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Smokey Mountain
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Smokey Mountain (band)
Filipino singing group
Smokey Mountain was a Filipinosinging group formed by musical director, composer, and National Artist for Music, Ryan Cayabyab,[1][2] and executive producer Judd Berlin.
The group was based in Manila, Philippines, and had James Coronel, Geneva Cruz, Jeffrey Hidalgo, and Tony Lambino as its original members. Jayson Angangan, Chedi Vergara, and Zhar Santos joined for the second lineup after Geneva Cruz, Jeffrey Hidalgo, and Tony Lambino left the group. Eventually, James Coronel left to pursue a solo career. Anna Fegi replaced Shar Santos during the 1994 tour in Japan.[3]
History
[edit]The group was named after the Smokey Mountain garbage dump in Manila.
In 1989, the group released its first self-titled pop album. The group's first hit, Kailan ("When"), was number one on national airwaves for eight straight weeks and the album hit gold, platinum, and double-platinum status within months of its release.
In late 1990, the group went on the "Better World" tour, performing at the United Nations World Summit for Children in New York and representing the Philippines at the 5th ASEAN Song Festival in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Having to choose between formal schooling and a two-year, two-album cont
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Paraiso (Smokey Mountain album)
1991 studio album by Smokey Mountain
Paraiso is the second studio album by young Filipino singing group Smokey Mountain. It was released in the Philippines in 1991 by Sony BMG Music. The album slightly surpassed the commercial success of the group's self-titled debut album, also certifying 8× Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) and selling over 253,800 units in the country.[1] It is considered to be one of the biggest-selling albums in the Philippines, overtaking Smokey Mountain (the album) in terms of sales.[1] The album was released in Japan in 1992 with a different track listing.
Background
[edit]Having to choose between formal schooling and a "two-year, two album" contract for release in Europe and the United States, original band members Tony Lambino and Jeffrey Hidalgo left the group, while Geneva Cruz pursued a solo career and released her first solo album "I Like You". The popularity of the group already reached its peak at the time of the departure of the group's three members. Because of this, Ryan Cayabyab—who formed, directed and conducted the group—held auditions to find new members to fill in the void of the three founding members who left the group