2010 Charice – Charice
Charice is the debut international studio album and third overall release by Filipino pop singer Jake Zyrus under his pre-transition name Charice. It was released on May 11, 2010, under Reprise Records, making him the third Filipino singer to be signed on an international record label, the first being Lea Salonga (on Atlantic Records in 1993) and Regine Velasquez (on Mercury Records in 1994). It was released prior to Zyrus’ gender transition thus the eponymous album is credited under his former name, Charice.
It was launched on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the World’s Most Talented Kids episode with Iyaz on the same day. The album, immediately upon release in the United States, debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, making Zyrus the first Asian artist to reach the top 10 on the chart solo.
The lead single, “Pyramid”, featuring Iyaz, was released as the second and last single from the album on March 2, 2010. The single reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, making Zyrus the first Filipino singer to have a top 20 single in the UK. In Japan, the album was the 81st best selling album of 2010 according to Oricon, selling over 98,000 copies.
Tracks
1 Pyramid (Johan Alkenäs; Drew Scott; Emil Svensson; Joachim Persson; Lyrica Anderson; Niclas Molinder) 03:56
2 Reset (Johannes Jørgensen; Adam Nierow; Peter Habib) 04:22
3 In This Song (David Foster; Claude Kelly; Emanuel Kiriakou) 03:36
4 Nobody’s Singin’ To Me (Brian Seals; Anne Preven; Scott Cutler) 03:39
5 Thank You (Klaus Derendorf; Tom Leonard) 04:18
6 I Love You (Kate Akhurst; Vince Pizzinga) 03:05
7 In Love So Deep (Josh Alexander; Billy Steinberg) 04:10
8 All That I Need To Survive (Carole Bayer Sager; Jorgen Elofsson) 04:06
9 Nothing (Sebastian Thott; Didrik Thott) 03:52
10 The Truth Is (Alexander James; Allan Rich; Carsten Lindberg; Jud Friedman) 03:23
11 Did It For You (Geraldine Tedder; Joachim Persson; Niclas Molinder; Ryan Tedder) 03:43
12 Note To God (Diane Warren) 04:00
Musicians
1 Pyramid
| Vocals | Iyaz |
| Vocals | Charice |
2 Reset
| Keyboards | Tim McEwen |
| Keyboards | Martin Larsson |
| All Other Instruments | Dicky Daniel Klein |
| All Other Instruments | Johannes Jørgensen |
| Percussion | Lars Jensen |
| Background Vocals | Nadia Gattas |
| Background Vocals | Heidi Degn |
| Vocals | Charice |
3 In This Song
| Drums | Dorian Crozier |
| Guitar | Emanuel Kiriakou |
| Acoustic Guitar | Emanuel Kiriakou |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Piano | David Foster |
| Piano | Emanuel Kiriakou |
| Vocals | Charice |
| Background Vocals | Claude Kelly |
4 Nobody’s Singin’ To Me
| Keyboards | Brian Seals |
| Programming | Brian Seals |
| Background Vocals | Ravaughn Brown |
| Vocals | Charice |
5 Thank You
| Piano | Cheche Alara |
| Vocals | Charice |
6 I Love You
| Vocals | Charice |
7 In Love So Deep
| Guitar | Josh Alexander |
| Keyboards | Josh Alexander |
| Programming | Josh Alexander |
| Background Vocals | Tavia Ivey |
| Vocals | Charice |
8 All That I Need To Survive
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| All Other Instruments | Jochem Van Der Saag |
| Background Vocals | Jeff Pescetto |
| Vocals | Charice |
9 Nothing
| Drums (programming) | Sebastian Thott |
| Keyboards | Sebastian Thott |
| Background Vocals | Missi Hale |
| Vocals | Charice |
10 The Truth Is
| Keyboards | Grant Nicholas |
| Background Vocals | Ina Williams |
| Vocals | Charice |
11 Did It For You
| Piano | Johan Alkenäs |
| Vocals | Charice |
12 Note To God
| Drums (programming) | Jochem Van Der Saag |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Synthesizer | Jochem Van Der Saag |
| Vocals | Charice |
Liner Notes
Producer – Alke, Twin (Tracks 1, 11)
Producer – Deekay (Track 2)
Producer – David Foster (Tracks 3, 12)
Producer – Emanuel Kiriakou (Track 3)
Producer – Brian Kennedy, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven (Track 4)
Producer – Klaus Derendorf (Track 5)
Producer – Andrew Wansel, Warren Felder (Track 6)
Producer – Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg (Track 7)
Producer – Steve Diamond (Track 9)
Producer – Jochem Van Der Saag (Tracks 8, 12)
Producer – Sebastian Thott (Track 8)
Producer – Chris Judge (Track 10)
Producer (Vocals) – Mr. Fantastic (Track 2)
Producer (Vocals) – Jeff Pescetto (Track 8)
Producer (Vocals) – Drew Ryan Scott (Track 11)
Producer (Associate) – Ty Knox (Track 10)
Producer (Executive) – David Foster, Jaymes Foster
Arranged By – Jochem Van Der Saag (Track 8)
Arranged By – David Foster (Track 12)
Arranged By (Strings) – Johan Alkenäs (Tracks 1, 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Foster (Track 3)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Steve Diamond (Track 9)
Coordinator – Donnie Meadows, Tanisha Broadwater (Track 6)
Directed By (Choir) – Nita Whitaker
Edited By – Pat Thrall (Track 3)
Edited By – Chris Garcia, Josh Alexander (Track 7)
Engineer – Brian Sumner (Tracks 1, 11)
Engineer – Brian Paturalski (Track 5)
Engineer – Klaus Derendorf (Track 5)
Engineer (Protools) – Bill Whittington, Jeff Silverman (Track 9)
Engineer (Additional) – Dorian Crozier (Track 3)
Engineer (Assistant) – Joshua Smith (Track 5)
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Mastered By – Brian Gardner (Track 12)
Mixed By – Jaycen Joshua (Tracks 1, 4)
Mixed By – Martin M. Larsson (Track 2)
Mixed By – Jaycen Joshua (Track 3)
Mixed By – Manny Marroquin (Tracks 5, 7)
Mixed By – Dave Pensado (Tracks 6, 10)
Mixed By – Jaycen Joshua (Track 6)
Mixed By – Jochem Van Der Saag (Track 8)
Mixed By – Rob Chiarelli (Track 9)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Giancarlo Lino (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Christian Plata, Erik Madrid (Tracks 5, 7)
Mixed By (Assistant) – AJ Nunez (Track 10)
Recorded By – Adam Nierow, Peter Habib (Track 2)
Recorded By – Emanuel Kiriakou (Track 3)
Recorded By – Scott Cutler, Sean Tallman (Track 4)
Recorded By – Warren Felder (Track 6)
Recorded By – Josh Alexander (Track 7)
Recorded By (Choir) – Jorge Vivo (Track 12)
Recorded By (Vocals) – John Van Nest (Track 9)
Technician – Scott Roewe (Track 7)
Art Direction – Ellen Wakayama, Julian Peploe Studio
Design – Julian Peploe Studio
Photography – George Holz
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright Reprise Records
Copyright Reprise Records