R2K

R2K is the tenth studio album by Filipino singer-actress Regine Velasquez, released on November 24, 1999 by Viva Records in the Philippines in CD and cassette format[3] and later as a digital download.[4] The album is Velasquez's second from Viva Music Corporation after Drawn. It consists of various covers of hits from the 1980s such as Jeffrey Osborne's "On the Wings of Love" to the 1990s such as Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing". The album was produced by Velasquez and sold more than 40,000 copies in its second week of release, earning a platinum certification,[5] and was certified four times platinum a year later.[6] R2K has since been certified twelve times platinum,[7] becoming the highest-selling album by a female artist in the Philippines.[8][9]

For the musician Randy "R2K" Strohmeyer, see Finch (American band). For Reformed Two Kingdoms theology, see Two kingdoms doctrine.
R2K
Studio album by
Regine Velasquez
ReleasedNovember 24, 1999
RecordedMarch – November 1999
Bravo Recording Studios (Quezon City, Philippines)
Jam Creations (Pasay, Philippines)
GenrePop
Length1:07:09
LanguageEnglish
LabelViva Records
ProducerVic Del Rosario Jr. (executive)
Regine Velasquez (executive)
Rene Salta (supervising)
Patty Mayoralgo (associate)
Regine Velasquez chronology
Drawn
(1998)		 R2K
(1999)		 Unsolo
(2000)
Singles from R2K
  1. "On The Wings Of Love"
    Released: September 1999
  2. "Fallin’"
    Released: October 1999
  3. "Lost Without Your Love"
    Released: November 18, 1999
  4. "For The Love Of You"
    Released: November 26, 1999
  5. "In Your Eyes"
    Released: December 13, 1999
  6. "One Love"
    Released: December 26, 1999
  7. "I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing"
    Released: January 5, 2000
  8. "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
    Released: February 3, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Artist Direct[2]

Background

R2K is Velasquez' third all-covers album after Tagala Talaga and Retro. She also featured actor Gabby Eigenmann and MTV Pilipinas VJ KC Montero to do a rap adlib for her song "For the Love of You".[10] It also marked the first time a Philippine artist released an album with a VCD.[5] The VCD contains six music videos done by Velasquez with director Louie Ignacio including "One Love" which features actors Antoinette Taus and Dingdong Dantes. It is also the first time in the Philippines that a limited edition 48-page colored magazine was released together with the album.

R2K: The Concert

After releasing the album, Velasquez staged the "R2K Concert",[11] at the Araneta Coliseum in April 2000 and was produced by Viva Concerts & Events.[11] The concert was directed and conceptualized by Velasquez herself. It paraded stunningly exquisite costumes, intricate stage design and pyrotechnics.[11] The two-night sold out concert caused a big traffic jam along EDSA.[12] The most notable performance of the show is when she sang "On the Wings of Love" while hanging on a harness in mid-air and 'flying' above the audience. Her special guests included Janno Gibbs, Ogie Alcasid, Jaya, KC Montero and Gabby Eigenmann. The concert won Best Major Concert Act (Female Category) at the 2001 Aliw Awards.[12] It was also praised as "The best show in Asia in the last 25 years" by a foreign magazine.

R2K concert personnel
  • Regine Velasquez – vocalist
  • Kyle Tentano – guitars
  • Noel Mendez – guitars
  • DJ Uy – electric bass
  • Joel Manda – synthesizer
  • George San Jose – drums
  • Alex Caruso – percussion
  • The Filipino Film Orchestra – additional instrumentation
  • Nathaniel San Jose – conductor
  • Sarah Pauzano – concert master

Track listing

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of R2K.[13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original Artist(s)Length
1."On the Wings of Love"Jeffrey Osborne, Peter SchlessJeffrey Osborne4:10
2."One Love"John Bettis, Richard CarpenterThe Carpenters3:59
3."Dancing Queen"Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Stig AndersonABBA3:41
4."The Long and Winding Road"John Lennon, Paul McCartneyThe Beatles3:53
5."If Ever You're in My Arms Again"Cynthia Weil, Michael Masser, Tom SnowPeabo Bryson4:26
6."MacArthur Park"Jimmy WebbRichard Harris/Donna Summer5:03
7."Lost Without Your Love"David GatesBread3:25
8."Music of Goodbye (music from the movie Out of Africa)"Alan Bergman, Marilyn BergmanMelissa Manchester & Al Jarreau4:19
9."Fallin' (music from the musical They're Playing Our Song)"Carole Bayer Sager (lyrics), Marvin Hamlisch (music)Marvin Hamlisch3:13
10."I'll Never Love This Way Again"Richard Kerr, Will JenningsDionne Warwick4:33
11."Holiday"Klaus Meine, Rudolf SchenkerScorpions4:23
12."Music and Me"Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson, Don Fenceton, Mike CannonMichael Jackson3:32
13."In Your Eyes"Daniel Grafton Hill, Michael MasserGeorge Benson3:29
14."For the Love of You" (featuring KC Montero & Gabby Eigenmann)Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley, Chris JasperThe Isley Brothers5:34
15."Hello Again (music from the movie The Jazz Singer)"Neil Diamond, Alan LindgrenNeil Diamond3:31
16."I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Dianne WarrenAerosmith4:39
17."Love Song Medley* ("I'll Always Love You"/"Love Is All That Matters"/"Longer"/"More Than You’ll Ever Know")*" (bonus track)Michael Johnson ("I'll Always Love You"), Eric Carmen ("Love Is All That Matters"), Dan Fogelberg ("Longer"), Michael Ruff ("More Than You'll Ever Know")Michael Johnson ("I'll Always Love You"), Eric Carmen ("Love Is All That Matters"), Dan Fogelberg ("Longer"), Michael Ruff ("More Than You'll Ever Know")6:14

* "Love Songs Medley" is not included in the cassette format of the album.

Charts and certifications
Chart (1999-2000) Position
Philippine Albums Chart 1
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Philippines (PARI)[7] 12× Platinum 480,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
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  2. "R2K album rating". ArtistDirect.com. November 24, 1999. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  3. Gonzales, David. "Regine Velasquez – R2K: Overview". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. "Regine Velasquez – R2K". Apple Music. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. Williamson, Nigel (January 22, 2000). "Global Music Impulse". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 4. p. 69. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  6. Lo, Ricky (December 24, 2000). "The girl with the 'platinum' touch". The Philippine Star (in Tagalog). Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  7. Luciano Elvin and Lapuz R. Sedricke (October 20, 2017). "30 moments that defined Regine Velasquez's career". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  8. Gabinete, Jojo (June 28, 2017). "Regine: pang 'One-Night' na lang" [Regine opts for one-night shows]. Abante (in Tagalog). Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  9. Baldono, Krista (April 16, 2019). "Regine Velasquez-Alcasid's magnificent career milestones as Asia's Songbird". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  10. Ricky Lo (October 29, 2001). "Funfare:Gabby, Ready, get set!". Philippine Star. Retrieved October 29, 2001.
  11. Lo, Ricky (April 11, 2000). "Regine is 'flying' colors". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  12. Lo, Ricky (October 11, 2000). "Robin and Regine: A story of two winners". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  13. Viva Music Group (1999). R2K (Liner notes). Regine Velasquez. Viva Records. pp. 9–10.
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