TIMY album launching

By Dolly Anne Carvajal
Inquirer
Last updated 11:35pm (Mla time) 10/23/2006

Published on Page D1 of the October 24, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

KUDOS to GMA Films and Viva Films for producing “Till I Met You,” the film outfits’ first project together. It raked in a whopping P6.4 million during its opening day and may surpass the P100 million mark in its entire run.

The Regine Velasquez-Robin Padilla magic carried over to the launch of the movie’s soundtrack (under Indimusic), which contains the Songbird’s version of “Fallen,” “Don’t Go,” “Mangarap Ka” by Dennis Trillo and “Alipin” (duet with Binoe), among others. Regine was in her element during the launch. She cajoled the audience to enclose P20 in their request slips. The crowd played along. Some sent P1,000 bills and even yen!

Binoe sang live and Regine kept teasing him because, for the first time, he wasn’t off-key. Ogie Alcasid (whom Regine fondly calls “Mr. President” because he’s president of I-music and she’s the VP/treasurer) and Janno Gibbs joined them onstage. They brought the house down with their comical rendition of “Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?” I was touched when Regine mentioned my mom’s name. “Pardon my bedroom voice. Ka-boses ko na si Ate Luds (Inday Badiday).”

She still has a sore throat after singing her heart out during her 20th anniversary concert. But that didn’t stop her from giving her all at the launch.