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''Gameface'' is the debut studio album by Filipino pop/R&B singer Jay R, released in the Philippines in August 2003 by Universal Records. He produced the album together with Ray Brown and Troy Johnson, in partnership with NuLife and his record label. To date, the album has reached Platinum status by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI), denoting over 30,000 units sold in the country.〔"(Gameface tracks and info, it went Platinum )". CDBaby.com Retrieved 2010-08-29〕 The album was made available on digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com on January 23, 2007.〔Album information (Gameface - Jay R ) iTunes Retrieved 2010-08-29〕〔Album information (Gameface - Jay R ) Amazon.com Retrieved 2010-08-30〕 jay R Background== At the age of sixteen, Jay R was already a member of a group called FI (First Impression). The group consisted of five members, including Jimmy Martinez (who came to Manila with Jay R and is now popularly known as Jimmy Muna). When the other members left the group, he and Muna replaced them with Kris Cadevida (later known as Kris Lawrence after winning ABS-CBN singing show ''Search for the Star in a Million''). They did gigs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Michigan. He, also, became the lead singer with his sister Jhing of another band that was led by his late uncle, Robert Sillona, called The Howlers. Later, his sister Jhing would collaborate with him in creating songs. He started performing gigs all around Southern California.〔Universal Records (Philippines), "(Jay R's Music, Excitingly Charming )", ''Titik Pilipino'', August 4, 2003〕 He also did back-up vocals for major artists, whose albums were released in the United States, Latin America, Philippines and other territories. Later, he started co-writing songs with these international artists. He has collaborated with Ray Brown, Troy Johnson, Jason Edmonds, 3am, Steve Singer, Gary Brown, Triangle Productions, Dutch Cousin, Chuck Cymone and many other talented producers, even before he got the record deal with Universal.〔 ==Singles== * ''Gameface'' was released in August 2003, accompanied by Jay R's debut single, "Design for Luv". The song contains an R&B, hip hop vibe, which was rare for OPM songs at that time. It received heavy airplay, but did not perform well enough to be a breakthrough hit. The song's music video was shot on Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It is almost plotless and just shows scenes of Jay R singing to the song, while sexy girls are dancing around him. JD Jr. is featured on the song's video.〔 * Following the first single, he released a Tagalog ballad penned by Vehnee Saturno, entitled "Bakit Pa Ba". It became the biggest hit from the album. The music video is dark and has a sad feel. It depicts Jay R singing to the song for his love interest. Immediately after the success of the single, the album was certified Gold by the PARI. * In 2004, the album was re-released, containing two new tracks, "Kung Mahal Mo Siya" and "Throw Your Hands in the Air" (Remix)—both of which were used as singles. "Kung Mahal Mo Siya" was also written by Saturno, and was the third single from the album. It is an OPM ballad that has a similar composition to "Bakit Pa Ba", although it didn't have the same impact as "Bakit Pa Ba" did. * "Throw Your Hands in the Air", the original version, was released as the album's fourth and final single. The song slightly differs from the remix version (which was included on the repackaged album), and also features Krook and JOLO. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gameface」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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