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| name = Heaven | type = Studio album | artist = Nina | cover = Nina Heaven album cover front.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2002|08|20}} | recorded = 2001 – July 2002 | venue = | studio = Pinknoise Studio (Quezon City, Philippines) Jam Creations Studio | genre = Pop, R&B | length = 41:51 (Standard edition) 52:25 (Special edition) | language = English, Tagalog | label = Warner Music Philippines | producer = Ricky R. Ilacad, Neil C. Gregorio, Ferdie Marquez, Lowkey | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Smile | next_year = 2003 | misc = {{Singles | name = Heaven | type = studio | single1 = Heaven | single1date = October 2002 | single2 = Jealous | single2date = February 2003 | single3 = Foolish Heart | single3date = April 2003 | single4 = Loving You | single4date = June 2003 }} }} Heaven is the debut studio album by Filipina singer Nina, released in the Philippines on August 20, 2002 by Warner Music.[1] The album is heavily influenced by jazzy lounge pop-R&B and composed of songs that are reminiscent to the sound of international records at that time. Under the direction of Warner managing head Ricky R. Ilacad, foreign songwriters and arrangers from the United States and Korea including Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche were hired for the production of the album. Ilacad was so impressed when he personally reviewed Nina's demo disc, enabling one song, a cover of Steve Perry's hit, to make it to the final cut of the album's track list. The album also features a cover of a Ric Segreto song. Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews. Most critics applauded her vocal ability and skills, as well as the composition of songs. It is credited for being one of the main reasons why the acoustic phenomenon is very much popular in the country. It won numerous awards from different major organizations and was also one of the best-selling OPM albums in 2003. The album has also brought back inclusions of whistle register to pop albums at that time. In addition, Nina was given favorable comparisons to Mariah Carey. Heaven was made available on digital download through iTunes[2] and Amazon.com MP3 Download on January 23, 2007.[2] As of October 2003, the album has reached double platinum status by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI), denoting over 60,000 copies sold in the Philippines.[4] Five singles were released from the album, all of which became commercially successful in the country. "Heaven", the first single, was released alongside the album. "2nd Floor" was later released as a promo single. Initially, both the album and the first single did not perform well on charts as expected. However, when the second single "Jealous" was released, it became a hit, enabling the album to increase in sales and place at the top of album charts.[3] Following the success of the second single, two cover versions were released. "Foolish Heart", a song originally included on Nina's demo, began receiving numerous airplay and later, charted at number one in the country, staying at the position even longer than "Jealous". "Loving You" was released as the final single from the album. It reached the top 5 of the Singles Chart, proving that Nina has become a hit artist. BackgroundNina was five years old when she started singing a Lea Salonga single she heard over the radio.[4] Her father, Filbert, noticed her potential and immediately trained her to hone her skills by doing several techniques such as submerging her into a drum of water, while belting out her high notes.[5] All the hard work paid off a few months later when she was declared as daily winner on GMA-7 Lunchdate's "Bulilit Jamboree" in 1985.[6] In 1991, she joined the most popular defunct talent search in the Philippines, Tanghalan ng Kampeon, where she became a champion for seven weeks.[5] When she went to Miriam College and took up a bachelor's degree in Accountancy, her father had a sudden change of heart. Instead of a professional music career, he wanted his daughter to finish her studies and then join him in the United States to work. Because of too much love for singing, she disobeyed her father and joined different bands. He gave up on trying to stop her, and just told her to maintain good grades.[7] {{Quote box|width=35%|align=left|style=padding:8px|quote="Siya nag-push sa akin nun tapos biglang ayaw na niya. Hindi ko alam... [He's the one who pushed me on singing, but then he suddenly gave up. I don't know why...]"|source=—Nina, on the struggles she faced with her father's change of heart.[6]}}At seventeen, she became a vocalist of the XS, The Big Thing, MYMP, Silk and lastly, the Essence.[7][8] After college, she recorded an amateur demo CD with the help of a friend.[5] It was composed of three tracks, including the Steve Perry song "Foolish Heart", "Breathe Again" and "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", recorded in a home studio with only a guitar for accompaniment.[7] After listening to the demos, Warner Music managing director at that time, Ricky Ilacad wanted to sign her up even without seeing or hearing her in person.[7] Two months after her father died of heart attack in the United States, she signed her first contract with Warner Music.[6] Music and lyricsIn 2000, after Nina finished college, she immediately recorded and sent a demo to Warner Music Philippines. Ricky lacad, the head of Warner Management at that time, was so impressed that he wanted to sign her up even without seeing or hearing her in person.[9] Believing that she has the potential to be the next superstar,[10] Ilacad made a huge preparation for the release of Nina's debut album. "Foolish Heart", a song included on her demo, was re-recorded and became her first recording.[7][9] The arrangement showed her range from falsetto to high vocal belting. It also became her trademark single, specially when it comes to the use whistle register. Aside from "Foolish Heart", she recorded another cover version, "Loving You", which was originally released by late Ric Segreto. It was later released also as a single.[9] Unlike all the other OPM records of 2002, Heaven was heavily influenced by jazzy lounge pop-R&B.[11] International songwriters Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche, Brett Laurence and Gary Haase contributed some of the album's tracks.[7] Peiken is responsible for the songs "First Kiss" and "Jealous" (with Laurence) which became Nina's first ever chart-topper. Laurence, this time with Haase, also contributed her first ever single "Heaven". Additional lyrics for the official remix of "Heaven" were made by Artstrong, who was also featured on the rap part of the song. Arnie Mendaros, vocal coach of Nina, wrote and composed "2nd Floor", which later became an award-winning and charting promotional single. It also became one of the first Taglish Filipino pop, R&B songs ever released, with lyrics of "Sa bawat sandali [...] Up, down, movin' all around."[12] Nina described Heaven as "a mix of pop and R&B," while critics noted the heavy influence of hip-hop to the album.[4] Paolo Reyes of The Philippine Star stated the album "features 10 smooth and euphonic tracks infused with an eclectic blend of styles ranging from rap to romantic. Armed with a panoply of fleeting ballads for lovelorn (and lonely-hearted) listeners, the album also boasts rap styling remixes by Artstrong and DJ Lowkey lending the compilation a true trip-hop, R&B feel."[4] Nina cited Mariah Carey as one of her major influences to the album, although she still stressed the originality of her sound, saying "But it's not like I want my career to imitate or even be compared with hers [Carey]. In the end, I want to be acknowledged as a singer of my own brand of music."[4] Critical reception{{Album ratings| rev1 = Manila Bulletin | rev1Score = (positive)[13] | rev2 = The Philippine Star | rev2Score = (positive)[7] }} Heaven was a critical acclaim, receiving overwhelming positive reviews and opinions from critics pertaining to the production, music and Nina's vocal ability as a whole. With songs like "Foolish Heart", it is considered to be one of the main reasons why acoustic phenomenon became very much popular in the Philippines.[14] It was one of the best-selling OPM albums in 2003 as well. Furthermore, the album has brought back inclusions of whistle register (similar to Mariah Carey's technique) to Filipino pop and R&B songs. One good example is Rachelle Ann Go's cover of "Dreaming of You" in 2004, where she performed a whistle that is influenced by Nina's style. According to Leonardo Belen of Manila Bulletin, the album is described as "a groovy... and breakthrough album, boasting of an international-sounding music and voice, sung by a young Filipina talent."[13] Baby A. Gil of The Philippine Star praised Heaven and Nina's vocal ability in the following statement:
SinglesIn late 2002, "Heaven" was released accompanied by Nina’s debut album with the same name. The song proved risky for Warner Music to breakthrough an artist such as Nina who is extremely influenced with R&B. The song was considered to be one of the first R&B/hip-hop inspired tracks in the Philippine music scene, which was rare for Filipino acts at that time.[8] "Jealous" was released as the second commercial single from the album. Due to its extreme reception, Nina became a radio favorite as her songs gained more airplay. She won the "Best New Artist" awards on both MTV Pilipinas Music Awards and Awit Awards in 2003 due to the single’s breakthrough. When the song was released in February 2003, it managed to pick up substantial airplay, allowing it to enter and top the charts immediately.[8] In mid-2003, she released "Foolish Heart". The construction of the song's remake was quite different from the original, as the melody was completely played through an acoustic guitar. The song is famous for the whistle register sung by Nina just before she ends the song, which immediately became her trademark.[8] The last commercial single was "Loving You", a cover of a late Ric Segreto hit. It was released in the last quarter of 2003 and became another monster hit for Nina.[8] Other notable songs"2nd Floor" was sent as a radio single in December 2002 to boost album sales and increase popularity. It was hailed as the "Best R&B Song" in the 2003 Awit Awards and allowed Nina to bag the "Best New Artist" award as well. Since it was not commercially released, the song had no video, and only a live performance of Nina was issued in music video channels.[8] Late in 2003, "Simula" was released as a promotional single for the album and it became the theme song for a Nescafé commercial, while "Talk to Me" was used, also as a theme song, but for a Colgate commercial. PromotionHeaven is the first album of Nina as a breakthrough artist, making her unfamiliar to everyone during the album's release. To gain fans and promote her album, she did concert performances, guestings and TV appearances. In 2003, she was featured in an episode of MYX Live!, hosted by Rico Blanco, where she performed acoustic versions of "Heaven" and "2nd Floor". Aside from the album's singles, she performed her versions of "Through the Fire", "It Might Be You", and Mariah Carey's "Never Too Far" and "Through the Rain". In the same year, she had a back-to-back major concert with Kyla entitled Cold War. The concert began when rivalry sparked between the two artists, and its production was full of showdowns and face-offs. Their rivalry was taken seriously by fans, and was even compared to that of Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos.[15] She also performed as special guest on Paolo Santos' concert, Acoustic Night Out, singing her single "Foolish Heart" and "Power of Two" with Santos. She performed the same single, as well as "Jealous", on Freestyle's Acoustic Night Out concert at OnStage. She has also performed the album's songs on MTV Live and on the first ever MYX Mo!—where she did a live whistle for "2nd Floor" and collaborated with D'Coy on the remix version of "Heaven." Most of the album's singles were later performed live throughout the Nina Just Wanna Have Fun (2005) concert at the Music Museum, as well as the Nina Live! (2005) concert at the Araneta Coliseum.[16][17] "Jealous" was sung in a higher version on Nina's Valentine's Day concert with Freestyle and Side A, Love2Love2Love (2010).[18] The rest of the songs were also performed on Nina... The Diamond Soul Siren (2010) concert.[19] Heavens music videos are known having playful storylines, colorful scenery, creative and imaginative special effects. They focused on a youthful vibe and soulful theme. The album's music videos received heavy rotation on MTV Philippines and MYX, helping them to reach the top of video and radio charts.[11] Re-releaseIn October 2003, Heaven was re-released in a Special Edition. The album packaging is slightly different from the original release, with just a silver cardboard attached to the album case and written on it is the new track list. Three new tracks were added—the acoustic version of "Jealous", the Nescafé theme song "Simula", and the Colgate theme song "Talk to Me".[20] The album version of "Loving You" was also replaced with its Radio Edit version. Awards and accoladesHeaven became a huge breakthrough for Nina, earning numerous awards and positive response from critics. On the 2003 Awit Awards, she was nominated for four categories—including Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist, Song of the Year, Best Produced Record of the Year and Best R&B song for "2nd Floor"—where she won Best R&B song and a People's Choice award for Favorite New Female Artist. However, she lost Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist and Best Produced Record of the Year to Bituin Escalante's "Kung Ako na Lang Sana", and Song of the Year to Jamie Rivera's "Only Selfless Love". "2nd Floor" is considered to be a success, earning a few awards and entering Philippine music charts, without even a commercial release. In the same year, she had three nominations for the MTV Pilipinas Music Awards—including Favorite Female Video, Favorite New Artist in a Video and Favorite Song for "Jealous". She won Favorite New Artist in a Video, but lost the other two awards to Regine Velasquez' "Sa Aking Pag-iisa". Later in the same year, she won the OPM Artist of the Year award by Magic 89.9, receiving another Song of the Year award for "Jealous". She also grabbed the OPM Female Artist of the Year award by RX 93.1. By the end of the year, Nina has proven herself as an established artist, achieving the "Best New Artist" titles on both Awit Awards and MTV Pilipinas Music Awards. In addition, her second commercial single, "Jealous", won the "Best Song" titles on both MTV Pilipinas Music Awards and Magic 89.9. Furthermore, she won the "OPM Artist of the Year" title on both Magic 89.9 and RX 93.1, and the "Favorite Female Artist" titles on both Candy Rap Awards and Teens Voice Awards. "Foolish Heart" was the most played single of 2003 as well. On the MTV Pilipinas Music Awards 2004, "Loving You" was nominated for Favorite Female Video, but lost the award to Jolina Magdangal's "Bahala Na".[21][22] List of awards and nominations[23]
Track listing{{tracklist| headline = Standard edition[24] | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = First Kiss | writer1 = Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken | extra1 = Ferdie Marquez | length1 = 3:30 | title2 = Heaven | writer2 = Brett Laurence, Gary Haase | extra2 = Marquez | length2 = 4:03 | title3 = 2nd Floor | writer3 = Arnie Mendaros | extra3 = Neil C. Gregorio | length3 = 4:08 | title4 = Jealous | writer4 = Peiken, Laurence | extra4 = Marquez | length4 = 4:15 | title5 = Loving You | writer5 = Gerry Paraiso | extra5 = Marquez | length5 = 4:58 | title6 = Foolish Heart | writer6 = Steve Perry, Randy Goodrum | extra6 = Marquez | length6 = 4:35 | title7 = Greatest Gift of All | writer7 = Edwin Marollano, D-Brown | note7 = with Artstrong | extra7 = Gregorio | length7 = 3:58 | title8 = Kung Ibibigay Sa'yo | writer8 = Marollano, Fuzzy | extra8 = Gregorio | length8 = 3:35 }}{{tracklist | headline = Bonus tracks | extra_column = Producer(s) | title9 = Heaven (Boywonder Remix) | writer9 = Artstrong Clarion, Laurence, Haase | note9 = featuring Artstrong | extra9 = Lowkey | length9 = 4:12 | title10 = Foolish Heart (Vibe Mix) | writer10 = Perry, Goodrum | extra10 = Marquez | length10 = 4:34 }}{{tracklist | headline = Special edition[25] | collapsed = yes | extra_column = | title11 = Jealous (Acoustic) | writer11 = | extra11 = | length11 = 4:11 | title12 = Simula | writer12 = | note12 = Nescafé Theme | extra12 = | length12 = 3:05 | title13 = Talk to Me | writer13 = | note13 = Colgate Theme | extra13 = | length13 = 3:17 }}Translations
PersonnelCredits taken from Heaven{{'}}s liner notes.[26] {{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Production
Certifications
Release history
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