Small Voice

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Small Voice
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Studio album by
Released1981 (Philippines)
Recorded1980–1981
Genre OPM, pop
Label FGS Records
Lea Salonga chronology
Small Voice
(1981)
Lea
(1988)

Small Voice is the debut album by Filipina singer and actress Lea Salonga released in 1981 by FGS Records. It was recorded when she was only nine years old. [1]

Philippine critics gave the album and Salonga's performance positive reviews. The album was certified gold in the Philippines. [2] After the success of the album, she was given her own TV variety show called Love, Lea.

Track listing

  1. "Alphabet Song" (Incipit: "A, you're adorable. B, you're so beautiful...")
  2. "Can't Smile Without You"
  3. "Give a Little Bit of Smile"
  4. "Happiness" (duet with Gerard Salonga)
  5. "I Am But a Small Voice" (originally composed by Roger Whittaker)
  6. "Kinabukasan"
  7. "Lupa Man Ay Langit Na Rin"
  8. "Rainbow Connection"
  9. "Sing"
  10. "Someone's Waiting for You" (theme song from the animated feature film The Rescuers )
  11. "Thank You for the Music"
  12. "When You Wish Upon a Star"

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References

  1. Filipinos in America - Page 61 0822548739 Sarah Frank 1971) Salonga was born in Manila, the Philippines, and began her acting career at the age of seven when she starred in the play The King and I. She began her music career at the age of ten when she recorded the album Small Voice.
  2. "Lea Salonga", D23, accessed October 21, 2015