Ikaw ang Aking Mahal

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"Ikaw ang Aking Mahal"
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Single by VST & Company
from the album VST
B-side "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko"
Released1978
Recorded1978
Studio Cinema Audio
Genre Manila sound
Length3:18
Label Sunshine
Composer(s) Vicente Sotto III, Spanky Rigor
Lyricist(s) Joey de Leon
VST & Company singles chronology
"Ikaw ang Aking Mahal"
(1978)
"Disco Fever"
(1978)

"Ikaw ang Aking Mahal" ("You Are My Love") is a song by VST & Company. Its lyrics were penned by songwriter Joey de Leon while the music was composed by Tito Sotto and bassist Spanky Rigor. Released on their debut album VST , the ballad has been recorded by many other Filipino artists. The B-side, the disco number "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko" ("You Sing and I'll Dance") is also one of the group's biggest hits. It is the last track on the group's debut album VST. [1]

Sotto said in an interview with Arnold Clavio that the single became a monster hit to rival Boyfriends' "Dahil Mahal Kita" ("Because I Love You").[ citation needed ]

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