Love Is... (Toni Gonzaga album)

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Love Is...
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 2008
RecordedNovember 2007 – March 2008
Genre
Length48:05
Language English
Label Star Recording, Inc.
Producer Malou N. Santos (executive)
Annabelle Regaldo-Borja(executive)
Christian Martinez (over all)
Toni Gonzaga chronology
Falling in Love
(2007)
Love Is...
(2008)
Love Duets (with Sam Milby)
(2009)
Singles from Love Is...
  1. "One Hello"
    Released: May 2008
  2. "Incapable"
    Released: July 2008
  3. "Take Me, I'll Follow"
    Released: September 2008

Love Is... is the fourth studio album of Filipino TV host, actress-singer Toni Gonzaga and her third under Star Records, released on April 27, 2008 [1] in the Philippines in CD format and digital download. [2] [3] The carrier single, "One Hello", which was originally done by Randy Crawford was used as the theme song of the Star Cinema-movie, When Love Begins. The second single, "Incapable", was a commercial failure receiving very limited radio airplay with no accompanying music video. "Take Me, I'll Follow", a Bobby Caldwell original was the album's third and final single. [4]

Contents

As of August 2018, the album sold 25,000 units and 11,000 are pure sales. The record is the most streamed album of Gonzaga on Spotify Philippines, while "Someone's Always Saying Goodbye" garnered the most stream counts with more than 23 million.

The album contains 11 songs which composed of three OPM original [a] and seven revival tracks. [5] It is her third studio album under Star Records, and was released on April 27, 2008. Toni stated that this album is very close to her, saying "Ang laki talaga ng pasasalamat ko sa Star Records dahil pinagkakatiwalaan nila ako with another album. Lahat ng kanta dito ay close to my heart at masaya ako nang i-record ko ang mga kanta" ([I] am very thankful to Star Records because they trusted me with another album. All of the songs here are close to my heart and I am happy when I started recording them). Moreover, according to Nixon Sy, Star Records' promo unit head, said "Her first album with Star Records, Toni: You Complete Me , was certified gold, and her sophomore album, Falling In Love , was awarded platinum. At such a young age, Toni is being recognized as one of the movers of the music industry and it's a privilege for Star Records to produce another winner for her." [6]

Singles

"One Hello", the lead single from the album, was originally recorded by American jazz and R&B singer Randy Crawford in 1982, and was also used as the theme song of the Star Cinema film, When Love Begins . "Incapable" was released as the second single from the album. The third and final single, "Take Me, I'll Follow", was originally recorded by Bobby Caldwell, for the movie Mac and Me in 1988.

Other songs

"If I Give You My Heart" was released as a single and an official soundtrack to 2010 Filipino romance film, Paano Na Kaya? , in which Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson starred in.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."One Hello"M. Hamlisch, C. BayerSagerDominic Benedicto03:24
2."Incapable"Christian MartinezDominic Benedicto04:20
3."You're In Love"G. Ballard, C. Phillips, C. Wilson, W. WilsonBobby Velasco04:41
4."If I Give You My Heart"Christian MartinezDominic Benedicto04:17
5."If Ever You're In My Arms Again" (featuring Sam Milby)M. Masser, T. Snow, C. WeilArnold Jallares04:16
6."Take Me, I'll Follow"R. Cardwell, A. SilvestriPaulo Zarate04:57
7."Insensitive"Ann LoreeArnold Jallares04:14
8."Steep"Lauren CristyRey Cantong05:01
9."I've Been Waiting"Jimmy AntipordaJimmy Antiporda04:13
10."Someone's Always Saying Goodbye"Vehnee SaturnoMarc Santos04:05
11."If I Give You My Heart (alternate version)"Christian MartinezPaulo Zarate04:36
Total length:48:05

Personnel

Certifications

CountryProviderCertificationSales
Philippines PARI Gold [7] PHL sales: 25,000+

Footnotes

  1. Including an alternate version of "If I Give You My Heart"

References

  1. http://starrecordsph.multiply.com/photos/album/30/LOVE-IS...-TONI-GONZAGA-ABANGAN-ANG-KANYANG-3RD-ALBUM . Retrieved 2012-07-07.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "iTunes: Love Is... by Toni Gonzaga". iTunes . April 27, 2008. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014.
  3. "Amazon.com: Toni Gonzaga: Love Is... album". Amazon. April 27, 2008.
  4. "Toni Gonzaga | Filipino Celebrities Fans Forum". Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  5. "Google".
  6. Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (May 19, 2008). "Toni Gonzaga releases third album under Star Records". PEP.ph. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  7. "Toni Gonzaga received a Gold Award for her 3rd album". Titik Pilipino. July 19, 2009. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008.