R3.0 is the seventeenth studio album by Filipino singer Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. It was released in the Philippines on October 21, 2017, by Viva Records. It is Velasquez' comeback album under the record label after parting ways with Viva in 2007 and released coincide her 30th anniversary concert held at Mall of Asia Arena. The album was certified Platinum by PARI with sales of 15,000 physical CD copies and digital album copies sold. The album consists of 30 songs. Velasquez worked on the album in less than a year, co-producing it with various musicians. She regularly uploaded pictures of her recording sessions on her Instagram account.
Thematically, R3.0 represents the singer's artistry and way of celebrating her 30th anniversary in the business. The 3-disc album are separated into three titles called Renditions, features covers from other artists that impacted her singing career the most, Rise, which features new original songs and Reflections, which consists of re-recorded songs that Velasquez released in the past.
R3.0 reached number one on iTunes Philippines and achieved Platinum Record Award, after six weeks of its official release.
Track listing Credits adapted from the liner notes of R3.0.
Personnel The following people are credited on the album:
Managerial
Regine Velasquez-Alcasid – executive and album producer Vic del Rosario – executive producer Tony M. Ocampo – executive producer Vincent del Rosario – executive producer MG O. Mozo – supervising producer Baby A. Gil – supervising producer
Diana Velasquez-Roque – associate producer Guia Gil-Ferrer – associate producer Civ Fontanilla - A&R direction Yen Barrette - A&R coordination
Performance credits
Regine Velasquez-Alcasid –vocals, background vocals, background vocal arrangement Nate Alcasid – guest vocals Raul Mitra – background vocal arrangement Suy Galvez – background vocals
Gail Blanco – background vocals Riva Ferrer-Jose – background vocals arrangement JC Jose – background vocals Tommy Virtucio – background vocals
Visuals and imagery
Mark Nicdao – photography Cacai Velasquez-Mitra – art director Anna Paulino – layout and design Veron Gonzalez – stylist Raj Rivera – stylist Martin Bautista – wardrobe
Cheetah Rivera – wardrobe Edwin Tan – wardrobe UNIQLO – wardrobe Jonathan Velasco – hairstylist Regine Velasquez-Alcasid – makeup artist
Instruments, Technical and Production
Janno Queyquep – guitar, ukulele Chino David – violin Ted Amper – cello
Joel Mendoza – mastering, mixing, recording engineer Cris Buenviaje – recording engineer Ponz Martinez – recording engineer
Certifications
Release history Region Release date Format Edition Label Catalogue Philippines October 21, 2017 CDStandard Viva VR 3CD 17 001 Worldwide Digital download
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