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>" A Little Story on Regine’s “AKO NA” for the album >“Pagbabago " > >Story by: Trina Belamide > >After having completed most of the songs in the >Pagbabago album, I noticed that there wasn’t a really >upbeat song, and I wanted to do a sort of techno one >with testimonials from good citizens about taking an >active role, something that would empower people to do >something for the country, something a bit more hard >sell perhaps, and I wanted to call the song “Ako Na” >which has a double meaning: “ako na” as in “let me be >the one to take charge” and “ako na” as in “it’s my >turn now to do things, my time has come”. I could >think of only one person to sing this song and it was >Regine. I told myself “kailangan talaga kasama si >Regine sa album na ‘to” because, well… she’s Regine! >She’s one of the most influential people in the >country today, and also one of the biggest celebrities >the youth idolizes. I wondered if I could get her for >the album. I just decided to try my best. I just had >to. > >I tagged along with Mr. C (Ryan Cayabyab) during the >rehearsals of Regine’s concert at the National Museum, >for the benefit of ABS-CBN’s Bantay Bata, One Night >With Regine, with the SMPO and I was hoping I could >get to chat with Regine. Fortunately for me, Reg >actually called me to join her at the steps of the >museum, coz they weren’t rehearsing that much yet, so >Reg and I just chatted for a bit. I told her about the >whole pagbabago project, told her which artists are >included and she said she was willing to help us out, >basta lang okay sa Viva. That was it. After I got >clearance from Boss Vic himself, I followed up with >Patty M. to set a schedule for recording. I didn’t >even get to give Reg a study tape, because having >worked with her before, I knew how good she was, so >she didn’t need a study tape anyway. I could just >teach her the song in the recording studio. > >I totally appreciated how Reg went out of her way for >this recording. First, sa the recording was going to >be in Makati. I would have understood it if someone of >her stature requests to have the recording in QC >instead so it will be a lot more near her place. But >she made no such demands. And I also found out that >same day that she had come all the way from Bulacan >just to record the song, and it just so happens that >she didn’t have any schedules that day but our >recording. It was so, so nice of her to do that. > >Needless to say, she was impressive at work. I just >gave her an idea of what the chorus was basically >like, sang it a few times, and she just sang it the >best way she thought it could sound, including putting >in her many vocal tracks. That’s when I realized how >huge her vocal range is. The low notes that you hear – >the line which is one octave lower than the melody >line “pagkakataon ko na” – all of those vocals is >Regine’s. Some people thought it was me coz it was >low, but it was all Reg. > >And I was particularly impressed with her work on the >bridge. It was so funny coz I couldn’t decide on a >melody for it. I was trying to demonstrate it to >Regine and my friend who owned the studio was starting >to make fun of me, maybe at how I sounded. “Sige, >Trina, kaya mo ‘yan” That was how awful it sounded >when I tried to sing it plus the way I explained what >I wanted was so vague. Still, it gave Reg an idea of >where I wanted her to sing, but that was it. I told >her, she could do anything with the bridge and play >with it, and let’s see how it comes out, because I had >no melody to give her. Well, she walked back into the >booth and recorded, and on the first take alone, she >came up with a perfect bridge, “Kung ‘di ako, sino >pa…” which soared all the way. Wow, I was stunned and >even my studio tech, got goose bumps all over! She was >SO good. I think we just did one more take to improve >on what she had done but that was practically it. > >So there you have it – the Songbird isn’t just some >overrated singer who just screams and hits high notes. >I think she deserves all the success she has now coz >she is really, really good, and very kind as well. > >"Pagbabago" the album is available nationwide and can >also be purchased over the internet. > > > ========================= Story by: Trina >Belamide ========================= > > >Posted in the >Regine Velasquez >fans interactive forum > >I n s i d e M u s i c B u z z >http://insidebuzz.tripod.com

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