Completely (Christian Bautista album) explained

Completely
Type:Studio album
Artist:Christian Bautista
Cover:Completely phils.jpg
Recorded:2005
Genre:Pop
Length:43:26
Language:English, Tagalog
Label:Warner
Producer:Ricky R. Ilacad, Neil Gregorio
Prev Title:Christian Bautista
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Just a Love Song... Live!
Next Year:2007

Completely is the second studio album of Filipino singer Christian Bautista, released on 15 December 2005 in the Philippines by Warner Music Philippines. Its singles include "Everything You Do", "Invincible", "She Could Be", and "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own".[1] Bautista wrote two songs for the album (a first time for the singer) —"Now That You Are Here" and "Please Don't Go". On January 30, 2006, he went to Indonesia to stage a concert, attend TV and radio guestings, and shoot music videos for "Since I Found You" and "For Everything I Am".[2] In 2006, the album was certified Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.

The album was released on digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com on January 16, 2007.[3] [4] American actor-singer Corbin Bleu covered the single "She Could Be" on his 2007 album, Another Side. To date, it has sold over 150,000 copies in Asia.

Critical reception

Completely received positive reviews from critics. Resty Odon of Titik Pilipino gave the album four out of five stars, explaining, "This album starts off with the regular ballads [...] It then shifts to an experimentation with more upbeat tunes". He added "This album boasts of having employed international songwriters [...] Christian also proves he can write a song or two ("Now That You Are Here", "Please Don’t Go") – another plus point". He praised the last number, "Nais Ko", stressing out the new side of Bautista that he called "louder, bolder, zippy". However, he disliked the upbeat numbers, saying "I think Christian’s almost one-dimensional pitch should stick to the ballads".[5]

Track listing

All tracks were produced by Neil Gregorio.

TitleWriter(s)Length
1"Everything You Do"Marc Anthony, Andrew Fromm, Keith Follese3:53
2"I Can Love You Easy"Fromm, Follese3:45
3"My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"Nina Ossoff, Tony Battaglia, Henry Gross4:05
4"Invincible"Ossoff, Dana Calitri, Wild Pink3:55
5"She Could Be"Arnie Roman, Fromm, Christopher Rojas3:26
6"Now That You Are Here"Christian Bautista3:24
7"After You"Mark Spiro, Steven Rosen3:51
8"Please Don't Go"Bautista3:16
9"Since I Found You"Andi Rianto, Seto Harjojudanto3:53
10"Completely"Fromm, George Teren3:56
11"For Everything I Am"Rianto, Sekar Ayu Asmara3:50
12"Nais Ko" (bonus track)Ronald Marcelo2:12

Personnel

Credits were taken from Titik Pilipino.[6]

Certifications

CountryProviderCertificationSales
PhilippinesPARIPlatinum30,000+
IndonesiaRIIPlatinum90,000+

Release history

CountryRelease dateFormat
PhilippinesDecember 22, 2005Standard (CD)
United StatesJanuary 16, 2007Standard (digital download)

Notes and References

  1. Official site, "Christian Bautista Online "
  2. Stages, "Asia’s Newest Pop Idol Christian Bautista Visits Indonesia Anew ", Titik Pilipino, January 27, 2006
  3. Album information, "Christian Bautista - Completely", iTunes, Retrieved 2010-09-08
  4. Album information, "Christian Bautista - Completely", Amazon.com, Retrieved 2010-09-08
  5. Resty Odon, Album review, "Christian Bautista - Completely ", Titik Pilipino, Retrieved 2010-09-08
  6. Album information, "Christian Bautista - Completely ", Titik Pilipino, Retrieved 2010-09-08