Nandito Ako (lit. I Am Here) is a compilation album by Mexican singer Thalía,[1] released on 28 January 1997, by EMI Latin and OctoArts EMI. The album was released exclusively in the Philippines, where she gained a following after the success of the soap opera Marimar in the country. The title track in the album was originally performed by Ogie Alcasid. Nandito Ako was a success in the Philippines and received three times platinum award there,[2] making its one of the best-selling albums in the Philippines. Ten years later, it was re-released in the Philippines with the inclusion of one of her signature songs "Marimar".[3]
The album was sung half in English and half in Tagalog. Ricky R. Ilacad is its executive producer. Due to Thalía's success in the Philippines, this album was released in 1997 in that country and other Asian countries, under the label OctoArts EMI. This was the first time Thalía sang in English and Tagalog.[4][5] With this album, Thalía became the first and only Latin artist with an album recorded primarily in tagalog.[6] The album executive producer is Ricky R. Ilacad and half of the songs were sung in English and half in Tagalog. It also features five songs from Thalía's fourth studio album, En éxtasis (1995), but four of them are not in their original language, Spanish. In fact, "María la del Barrio" & "Juana" are featured in Tagalog versions, while "Quiero Hacerte El Amor" and "Gracias a Dios" are featured in English versions. "Amándote" was included in its original language, but in a remixed form. She also made her own covers of the songs "Tell Me" (originally performed by Joey Albert), "Hey, It's Me" (originally by Jamie Rivera), and "El Venao" (originally by Los Cantantes).[4] Some of the tracks that were previously released in Latin America and re-recorded for this album still retain some of the Spanish lyrics and backing vocals (except for "El Venao"/"Chika Lang" which has a new instrumental and backing vocals in Tagalog). The album, composed of ten tracks, includes her first single "Nandito Ako" which was recorded after her major concert in the Philippines.[4]
Commercial reception[]
The album sold 40,000 in Philippines, after the first week of its release.[7] Eventually, it received three times platinum award there,[2] making its one of the best-selling albums in the Philippines.
^ Jump up to: abc"Hay una canción en mi disco" (in Spanish). Epoca: semanario de México. 1997. p. 67. Retrieved June 22, 2020. Su éxito le ha permitido grabar un compacto en la len - gua Tagalo , de Filipinas , con el que ha obtenido tres discos de platino
^Cada día más fuerte (in Spanish). Penguin Books. 2011. ISBN978-1101544570. Tan solo a una semana de haberse lanzado se me adjudicó un disco de platino