Palabas

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Palabas
Sponge Cola - Palabas (2004) cover art.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 2004
August 23, 2005 (Romeo and Juliet Experience)
Genre
Length
  • 58:17 (original release)
  • 83:03 (repackaged version)
Label Sony BMG Music Philippines
Producer Sponge Cola
Sponge Cola chronology
Sponge Cola EP
(2003)
Palabas
(2004)
Transit
(2006)
Singles from Palabas
  1. "Una"
    Released: June 9, 2004
  2. "KLSP"
    Released: January 22, 2005
  3. "Gemini"
    Released: August 2, 2005
  4. "Jeepney"
    Released: October 15, 2005
  5. "Lunes"
    Released: March 21, 2006
  6. "Dragonfly"
    Released: April 13, 2006

Palabas is the debut studio album by Filipino rock band Sponge Cola. It was released on October 18, 2004, under Sony Music Philippines. [1] This album contains some songs that the band members made even before the group was officially formed, and includes an abundance of Tagalog-language tracks.

Contents

Palabas spawned the singles "KLSP", "Lunes", "Gemini", "Una", and "Jeepney". An additional song, "Dragonfly", was released as online single in April 2006. The album was certified Gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) in 2005 with sales of 15,000 physical CD copies.[ citation needed ] To date the album has sold over 28,000 pure CD copies.

In 2005, Sponge Cola released a repackaged edition of the album with a bonus CD that contains a music video for "Gemini", and some bonus audio tracks, including a remastered version of "Gemini", acoustic versions of "KLSP" and "Jeepney", and an unreleased track titled "Boundless".

In December 2013, Palabas was re-issued as part of Palabas & Transit Collection, a release that also includes the deluxe edition of Sponge Cola's second album, Transit .

Background

Palabas means a "show / program" or "to come out" in Tagalog.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."22" Gosh Dilay 3:41
2."Partisan" Yael Yuzon 4:41
3."KLSP"Yuzon, Dilay, Chris Cantada 3:36
4."Neon"Yuzon4:37
5."On the Floor"Yuzon5:48
6."Stone's Throw" Ely Buendia 3:53
7."Jillian"Cantada4:14
8."Lunes ("Monday")"Dilay3:35
9."To the Sly and Cunning"Yuzon3:39
10."Una ("First")"Dilay4:41
11."Dragonfly"Yuzon4:48
12."Gemini"Yuzon3:32
13."Jeepney"D. Pendatum5:23
14."Closure"Yuzon2:13
Total length:58:17
Palabas: The Romeo and Juliet Experience
No.TitleLength
1."Gemini" (Music video)4:44
2."Gemini" (Remastered version)3:50
3."KLSP" (Acoustic version)3:52
4."Boundless"4:01
5."Jeepney" (Acoustic version)5:09
6."Gemini" (Piano version)3:10
Total length:1:23:03

Personnel

Sponge Cola

Album Credits

Accolades

YearAward Giving BodyCategoryNominated WorkResult
2005Nu 107.5 2004 Year End CountdownTop 107 Songs for 2004 (ranked from #107 to #1)"Jeepney"59th [2]
Top 107 Songs for 2004 (ranked from #107 to #1)"KLSP"102nd [2]

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References

  1. "Sponge Cola Scores". 15 December 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Top 107 Songs for 2004 (ranked from #107 to #1)". philmusic.com. Philmusic. Archived from the original on 25 March 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2006.