Love is in the air ! Here's the boyband that captured the hearts of may couples, lovebirds, and hopeless romantics in the 90′s, it’s A1 !
And now, the British-Norwegian pop group (originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsenand Paul Marazzi) reunites minus Paul Marazzi for the release of their brand new album “Waiting For Daylight” and a Greatest Hits Tour in Manila this coming February 25.
A1′s first single, “Be the First to Believe“, entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number #1s and eight top 10 hits. When original member Paul Marazzi left in 2002, the band subsequently decided to split.
But in August 2009, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read and Ben Adams reunited albeit without Marazzi and had released four new singles, “Take You Home“, “Don’t Wanna Lose You Again“, “In Love and I Hate It” and “Waiting for Daylight” from their fourth studio album, Waiting for Daylight. The band have already sold 3 million records worldwide.
MCA Music announced February 6 as release date of A1′s new album entitled “Waiting For Daylight,” just a couple of weeks before they perform at the Smart Araneta Coliseum with the members of Blue and the frontman of 98 Degrees, Jeff Timmons.
The new album contains 15 tracks, including unreleased acoustic versions of their biggest hits: “Like A Rose,” “Caught In the Middle,” and “Everytime.” Carrier single is the title track which boasts elements constituting the relieving feeling of seeing daylight after a stormy night.
On February 25, the triple treat concert dubbed “The Greatest Hits Tour: Blue, Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees and a1 – Live in Manila 2012” and made possible by Wilbros Live, takes place at the Big Dome, 8:00 pm, on what is the 26th anniversary of EDSA Revolution. The same night 26 years ago, love was in the air as dictatorship finally left the Philippines and democracy was restored. This time, the modern classics of the three boyband acts are expected to fill up the venue in a night of good music, well-orchestrated showmanship and glamour looks. A1 stated in a recent interview with a Manila reporter, “We will do our best to do every big hit! We are doing this for the fans and want to give them what they want to see! If there are any suggestions from the fans ahead of the concert then they can always give them to us on our official website or our Facebook Page and Twitter pages. We can’t wait!”
Jeff Timmons, his band behind the hits “I Do,” “My Everything,” “Invisible Man,” among others, likewise revealed his plan to release new recordings soon. “I am working on new music,” he said. “I’d love to work with contemporaries like Bruno Mars and Ne-Yo, but also legends like Teddy Riley, R Kelly, Babyface,Brian Mcknight, Mariah Carey, and Christina Aguilera.”
Asked about his recollection of his 98 Degrees mates, he shared, “I like all the guys, but Justin is the one I’m closest to. We share a mutual deep love for music. I got to know a lot about Justin and what he stands for, superb human being.”
The English pop vocal group Blue is set to deliver their hits like “All Rise”, “Too Close”, “If You Come Back”, “Fly By”, “One Love”, and “I’m Yours”.
