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- Stay Alive is the sixth studio album by Filipina singer Nina, released in the Philippines on November 19, 2011 by Universal Records. After a long recording hiatus, Nina started working on a new album with her new label during the second half of 2010. She described the album's sound as "sexy-soul," and stated that they wanted to show the "other side" [the dancer] of her by means of a dance album. The album covers a wide range of genres, consisting of upbeat house, dance songs, but still possessing Nina's distinctive mellow sound. Aside from keeping a close watch to the production and song arrangement, the singer also contributed to the album art when she designed the packaging together with her brother King. She described the new look as "different, slightly futuristic and edgy." The album had a star-studded production. In August 2011, it was revealed that American singer-songwriter Keith Martin and Filipino R&B musician Jay R worked together on the upbeat title track "Staying Alive". Jazz singer and Nina's co-Sessionista Richard Poon wrote the acoustic ballad "I Don't Want to Fight", while R&B singer Amber Davis wrote the electropop-dance cuts "Only with You" and "I Came to Dance". Nina also wrote a song for the album together with Martin. The song was entitled "You Should Know". As she made sure to include an inspirational song about "following your dreams," a Jude Gitamondoc-penned power ballad, later revealed to be entitled "Believe in the Dream", was included in the album's final track list. Stay Alive was a universal acclaim, being well-received by critics and fans alike. The Philippine Star tagged Nina as the "new dance diva," and predicted that the album "may set new trends in Filipino music." Philippine Entertainment Portal praised both the singer and the album, saying that the album is "a testament to Nina's evolution as an artist" and "distinctly Nina." PhilCharts.com commented "quite a risky move, commercial wise, but the product is solid [...] The album shows the potential of Nina to grow more as an artist." Stay Alive is supposed to be the first of her two-album recording deal with Universal. However, in February 2012, Nina revealed that her contract with the label has already expired. She also expressed her disappointment regarding the album's promotion, and how the label took no action for it. The album was later released on digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com MP3 Download with a slightly altered cover. The album was accompanied by three official singles. "Dance" was initially released in August 2011, but was immediately pulled out of the airwaves after the album's release date was pushed back. On October 6, 2011, the song was commercially released, and was later followed by a critically acclaimed music video. The video for "Dance" features Nina in Gaga-ish costumes, doing choreographed moves at the same time. She performed the song live in Happy Yipee Yehey! and Party Pilipinas, where she also launched the album. On January 30, 2012, "However Much Love" was released as the album's second single to boost up album sales. It also served as a radio-only Valentine single, since no video was recorded for the song. It became a commercial success, becoming Nina's first chart-topper since 2008. "Believe in the Dream" was released in April 2012 as the third official single from the album, accompanied by an official lyric video. (en)
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- A sample from "Believe in the Dream", where Nina is said to "heighten the song’s emotion through the rawness that exudes from her vocals." (en)
- A 29-second sample of "Dance", featuring the aggressive uptempo arrangement that is completely different from Nina's previous releases. (en)
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- Martin (en)
- Ito Rapadas (en)
- Rapadas (en)
- Mendaros (en)
- DJ High Rez (en)
- Paolo Zarate (en)
- Sillona, Martin (en)
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- English: "Always You" (en)
- English: "Kiss" (en)
- featuring Q-York (en)
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- Kathleen Dy-Go , Ito Rapadas, Jay R, Keith Martin, DJ High Rez, Arnie Mendaros, Paolo Zarate (en)
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- "I only have two cover songs in there and the rest are originals. It's going to be sexy-soul which is like singing from the soul but when you hear it, there's a degree of sexiness to it. That's me 'eh. I'm really a singer that sings from the soul, bonus na lang 'yung sexy na part [the sexy part is just a bonus]." (en)
- "Oh, I know the usual speculations like our business partnership turned sour, etc. But in our case, it’s just a matter of exploring or trying new things. I’ve no disagreement with them, whatsoever. I just wanted to move on!" (en)
- "Stay Alive is a testament to Nina's evolution as an artist and determination to be a better performer [...] While the album attempts to prove the Soul Siren's versatility, Stay Alive is still distinctly Nina with her slow and sentimental ballads." (en)
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- August 2010 – August 2011 (en)
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- —A writer from Philippine Entertainment Portal, describing Nina's improvement in the album. (en)
- —Nina, on her separation with Warner Music. (en)
- —Nina, on the album's different sound and content. (en)
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- Davis (en)
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- Bodjie Dasig, Odette Quesada (en)
- Jude Gitamondoc (en)
- Amber Davis, Rapadas (en)
- Gitamondoc (en)
- Louie Ocampo, Winnie Arrieta (en)
- Martin, Nina Girado (en)
- Jay R Sillona, Keith Martin, Dessirie Joy Hernandez-Poblete, Noel Zuñiga, Knowa Lazarus (en)
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- Stay Alive is the sixth studio album by Filipina singer Nina, released in the Philippines on November 19, 2011 by Universal Records. After a long recording hiatus, Nina started working on a new album with her new label during the second half of 2010. She described the album's sound as "sexy-soul," and stated that they wanted to show the "other side" [the dancer] of her by means of a dance album. The album covers a wide range of genres, consisting of upbeat house, dance songs, but still possessing Nina's distinctive mellow sound. Aside from keeping a close watch to the production and song arrangement, the singer also contributed to the album art when she designed the packaging together with her brother King. She described the new look as "different, slightly futuristic and edgy." (en)
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- Stay Alive (Nina album) (en)
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