My Inspiration

2009 studio album by Charice

My Inspiration

Studio album by

Charice

Released

April 3, 2009 (2009-04-03) (Philippines)

Recorded

2009

Genre

Contemporary pop, R&B

Label

Star

Charice chronology

Charice (EP)
(2008)

My Inspiration
(2009)

Charice
(2010)

My Inspiration is a studio album by Filipino singer Jake Zyrus. It was released on April 3, 2009 and is credited under the name Charice, which Zyrus used prior to his gender transition.^[1] It is a concept cover album dedicated to his mother Racquel Pempengco. In addition to nine cover versions, the album features one original song, "Always You", written by the Metropop Song Festival and Awit Award-winning songwriter Jonathan Manalo. The album has been certified platinum.^[2] Like his previous release, the album was also made available for digital download through Amazon MP3 on June 23, 2009.^[3] Some package versions include a second CD, which features a karaoke version of every song.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist
1.	"Always You"	Jonathan Manalo	Original song
2.	"Wind Beneath My Wings"	Jeffrey Silbar Larry Henley	Bob Montgomery
3.	"I'll Be There"	Berry Gordy Bob West William Hutchison Harold Davis	The Jackson 5
4.	"You'll Never Stand Alone"	Diane Warren	Whitney Houston
5.	"You Raise Me Up"	Brendan Graham Rolf Løvland	Secret Garden
6.	"Mama"	Matthew Rowe Richard Stannard Geri Halliwell Melanie Brown Emma Bunton Melanie Chisholm Victoria Beckham	Spice Girls
7.	"In My Life"	John Lennon Paul McCartney	The Beatles
8.	"Through the Years"	Steve Dorff Marty Panzer	Kenny Rogers
9.	"For Mama"	Ray Robinson	Ray Charles
10.	"You and Me Against the World" (featuring Racquel Pempengco)	Kenny Ascher Paul Williams	Helen Reddy

Bonus tracks:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
11.	"Always You" (extended version)	Manalo	Original song
12.	"Wind Beneath My Wings" (orchestral mix)	Silbar Henley	Bob Montgomery

References

^ "Charice Pempengco Releases 2nd Album "My Inspiration" - Hot Pinoy!". Hotpinoy.cleverhound.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
^ Video on YouTube^{[dead link]}
^ "My Inspiration: Charice: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-08-29.