Renditions of the Soul

Renditions of the Soul
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 27, 2009 (2009-08-27) (Philippines)[1]
Recorded2008–2009
StudioWave 89.1 Studio (Pasig, Philippines)
Genre
Length72:01
LanguageEnglish
LabelWarner Music Philippines
Producer
Nina chronology
Best of Nina
(2009)
Renditions of the Soul
(2009)
Diamond: Greatest Hits 2002-2010
(2010)
Singles from Renditions of the Soul
  1. "She's Out of My Life"
    Released: August 14, 2009
  2. "Cold Summer Nights"
    Released: February 2010
  3. "I'm Yours"
    Released: May 2010

Renditions of the Soul is the fifth studio album by Filipina singer Nina, released in the Philippines on August 27, 2009 by Warner Music Philippines. The album contains a selection of the most requested songs from her "all-male hits special" weekly acoustic radio show of the same title, which aired on Wave 89.1 during Friday and Sunday evenings.[2][3] The idea and concept of the project came from Nina herself, and she approached the station's manager to carry it out. She is co-executive producer of the album, with Warner head manager Jim Baluyut, and produced all the tracks herself (a first time for the singer). All the tracks are the actual recordings from Nina's Renditions of the Soul radio sessions.

Upon release, the album received positive response from music critics who stated that Nina's voice fits perfectly to each song. In 2010, she won Best Female Recording Artist on the Box Office Entertainment Awards, where the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation named her as the best-selling female recording artist of 2009—having sold 100,000 copies of her Nina Live!, Nina Sings the Hits of Diane Warren and Renditions of the Soul albums.[4] Additionally, the album was surprisingly a commercial hit. Despite having the least promotion, it managed to reach Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) in July 2010, denoting 20,000 units sold. In December 2010, it became one of the best-sellers in the country during Christmas season.

Three singles were released from the album. "She's Out of My Life" was the first official single. It did not have a music video to be solicited to music channels, and therefore, lacked promotion. The second single was "Cold Summer Nights", originally recorded by Francis Magalona. Like the first single, it was not given enough promotion, but it managed to pick up airplay on TV and radio. "I'm Yours" was released as the third and last single off the album. Unlike the two releases, it had a music video that came up from Warner's Nina sing-along contest. Since, Nina has left the label during the time, she had no participation on the video's release.

  1. ^ Diamond: Greatest Hits 2002-2010 (Album Notes (Discography)). Nina. Warner Music Philippines. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Entertainment Guide/Music, "Nina bares her all in Renditions Of The Soul", PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal), August 14, 2009
  3. ^ "Nina bares her all in 'Renditions of the Soul'", Manila Bulletin, September 7, 2009
  4. ^ Butch Francisco, Star Bytes, "John Lloyd, Sarah named Box-office King & Queen ", The Philippine Star, May 29, 2010