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Richard Poon releases The Crooner’s Songbook; transfers to Universal Records

by Kathleen Benavidez posted on July 25, 2012  STATS: 791 Views | 0 Comments

Richard Poon recently released The Crooners Songbook, his last album under his record label for the past five years, MCA Music. The singer-songwriter is now moving to his new home, Universal Records.

Photo By: Allan Sancon

Kamakailan lamang ay inirelease ni Richard Poon ang kanyang pinakabagong album, The Crooner’s Songbook, isang collection ng kanyang mga best-selling songs mula 2007 hanggang 2012.

Kabilang sa album ang mga awiting “Blue Moon,” “Kahit Maputi na ang Buhok Ko,” “Panalangin,” “I’ll Take Care of You,” at isang live version ng “The Way You Look Tonight.”

Paglalarawan niya sa album, “Uhm, ano siya…seemingly compilation siya but it’s actually 20 of the best-selling songs dun sa three albums.

“I have three albums already, the first just turned double platinum, the second, gold platinum na and the third, kakagold lang.”

Ayon pa kay Richard nirecord niya ulit ang karamihan sa mga kanta, ginawan ng bagong areglo, at maging ang pagkanta niya ay nabago rin sa album na ito.

“So, these 20 songs are the best nung tatlo na yun, pero ang kakaiba siya, kasi usually ang compilation…ah, yan yung…

“Parang, if you had the previous three, parang, bakit ka bibili niyan eh meron ka na? So ang ginawa ko, yung twenty songs, iniba ko.

“Nire-aarrange ko siya and then I got three live songs, wala kong live in the past albums, pinasok ko siya.

“So may live ka diyan na tatlo and then 85 % of the songs, siguro, 18 songs or 17, binago ko yung music,” wika nito.

Ito na ang magiging huling album ni Richard sa record label niya mula pa noong 2007 na MCA Music dahil lilipat na siya sa Universal Records (UR).

Ipinaliwanag ni Richard kung paano nabuo ang desisyon ito.

“Ang strength ng MCA is international. International ang MCA. Number one and Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé.

“But ang local support, hindi ganun kalakas. Ang lakas ng UR locally. Look at Christian, from Warner, boom! Everybody’s…Gloc9 is now releasing, next week, Gloc 9, grabe.”

Sinubukan man daw siyang ipromote ng MCA sa international market ay sadyang sa mas mabenta raw si Richard sa mga Pinoy.

Pamamaalam man niya ito sa kasalukukyang record label, proud si Richard sa kanyang bagong album.

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