Harapin Explained

Harapin
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Dawn
Cover:	Harapin album cover.jpg
Released:	November 2004^[1]
Genre:	Pinoy rock
Label:	Warner Music Philippines
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Tulad Ng Dati
Next Year:	2006

Harapin (Filipino, "To Face") is the eighth studio album by The Dawn, released in 2004. and the last album to feature guitarist Atsushi Matsuura who left the band a month before the album release.^[2] and the only album to feature Bassist Mon Legaspi who left a year later and eventually returned in 2016.^[3]

Personnel

• Jett Pangan - vocals
• JB Leonor - drums, keyboards
• Francis Reyes - guitars
• Atsushi Matsuura - guitars
• Mon Legaspi - bass guitar
• Sound Engineer - Aries "Karnal" Guinto

Accolades

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2005	Nu 107.5 2004 Year End Countdown	Top 20 OPM Songs on the 2004 NU107 Countdown	"Harapin Ang Liwanag"	5th^[4]
		Top 20 OPM Songs on the 2004 NU107 Countdown	"Tulad Ng Dati"	17th
	Nu 107.5 2004 Year End Countdown	Top 107 Songs for 2004 (ranked from #107 to #1)	"Harapin Ang Liwanag"	8th^[5]
		Top 107 Songs for 2004 (ranked from #107 to #1)	"Tulad Ng Dati"	26th

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Dawn: In with the New album, out with Sushi . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325045115/http://www.philmusic.com/blog/index.php?p=84 . 2006-03-25 . philmusic.com . Philmusic . March 25, 2006.
2. Web site: The Dawn: In with the New album, out with Sushi . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325045115/http://www.philmusic.com/blog/index.php?p=84 . 2006-03-25 . philmusic.com . Philmusic . March 25, 2006.
3. Web site: Going from 'Heavy Metal' to 'New Wave' Proves No Problem for Mon Legaspi . onemusic.ph . OneMusicPH Team . September 6, 2016.
4. Web site: Top 20 OPM Songs on the 2004 NU107 Countdown . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325043616/http://www.philmusic.com/blog/index.php?p=103 . 2006-03-25 . philmusic.com . Philmusic . March 25, 2006.
5. Web site: Top 107 Songs for 2004 (ranked from #107 to #1) . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325045348/http://www.philmusic.com/blog/index.php?p=103&page=2 . 2006-03-25 . philmusic.com . Philmusic . March 25, 2006.