Rivermaya (album)
RiverMaya is the debut self-titled album of the Filipino rock band, Rivermaya. Containing 11 tracks, it was released in 1994 on BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. (now Sony Music Philippines, Inc.). It is the only album to feature Perf de Castro the band's original lead guitarist who left the group the following year.
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| Released | November 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Audio Captain Inc. (Additional tracks recorded at Perfect Music Studio) | |||
| Genre | OPM, rock | |||
| Length | 43:20 | |||
| Label | Musiko Records & BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. | |||
| Producer | Chito S. Roño, Perfecto de Castro & Lizza G. Nakpil | |||
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Track listing
All songs were written by Rico Blanco except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Revolution" | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "Bring Me Down" | 4:32 | |
| 3. | "Ground" | Perf de Castro | 5:06 |
| 4. | "20 Million" | 3:54 | |
| 5. | "Ulan" | Rico Blanco / Nathan Azarcon | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Halik sa Araw" | 3:57 | |
| 7. | "Gravity" | Perf de Castro | 4:10 |
| 8. | "214" | 4:33 | |
| 9. | "Hate" | 3:24 | |
| 10. | "Awit ng Kabataan" | 4:50 | |
| 11. | "(Instrumental/Outro of Revolution)" | 0:49 |
Singles
"Ulan" was the first single released off this album.
"214" is a pop rock/ballad song, released as the second official single. It went to number one spot in various charts in the Philippines. It replaced Eraserheads hit song "With a Smile" in N.U. 107.5 on 1994.
"Awit ng Kabataan", a folk, pop rock anthem, was released as the third single.
"Bring Me Down", a duet with Rico Blanco and Bamboo Manalac both on vocals, was released as the final single.
Critical reception
This album was critically praised for its fresh, excitingly-new pop/rock sound.
Personnel
- Rivermaya
- Francisco "Bamboo" Mañalac – lead vocals[1]
- Rico Blanco – keyboard, rhythm guitar, vocals, mixing
- Perfecto "Perf" de Castro – lead guitar, producer, mixing
- Nathan Azarcon – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Escueta – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Francisco Llorin – violin (track 4)
- Album production
- Dave Yu – album cover
- Mario Joson – art direction
- DFX – album design
- Raymund Isaac – album photography
- Production
- Chito S. Roño, Lizza G. Nakpil – producers
- Buddy Medina & Rudy Te – executive producers
- Vic Valenciano – A&R
- Arnold Jallores – mixing, sound engineer
References
- Afinidad-Bernardo, Deni Rose M. (25 September 2018). "WATCH: Bamboo sings Rivermaya songs, sparks reunion speculations". philstar.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.