Erik Santos is now fulfilling his dream of collaborating with Jim Brickman, an American songwriter and pianist best known for his songs "The Gift" and "Love of My Life," among others.

In a previous interview, Erik revealed that The Jim Brickman Songbook will be recorded in the actual studio of Mr. Brickman. The Filipino pop singer shot his music video for his first single and album pictorial in the United States.

"Since I started nang manalo ako sa Star In A Million, I've been with Star Records. Dito sa latest album na gagawin ko with them, 10 tracks plus interlude ni Jim. So, it's gonna be 20-track album," said Erik of his upcoming album.

This is already Erik's sixth album and it will contain remakes and originals. Yung 'Valentine,' 'Your Love'... favorite ko ang mga yun, e. Kasama rin ang 'By Heart,' 'The Gift,' 'Love of My Life,' and all the rest, puro originals na ni Mr. Brickman na ako pa lang ang unang magre-record," he told PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) last March.

This June, Star Record's managing director Annabelle Regalado-Borja sent the media behind-the-scenes photos of Erik as he conducted his pictorial in California. The music video shoot and recording sessions with Jim Brickman were photographed by Raffy Francisco.

In her email, the Star Records executive revealed that Erik has also been invited to the Beautiful World concert in Niagara, Canada on June 17-18, 2009. The said event is expected to be aired on the Public Broadcasting Service.