First week of August nang formal na i-announce ng Universal Records na isa na sa pinakabagong contract artist nila si Christian Bautista. At ngayong mid-September, posible nang mapakinggan ang kauna-unahang album ni Christian under Universal at ito ay ang revival ng halos lahat ng mga hit songs ni Jose Mari Chan.
The title
of the album is Romance Revisited: The
Love Story of Jose Mari Chan.
Ang first single
ni Christian ay ang "Tell Me Your Name" at kunsaan, nai-tape na rin nila ang
music video ng kanta with Paula Taylor as his leading lady.
The idea of
Christian reviving the well-loved musics of Jose Mari came up when they learned about the Asian Pop Idol's portfolio or achievements as one of the well-loved singer rin,
especially in other Asian countries like Indonesia.
Para raw
silang nag-flashback, with Christian being the Pop Idol and also popular in Indonesia, samantalang nung late
'80s naman, ang album ni Jose Mari ang
isa rin sa pinakamabentang album noon sa naturang bansa.
In fact,
Jose Mari is one of the very few Filipinos who have reached the double
diamond award na katumbas nito ay 20x platinum.
Nakikita
raw nila that both artists have a huge following in Asia and both are romantic
balladeers. In addition, may blessing din ni Jose Mari ang
pagre-revive ng kanyang mga kanta sa buong album ni Christian.
Other songs
included in the album are "Please Be Careful with My Heart," which was originally sung by
Regine Velasquez and Jose Mari Chan, as well as Christian's first recorded duet with
Sarah Geronimo.
May duet
din si Christian with Regine via the song, "My Girl, My Woman, My Friend" na originally ay duet naman ni Jose Mari with
Janet Basco.
"Here and
Now" naman ang isa pa sa mga duet ni Christian with Lani Misalucha.
Hindi
nawawala ang pressure kay Christian to be compared with the top balladeer who
has earned different kind of awards any singer could dream of. Pero more than
that, ang aim daw ni Christian for reviving Jose Mari's music is to introduce
these songs to the new generation.