Buhay (album)

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Buhay
Rivermaya buhay album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2008
Recorded2007
StudioThe Birdhouse
El Garden & Japs Loft Studios
Genre Alternative rock/Pop
Length66:32
Label Warner Music Philippines
Producer Rivermaya
Rivermaya chronology
Bagong Liwanag
(2007)
Buhay
(2008)
Closest Thing to Heaven
(2009)
Singles from Buhay
  1. "Sugal ng Kapalaran [1] "
    Released: November 25, 2007
  2. "Maskara"
    Released: April 6, 2008
  3. "Sleep"
    Released: June 24, 2008
  4. "Ligawan Stage (Nerbyoso Part 2)"
    Released: December 17, 2008

Buhay (Filipino, "Life") is the ninth studio album of the Filipino rock band, Rivermaya. [2] [3] It contains 16 tracks and was released under Warner Music Philippines on January 21, 2008. This album is the first of Rivermaya without Rico Blanco as the band's vocalist. He is replaced by then 18-year-old Jayson Fernandez, [4] who won the search for a new vocalist in a series of reality TV auditions. The band members took turns on vocals with the arrangement that whoever wrote the song, will be the one to sing it. The band has released four singles from this album, "Sugal ng Kapalaran", "Maskara", "Sleep" and "Ligawan Stage (Nerbyoso Part 2)".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nice To"Mark Escueta4:11
2."All For You"Japs Sergio4:37
3."Ligawan Stage (Nerbyoso Part 2)"Japs Sergio, Jayson Fernandez, Mark Escueta3:44
4."I Want You"Mike Elgar4:00
5."Checkmate"Japs Sergio4:44
6."A.M"Mike Elgar3:02
7."Maskara"Mark Escueta3:49
8."Closer"Mark Escueta4:40
9."Sugal Ng Kapalaran"Japs Sergio4:24
10."Restless"Mark Escueta5:25
11."Piping Tom"Japs Sergio3:15
12."Pure"Mike Elgar3:54
13."Hindi Ako Susuko"Mike Elgar3:45
14."Alone"Mike Elgar6:20
15."Kemikal Reaction"Japs Sergio2:48
16."Sleep"Mark Escueta3:53

Personnel

Additional musicians:

Album credits

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