Taking Flight

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Taking Flight
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 25, 2007
Recorded2006–June 2007
Genre Pop, alternative pop
Length44:09(Standard edition)
48:10 (Repackaged)
Language English, Tagalog
Label VIVA
Producer Vic del Rosario, Jr., Vincent del Rosario, Alwyn Cruz, Baby Gil
Sarah Geronimo chronology
Becoming
(2006)
Taking Flight
(2007)
Just Me
(2008)
Singles from Taking Flight
  1. "I'll Be Alright"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Ikaw"
    Released: 2007
  3. "Kahit Na"
    Released: 2007
  4. "I'll Be Here"
    Released: 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Taking Flight is the fourth studio album by Filipino singer Sarah Geronimo, released on July 25, 2007 under VIVA Records. The album showcases songs by Filipino composers Louie Ocampo, Trina Belamide, Chuckie Dreyfus, Rebel Magdagasang and Medwin Marfil. To date, all its editions have sold more than 30,000 copies in the Philippines, certifying Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.

Contents

Singles

The carrier single of the album, I'll Be Alright, was written by Louie Ocampo who, was also the musical director of her sold-out concert In Motion at the Araneta Coliseum. It went gold in four months and sold more than 15,000 units, after she released her second single, Ikaw. It was written by True Faith's frontman, Medwin Marfil, and later topped the charts for months. On February 2008, the album was already certified platinum, with sales of 30,000 units. The album was re-released with the cover single, Very Special Love, as a bonus track from her top-grossing film, A Very Special Love with John Lloyd Cruz. The third single released from the album is Kahit Na. The song was composed by singer- songwriter Chuckie Dreyfus. The last single from the album is I'll Be Here written by Rebel Magdasang.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Be Alright"Louie Ocampo, Edith Gallardo3:15
2."Ikaw" Medwin Marfil 4:55
3."I'm Sorry"Soc Villanueva, Jungee Marcelo4:37
4."Time to Let Go" (featuring Mark Bautista)Rebel Magdagasang4:37
5."So" Trina Belamide 3:48
6."Close to My Heart"Ocampo, Gallardo4:09
7."What If I"Belamide4:23
8."Miss" Chuckie Dreyfus 3:40
9."I'll Be Here"Magdagasang3:20
10."Mr. Deadma"Drizzle Muniz3:21
11."Kahit Na"Dreyfus3:59
Repackaged edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Very Special Love" (theme song from A Very Special Love )Michael Lloyd4:01

Personnel

Credits were taken from Titik Pilipino. [2]

Certifications

CountryProviderCertificationSales
Philippines PARI 4× Platinum60,000+

Release history

CountryRelease dateFormat
PhilippinesJuly 25, 2007Standard (CD)
October 2008Repackaged (CD + bonus track)
United StatesJune 1, 2007Standard (digital download)

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References

  1. "OPMusikahan Review".
  2. Album information Taking Flight - Sarah Geronimo Titik Pilipino Retrieved 2010-08-29