Jay R (album)

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Jay R
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 5, 2005 (2005-12-05) (Philippines)
Recorded2004 – October 2005
Genre R&B, Pop, Hip-hop
Length1:04:40
Language English, Tagalog
Label Universal
Producer Ray Brown (executive), Jay R Sillona (also executive), Jimmy Muna, Kris Lawrence, Big James, Riley, 3AM Music, Greg Pagani, Jason Edmonds, Michael Jeter, Eric Jackson, The Arsonist, Chaka Blackmon, Mark Qura Rankin, Vehnee Saturno, DJ MOD, Jay Durias
Jay R chronology
Gameface
(2003)
Jay R
(2005)
Christmas Away from Home
(2006)
Singles from Jay R
  1. "Just the Way You Are"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Ngayo'y Narito"
    Released: 2006
  3. "Hey Ma (promo only)"
    Released: 2006

Jay R is the self-titled second studio album by Filipino singer Jay R, released in December 2005 in the Philippines by Universal Records. [1] To date, the album has sold more than 20,000 units in the country and has been certified gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.

Contents

Writing and recording

After the success of Gameface , he focused on doing a more complex R&B sound. He covered the Billy Joel original "Just the Way You Are", making a whole different arrangement, complete with street-beat rap and his distinct R&B flavor. In addition, Sillona recorded an alternate version of the song, featuring Irish pop singer, Samantha Mumba. Among other collaborators are rappers Young Clipp, Jdimes, and Sillona's bestfriends, Jimmy Muna and Kris Lawrence, who lent his vocals as back-up on the DJ MOD ballad, "Paalam".

Legendary Filipino composer Vehnee Saturno, who is responsible for Sillona's first number one hit "Bakit Pa Ba", wrote two Tagalog songs—namely "Di Ko Sadya", co-produced by South Border frontman Jay Durias, and "Ngayo'y Narito", which was released as the album's second official single.

Other songs included in the album were Sillona's commercial jingles for Colgate, Tropicana Juice Drinks and Sun Cellular. [2]

Singles

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Jay R earned positive reviews from music critics and listeners. However, it failed to make a huge impact to the public, as Gameface did. Also, it received very few nominations on awarding events and did not win any category it was included in. Resty Odon of Titik Pilipino gave it four and a half out of five stars, stating that "I can't find a bad word for Jay R (the artist and the album) because he and his album are good." Although, he disliked the three overly slow Tagalog songs, saying "for those who dig them. I don't." [3]

On the 2006 MTV Pilipinas Music Awards, the album got two nominations—Favorite Male Video for "Ngayo'y Narito", which lost to Christian Bautista's "Invincible", and Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Video for "Just the Way You Are", which lost to "Stay Real" by Amber. [5] On the Myx Music Awards 2006, Jay R received three nominations, on which two were for the album (Favorite Male and Favorite Urban for "Just the Way You Are"). He lost the Favorite Male Artist award to Erik Santos and the Favorite Urban Video to Gloc-9's "Tula". On the 2006 Awit Awards, the album failed to have nomination on any category. Although, he was nominated for Best Performance by a Duet on "Say That You Love Me" with Kyla, losing the award to Nina and Thor's "The Closer I Get to You". [6] [7] In 2007, he was nominated for R&B Artist of the Year on the Philippine Hip-Hop Awards, but was beaten by Nina on having the title.

Track listing

#TitleFeatured guest(s)Writer(s)Producer(s)Length
1"Interlude Intro" Jay R Sillona, Jimmy Muna, Kris Lawrence Sillona, Muna, Lawrence1:25
2"Sexy Girl"Young ClippYoung Clipp, Big James, RileyBig James, Riley3:53
3"Just the Way You Are" Billy Joel 3AM Music4:05
4"I Got the Key"A. Merrit, Greg PaganiPagani4:11
5"Hey Ma"J. Omley, N. Turpin, M. Mani, Merrit3AM Music3:11
6"3 AM"JdimesOmley, Turpin, Mani, Merrit3AM Music3:15
7"I'd Rather"Eric JacksonJason Edmonds, Michael Jeter, Jackson4:12
8"Everything"JacksonJackson, The Arsonist3:45
9"How Many Times"Edmonds, Chaka BlackmonEdmonds, Jeter, Blackmon3:21
10"Tonight"JacksonJackson, Mark Qura Rankin3:54
11"Goodbye"Big JamesJackson, Edmonds4:32
12"Just the Way You Are" Samantha Mumba Joel3AM Music4:02
13"Ngayo'y Narito"Sillona, Vehnee SaturnoSillona, Saturno4:45
14"Paalam"Kris Lawrence (background vocals)DJ M.O.D., T. BaileyDJ M.O.D.4:10
15"Di Ko Sadya"SaturnoSillona, Saturno, Jay Durias 4:03
16"Seasons" (Sun Cellular theme) (bonus track)Sillona, Muna, LawrenceSillona, Muna, Lawrence2:39
17"Fill the Thirst" (Tropicana theme) (bonus track)Sillona, Muna, LawrenceSillona, Muna, Lawrence2:24
18"You Make Me Smile" (Colgate theme) (bonus track)Jimmy MunaSillona, Muna, LawrenceSillona, Muna, Lawrence2:45

Personnel

Recording locations

Certifications

CountryProviderCertificationSales
Philippines PARI Gold20,000+

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