Philippines and Indonesia on CD and DVD formats.Warner Music Group, "", Titik Pilipino, January 24, 2007 To date, the album has been certified gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.
A "Special Christmas Edition" of the album was released in October 2007, with a new track list. Five additional Christmas songs were included plus the standard edition of the album.
Background Initially, Bautista refused to create a whole revival album, saying "I (Bautista) didn’t want to seem to be jumping on the bandwagon [...] it was time for me to offer something new at this point (for his fans)".
A brainstorming session was then made between him, his managers and his record label, after which the final list of tracks for the album was made.
Reception Commercially, Just a Love Song... Christian Bautista Live! is the weakest-selling album by Bautista. On March 11, 2007, the album was given a gold record award on ASAP '07 for selling more than 15,000 units in the Philippines.Jocelyn Dimaculangan, Entertainment Guide/Music, "Christian Bautista receives a gold record award for his live album", PEP, March 9, 2007
Critically, the album received favorable reviews. Resty Odon of Titik Pilipino gave the album four out of five stars, stating "In this live recording, he works on romantic tunes and tries earnestly to tug at the memory's heartstrings". However, he disliked the fourth song, "Beautiful in My Eyes", and thought it was out of Bautista's upper register range. The review ended up with Odon, saying " All in all, though, this is a memorable recording for this artist and especially his fans.Resty Odon, Album review, "", Titik Pilipino, Retrieved 2010-09-10
Track listing All tracks were produced by Neil C. Gregorio.
Personnel Credits were taken from Titik Pilipino.Album information, "", Titik Pilipino, Retrieved 010-09-10
Production Jesy Alto - hair and make-up Jim Baluyut - executive producer, A&R administration Christian Bautista - additional song line-up Lachmi Baviera - additional song line-up Rey Cortez - album cover concept and layout Flerry De Leon - additional song line-up Dunkin' Donuts - food and drinks Gian Espiritu (of Essensuals) - grooming Audie Gemora - additional song line-up Neil C. Gregorio - album producer, A&R administration, mastering and sequencing Greenwich - food and drinks Mark Laccay - live recording Carlo Orosa - additional song line-up, creative consultant Steve Pagsanjan (of The Make up Studio) - hair and make-up Anne Poblador - additional song line-up Daniel Tan - photography Dante Tanedo - mixing Christopher Buenviaje - Additional Recording Engineer Ymaha - concert grand piano Frey Zambrano - additional song line-up, production coordinator
Musicians Pam Arrieta - cello Dexter Ayala - electric/fretless Bbass, back-up vocals Christian Bautista - lead vocals Hanche Bobis - grand piano Criss Buenviaje - acoustic/electric guitars, back-up vocals Marianne Ciervo - violin Leo Espocia - drums, back-up vocals Renee Francesca - violin Aldwin Perez - violin Mary Ann Policarpio - viola Rico Sobrevinas - saxophone, flute, back-up vocals
Recording locations Teatrino (Greenhills, Manila, Philippines) - live recording Chili Red Studio - mastering and sequencing
Certifications CountryProviderCertificationSalesPhilippinesPARIGold15,000
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