The country’s best soul siren diva Nina has released her 2 Disc CD compilation which includes the Special Limited Edition CD together with her previous album NINA. It is out now since 2nd week of October 2007 in music stores all around the metro. The special limited edition Disc 1 comprises of 9 quality produced original and revived songs in which the first five of these were hit classics from Barry Manilow. Disc 2 was Nina’s previous hit CD entitled “NINA” and was included in the edition. The album was produced under Warner Music Philippines.

I’ve seen a lot of OPM albums from singers/bands releasing their so-called “limited edition” before. Most of them are also 2 to 3 CD Disc sets packaged in one where the first CD contains just a handful of new songs bundled with another of their previous album releases. This is a strategic way of promoting and adding a little bit of record sales to their previous album as well as promote the new one.
There are also 4 bonus tracks on the special edition Disc 1 CD where it includes “What If (Acoustic Version)”, “Someday (Band Version)”, “Collide (OST Xenoa Movie)” and “The Christmas Song”.
The 2 CD’s are encased in a gold engraved album title and track listing with a gray flowery design background. The design was the same with the Limited Edition 2 CD of Christian Bautista which includes some Christmas songs and his previous Live Album. With Nina’s Limited Edition album, she did it again. Previous album “Nina Live” contains mostly of revival love songs from 80’s and 90’s and it was a hit in the Philippines since it debuted last 2005. This time, she revived some of Barry Manilow’s hits in her own original way. Three of my favorites were “Somewhere Down the Road”, “Even Now”, and “Weekend in New England”. Among the Bonus tracks on Disc 1, “Someday (Band Version)”, “Collide” and “The Christmas Song” were my pick. Since Christmas is 2 months away from now, might as well play the “Christmas Song” over and over again.

Disc 1 Track list: Nina featuring songs from Barry Manilow

1. Somewhere Down the Road
2. Even Now
3. One Of These Days
4. Weekend In New England
5. If I Should Love Again

BONUS TRACKS

6. What If (Acoustic Version)
7. Someday (Band Version)
8. Collide (OST Xenoa)
9. The Christmas Song

Someday by Nina was a whole new version from its acoustic piano type one. It has included percussion instruments and backup vocals to the song. Collide was included in the OST of Xenoa which premiered last August of this year. You can watch the music video of Xenoa below.

Disc 2 was also superb although at first I never intended to purchase it from the music store. I don’t have a choice since the new songs that I’m after were bundled in with her previous album. I don’t have her previous album “NINA” in my collection. I only bought her 2005 successful Nina Live album release prior to that. This could add to my collection of my original OPM CD’s.

Disc 2 Track list: Nina Album

1. I Do
2. Ooh Boy
3. Where Is Love
4. I Can’t Make You Love Me
5. I Need Your Love
6. I Didn’t Mean To Make You Mine
7. Love Is Contagious
8. What If
9. Is It Over
10. Someday
11. Araw Mo

The version of the song “Araw Mo” in this album was different from what I’ve heard from the video and radios before. I like this new version.

For more reviews of the album, head on to Nina Soul Siren website.

Some snapshots of the original album:b

This is part of my back-to-back post this day. Read my entry on Rivermaya’s “Bagong Liwanag” Album.

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